Riley Sparks
Reporter | Toronto
About Riley Sparks
Riley Sparks is a multimedia reporter based in Toronto. He has produced videos for The Globe and Mail, worked as a digital journalist and overseas freelancer for the Toronto Star and covered city news for the Montreal Gazette.
Greenpeace’s Bunny McDiarmid dishes on lawsuits, sinking ships and Trump
National Observer spoke with McDiarmid about the Resolute lawsuits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s environmental record, climate action in the age of Trump and more.
Lucky 13: Scheer defeats Bernier in Conservative leadership vote
After 13 rounds, Scheer finally emerged as the winner of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.
How Toronto can worm its way out of food waste
At a Caledon, Ont.-based worm farm, 250,000 red wiggler worms turn some of Toronto's organic waste into nutrient-rich worm manure.
Quebec "jailing" caribou in zoo, environmentalists say
The Quebec government says a plan to put a dwindling herd of caribou in a zoo is a "new start" for the animals. Environmentalists say it's a sham.
Chief City Planner Jennifer Keesmaat on how to fix Toronto
National Observer spoke with the city's chief planner to find out what's on her mind.
RCMP officers one step closer to forming union
Despite a Senate decision last week that they say could slow the union drive by months, a group aiming to represent Mounties is pressing ahead after signing up almost 10,000 members.
Oil crash hasn't slowed industry research on oilsands innovation
The 2014 oil crash doesn't seem to have had much effect on research to shrink the environmental footprint of the oilsands, according to an industry alliance.
Lobbyists target Senate to derail WestJet union bid
A 'suspicious' letter and a coordinated lobbying effort have been deployed in the corridors of the Senate in what appears to be a bid to block a union from forming at WestJet.
Trudeau-appointed senators holding up probe of Bombardier loan, Tory senator says
Liberal-appointed senators voted Thursday to postpone debate on a request for a Senate transport committee look into the federal government's $373 million interest-free loan to Bombardier.