Hey, there!

I’m a freelance journalist and fact-checker from Cape Breton Island.

My writing blends in-depth reporting with engaging storytelling. I like crafting compelling, curiosity-driven essays and narrative features.

I’ve covered workplace trends, written book reviews, and thought up offbeat reported features for a variety of publications.

I currently specialize in business profiles, work and wellbeing coverage, personal finance, and service journalism. I dig into trends and challenges shaping how we work and take care of ourselves.

journalism, writing, fact-checking

journalism, writing, fact-checking

Selected Writing

  • Here Come the Gaels

    In the early 20th century, there were an estimated 50,000 Gaelic speakers in Nova Scotia. As elders pass, a group of young people are making sure the language stays alive.

    read it on dispatch

  • I Can’t Buy a Home, So I’m Fixing Up a Decrepit Farmhouse

    In Cape Breton, housing was never an issue. Now I’m priced out—and picking up the power tools

    READ IT ON THE WALRUS

  • I Think I’m Going to Be Sick

    The ride technology at amusement parks has become more sophisticated. For ride-goers prone to motion sickness, the outcome can be messy.

    READ IT ON LONGREADS

  • Is the High School Reunion Dead?

    When you’re twenty-seven and living with your parents, it seems a little too soon to exchange achievements

    READ IT ON THE WALRUS

  • I was Hypnotized as a Teen. Was it Dangerous?

    Comedy hypnotists bring thousands of willing participants on stage to be hypnotized in front of crowds—harmless fun or risky business?

    Read it on longreads

  • This Former Convent in Nova Scotia Is Now a Vibrant Arts Hub

    Against the backdrop of a once booming steel city, this state-of-the-art centre gives hope to local creatives. Photo by Corey Katz.

    READ IT ON CANADIAN BUSINESS

  • This Counselor Uses Reddit to Help Domestic Abuse Victims Escape

    "Ebbie" spends hours a day helping women who are victims of marital rape and revenge porn, as COVID-19 has led to a spike in intimate partner violence

    READ IT ON VICE

  • Winnipeg's The Leaf is a plant lover’s paradise

    A spiraling roof, a 60-foot waterfall, “dinosaur trees”—how architects breathed new life into Winnipeg’s greenest attraction

    read it on maclean's

  • Alberta's New Separtists

    Canada’s most renegade province has been threatening to go it alone for more than a century. Now they mean it more than ever.

    Read it on Maclean's

Job Hunt Series

  • Job Hunt Series

    How this 27-year-old data science grad can use effective networking to land his dream job

    read it on the globe

  • Job Hunt Series

    This 26-year-old wants to land a community development job. Should she go back to school?

    READ IT ON THE globe

  • Job Hunt Series

    How can this 32-year-old photographer get back into the industry after a retail detour?

    READ IT ON the globe

  • Job Hunt Series

    How this 24-year-old animation grad can counter creative burnout and land her first job

    READ IT ON THE GLOBE

Book Reviews

Magazine fact-checking

  • The Rise and Fall of a Chinese-Canadian Pop Star

    For Maclean’s, I fact-checked this piece about Kris Wu, a K-Pop superstar-turned-convict. Written by Yvonne Lau. Photo by Bil Brown.

    Read it on Maclean's

  • Meet The Woman Keeping Alberta Rat-Free

    For Chatelaine, I checked a fun feature about Alberta’s Rat Lady. Written by Christina Frangou.

    Read it on Chatelaine

  • The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth

    For Maclean’s, I fact-checked a gut-wrenching story of young love and domestic abuse written by Carly Lewis.

    READ IT ON MACLEAN'S

  • Brute Force

    For Toronto Life, I fact-checked a profile of a Toronto cop blowing the whistle on sexual harassment in the police force. Written by Jason McBride. Photo by Jennifer Roberts.

    READ IT ON TORONTO LIFE

  • Lab-Grown Meat Can Help Save Our Planet—if We Can Get People to Eat It

    Danielle Groen wrote this piece for CB about lab-grown protein. Fact-checked by me, photo by Kyle Jeffers.

    READ IT ON CANADIAN BUSINESS

  • The Rise of the One-and-Done Family

    For Maclean’s, I fact-checked this piece about why Canadians are calling it quits after just one child — and what it means for the future of our country. Written by Courtney Shea.

    READ IT ON MACLEAN'S

  • How a Government Worker Extorted Millions From Canadian Businesses

    I fact-checked this story about Sébastien Vachon‑Desjardins a prolific ransomware hacker. Written by Sarah Treleaven. Illustration by Max Guther.

    READ IT ON CANADIAN BUSINESS

  • Women lead here—but why do so many of them leave?

    For the Globe’s Report on Business magazine, I fact-checked Deborah Aart’s piece about women leaders who leave.

    read it on the globe

About me

My articles and essays have been published in the Walrus, the Globe and Mail, CBC, Longreads, Maclean’s, Yahoo Canada, re:porter, Canadian Business, VICE Canada, Pivot, the Toronto Star, Cottage Life, ELLE Canada, the Literary Review of Canada, and more.

I’ve also worked as a fact-checker for Canada’s top publications, including Maclean’s, Chatelaine, Toronto Life, and the Globe and Mail’s ROB, among others.

I've fact-checked books written by Canadian authors about topics such as ocean mapping, endometriosis, intimate partner violence, and sustainable kitchens.

Beyond editorial work, I’ve written newsletters, produced podcasts, and created original copy for companies such as Indigo, Parks Canada, and ALDO. I’ve also worked as a daily news reporter for CBC Nova Scotia.

I’m a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s master of journalism program. I have a background in criminology and English.

I’m available for writing assignments, book fact-checking, and commissions. Please get in touch!

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