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.
Teachers urge $175 billion pension fund to flex muscle on climate change
“We need to stop thinking about it only in terms of dollars and cents right now. We need to think about the future,” Kingston teacher Andrea Loken tells National Observer.
Federal politicians criticized for ‘regurgitating' pesticide industry lines
Environmental groups say the Commons agriculture committee looking into a ban on imidacloprid is parroting industry lines while ignoring concerns about the pesticides.
"I like winning." McKenna challenges Bay Street to up its climate game
“This is a call to action to all of you. What are you doing in your industry?" Environment Minister Catherine McKenna asked Canadian business leaders on Tuesday.
EXCLUSIVE: taxpayers paid big to move six NEB officials to Calgary
Two of the executives who recently were reimbursed for tens of thousands of dollars in moving expenses were appointed by former prime minister Stephen Harper's government.
How to grow veggies at the edge of the Arctic Circle
Fresh, locally grown kale, at the edge of the Arctic Circle?
Dump Kinder Morgan or prepare for fight, Toronto protesters tell TD
Protesters inside and outside TD Bank's annual meeting in Toronto called on shareholders to push the bank to end its partnership with energy company Kinder Morgan.
Toronto Conservative tripped up by Trump-like tweets
Paranchothy is now facing questions in relation to posts on Twitter that appear to question climate change and asked what was wrong with women "being in the back row" of a mosque.
Donald Trump approves 'some big pipeline' [VIDEO]
U.S. President Donald Trump approved the "long overdue" Keystone XL pipeline on Friday.
An inside look at the Alberta group that wants to kill the carbon tax
The small group has amassed a following of over 50,000 users on Facebook, rapidly attracting dozens of shares and likes for just about every attack of an NDP government policy or the media.
Rebel Media is defending contributor behind 'repulsive rant' that was praised by white supremacists
The Rebel, a Canadian media organization which spreads racist, anti-Muslim rhetoric, is standing by the contributor behind a video published this week entitled “10 Things I Hate About Jews.”