Teresa Wright
About Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright is a national award-winning Canadian journalist with more than 16 years of experience covering local, regional and national news with a particular focus on politics and policy. Most recently, Wright worked as a national online journalist for Global News covering health care. Prior to that, she worked for three years with the parliamentary bureau of The Canadian Press in Ottawa, where she covered national politics. Wright also taught journalism at Holland College in Prince Edward Island and worked for over a decade at The Guardian newspaper in Prince Edward Island as chief political reporter. Wright specializes in digging into how government decisions and world events affect everyday Canadians and the lives of the most vulnerable.
Trudeau: no apologies for heckler encounter, pledges to call out 'hate speech'
Hate speech and the politics of division are creating a "dangerous path" for Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, August 20, 2018, as he vowed to steer clear of such roads and to continue calling out those who rely on "extremist" methods to make their voices heard.
All eyes on Andrew Scheer as Conservative convention set for Halifax
After a week of internal caucus squabbles, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will try to refocus the spotlight on trying to convince Canadians his party is a government-in-waiting.
Canadians believe in immigration but concerned about asylum seekers: study
Canadians are generally supportive of current immigration levels, a survey of public perceptions commissioned by the federal government suggests — but they are also worried and confused when it comes to the issue of asylum seekers.
Canada violated rights of irregular migrant: UN Human Rights committee
The federal government is reviewing a decision of the UN Human Rights Committee that concluded Canada violated the rights of an undocumented irregular migrant by denying her essential health care.
To solve interprovincial conflicts, first find common ground, says new minister
The key to unlocking an ever-tightening knot of policy disputes between the provinces and the federal government will be to focus on those areas where everyone can agree, says the minister whose new job is to help do exactly that.
Gun violence a 'significant concern' for Canadians, Bill Blair says
Canada is willing to consider any possible measures that might reduce gun violence and organized crime, but will stay the course when it comes to border security, says the federal minister who's now overseeing the Liberal government's approach to all three.
Irregular border crossers cost at least $270M, according to new PBO figures
The federal government has spent over $270 million on irregular border crossers over the last year and a half, according to government figures submitted to the parliamentary budget office.
Triage system for border crossers won't be in place until late September
A long-promised triage system aimed at redirecting irregular border crossers from crowded shelters in Montreal and Toronto will not be in place until as late as the end of September.
Trudeau, Trump talk trade during sideline meeting at NATO summit in Brussels
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to steer clear of Donald Trump's blast radius on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, as the two leaders converged for the first day of the NATO leaders' summit, opting to meet informally to discuss North American trade irritants instead of the burning issue of defence spending.
PM Justin Trudeau announces new Canada led training mission in Iraq
The Canadian military will command a new NATO training and capacity building mission in Iraq for its first year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Brussels on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, as part of the alliance's annual summit.