Isaac Phan Nay
About Isaac Phan Nay
Isaac Phan Nay is a Cambodian-Lithuanian reporter and graduate from the journalism program at Carleton University. He has written about youth and young people in and around Toronto, and covered Indigenous Urban Communities in and around Ottawa thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
He also reports on science and how we can mitigate the damage we've done to the planet. Previously, Isaac reported breaking news for the Toronto Star.
Isaac grew up in Richmond Hill, Ont.
Asian food cooked on an induction stove? It can work ... mostly
Vancouver chef Angus An agrees with U.S. superstar chef J. Kenji López-Alt that induction stoves work well and reduce their kitchens’ greenhouse gas emissions
‘We should have the choice’: The cultural backlash against gas stove bans
Rebecca Cui, an immigrant from northern China, says legislation against gas appliances means she cannot cook culturally appropriate food.
What if conservation laws protected animals — and the people who rely on them — before they were endangered?
A team of scientists and leadership of First Nations in British Columbia urged policymakers to protect the abundance of culturally significant species.
‘It started very small. When we arrived, there were two or three tall pine trees that had lit up. And then, very quickly, it moved.’
During his 18 years living on the north shore of Centennial Lake, Mike Coates said he had never even heard of a forest fire nearby. Until Sunday.
‘Giving it another life’: Perfecting and passing on the art of tanning fish leather
Shawnesia Ottawa, an artist from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, teaches people in Maniwaki and Ottawa how to do beadwork and tan fish leather.
‘Drop in the bucket’: Indigenous advocates weigh in on Budget 2023
Advocacy groups say the federal government should have spent more on MMWIG and programming for Indigenous youth.
‘You’re not listening to us’: Some First Nations warn they will resist Ontario’s Ring of Fire development
Elected leaders from five First Nations in northern Ontario are pushing to meet with Premier Doug Ford before construction on the proposed Northern Link Highway begins.
‘A network of belonging’: Meet the woman mapping out the ’60s Scoop
Colleen Cardinal is organizing survivors of the ’60s Scoop in Ottawa to share their stories for a mapping project that visualizes their dispersion.
‘We must be found’: MP urges feds to create ‘Red Dress’ alert system for missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people
NDP MP Leah Gazan is asking Ottawa to create a “Red Dress Alert” system for missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.
‘You’re allowed to just be you’: Soup and bannock lunch builds community for students in Ottawa
Every Thursday, the Mashkawazìwogamig Indigenous Resource Centre offers soup and bannock to University of Ottawa students, staff and faculty.