Emma McIntosh
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About Emma McIntosh
Emma McIntosh has covered environment, energy and national news. She covered misinformation and disinformation in the 2019 federal election. She has reported for StarMetro Calgary, the Toronto Star and the Calgary Herald as well as Canada's National Observer. A former Seattle-ite and dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Emma graduated from Ryerson University's undergraduate journalism program in 2018.
She has focused on investigative journalism since 2017. Emma also covered the Alberta provincial election in April 2019. Projects she's worked on have been shortlisted for multiple national awards, including a National Newspaper Award, the Canadian Hillman Prize and CJF Jackman Award for Excellence.
False Canada immigration stories attract cross-border attention
One claimed Canada was taking in 100,000 Palestinians, while another said a convicted child killer could come here. Their origins are shady, but that doesn’t mean they were spread by a foreign disinformation campaign, experts say.
Want to fight carbon tax misinformation? There's a free sticker for that
Stickers are the new frontline of Canada's battle over carbon pricing. As the Doug Ford governments mandatory anti-carbon tax stickers go up on Ontario gas pumps Friday, a grassroots campaign is fighting back.
Post Millennial editor used to work for a site that promoted racists
The Post Millennial is a rising star in Canada’s conservative media scene. But the outlet’s willingness to hire someone with a background working for sites that promoted hate is “disturbing,” said Barbara Perry, director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University.
Trans Mountain to restart pipeline construction within 30 days
The Crown corporation said it had asked its contractors to resume work on the contentious project, which the federal government approved for the second time in June.
Justin Trudeau broke ethics law in SNC-Lavalin affair
Ethics Commissioner says Trudeau inappropriately sought to convince Wilson-Raybould to avoid prosecuting SNC-Lavalin
Canada's accountants say climate crisis requires tax overhaul
The organization representing professional accountants says the federal tax system is "not up to the job" of helping the country confront the climate crisis.
Tens of thousands sign petition demanding CBC hold climate debate
The petition was organized by four advocacy groups. They're asking the CBC to host a federal leaders' debate focused on the climate crisis ahead of the October federal election.
Canadians' media-consumption habits lead to misinformation, study finds
A report by the Digital Democracy Project found that Canada doesn't have a huge issue with political echo chambers. However, it did find that reading news doesn't guarantee you'll be well-informed.
A Republican strategist didn't invent the term 'climate change'
The Green Party tweeted out the incorrect information Wednesday but corrected it after an inquiry from National Observer.
Greens top NDP in spring fundraising
The Liberals and Conservatives both claimed record-breaking second quarter totals ahead of the fall federal election.