Freelance lifestyle and entertainment journalist
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … What are the biggest things you want people to know about beer? You should always pour your beer into a glass and you should always smell it before you drink it. Your nose picks up around 10,000 aromas but your tongue, as far as we know, only can […]
Written for FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … On Dragon’s Den, you get to help finance and support other entrepreneurs. What do you like about that role? Every time I see a pitcher, I see a lot of myself in them. I was on that other side of the table really recently and still am building businesses so […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … What kind of preparation do you do in the morning before you get to set, so you’re on the ball when you arrive? I have a dog—a Czech wolf named “Lupa,” which means “she wolf”—who requires a lot of walking, so I tend to take her out for […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s industry/labour awareness campaign. Published in Maclean’s magazine in December 2015. When Rodrigo Gutierrez first started out as a painter, he was on his own. It was up to him to find work, keep up with industry practices, and if an accident occurred, it was on him. “As you’re getting older — you realize you’re not […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s industry/labour awareness campaign. Published in Maclean’s magazine in December 2015. In 2001, after working in a lumber store for more than a decade, Andrea Coulson was struggling to build the life she wanted for her young family. “The hours were crazy; it was always nights and weekends for minimal pay,” says Coulson, a […]
Breaking news covered for Allergic Living. Two Massachusetts children were barred from a youth production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, due to what their lawyer describes as discrimination related to one of the kids’ severe food allergies. Through their parents, the children have made a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Massachusetts […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s The Future of Cancer Care campaigns. Published in Toronto Star on December 3, 2015. While some may associate nuclear technology with clean energy or weaponry, this field has also been at the forefront of molecular medicine or personalized medicine leading to significant clinical advances — specifically in the fight against cancer. Nuclear medicine […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Future of Cancer Care campaign. Published in the Toronto Star on December 3, 2015. Immuno-oncology, also known as immunotherapy or biological therapy, is a relatively new treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight cancerous cells. “Cancer cells can manipulate the immune system and make it ineffective,” explains Dr. Michael Smylie, professor […]
Written for Mediaplanet’s Living with Cancer campaign. Published in the Toronto Star on November 27, 2015. Acting may be his profession, but comedian Brad Garrett says his “calling” is bettering cancer and end-of-life care — issues that are close to his heart. “I lost my best friend — we were literally like brothers — and I lost […]
Ishani Nath 