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.
Feds fund efforts to tackle disproportionate number of Indigenous, racialized people in Canadian prisons
On Tuesday, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced $5 million to support projects that offer culturally relevant programming and called to partner with organizations that offer alternatives to incarceration, like healing lodges.
Ottawa to fund five solar energy projects in Nunavut to cut reliance on diesel
Pond Inlet, the municipality of Clyde River and the hamlets of Whale Cove and Grise Fiord are expected to use the funding to add solar panels within the next three years. The hamlet of Arctic Bay is also expected to install solar panels with the funding but did not specify a completion date.
Farms yield fresh veggies all year in places where growing season is as short as two months
The Growcer, an Ottawa-based startup, helps remote communities run shipping container farms capable of growing up to 8,500 pounds of food per year. Now, some are close to breaking even and others are looking to expand.
Native friendship centre expands to ‘bring a sense of hope’ to Indigenous people far from home
Charlotte Commonda plans to open a new point of service for the community centre in Gatineau, Que., by May to support the Indigenous Peoples who move to the city for school, health care and work.
Federal Court approves plan to distribute $2.8-billion residential school settlement
The federal government is expected to start distributing the money in 90 days, starting with $200,000 to each of the 325 First Nations involved to develop funding proposals.
University student takes climate-friendly building from good to great
The office building that sits on the north end of the University of Waterloo’s campus, dubbed “evolv1,” already contributed extra power to the electrical grid thanks to its solar panels. Monika Mikhail was convinced she could kick it up a notch.
Meet the 10-year-old campaigning against plastic stickers on produce
Maya Thiru from Markham, Ont., is taking aim at one of the tiniest, most ubiquitous bits of plastic pollution — the stickers on fruits and vegetables.
Young gamer develops vegan Dungeons and Dragons storylines
Ethan Kowalchuk is developing “vegan” campaigns for the game Dungeons and Dragons because he wants to challenge entertainment’s inclination towards violence.
Toronto students push universities to ditch dirty investments, show where the money goes
Students are demanding the University of Toronto's federated schools also commit to moving their investments out of fossil fuels. Less than an hour’s drive north, students at York University want their school to follow suit.
Toronto school board eyes 485 staff cuts, including youth workers and counsellors
One week after a survey found Ontario students are struggling to access mental health support, a Toronto District School Board report shows its budget for next year accounts for 485 fewer positions for school-based staff.