Toronto Star reporter Yousif departs for new journalism opportunity

Nadine Yousif, mental health reporter at The Toronto Star has left. Her Twitter announcement reads, “I am leaving the Star for another reporting role — the details of which I will share here closer to my start date. For now, I’ll be logging off for a bit to spend some quality time with family.” Previously, […]

Toronto Star reporter Boutilier departs

Global News Ottawa has hired Alex Boutilier as a national reporter for politics and investigations, filing across online, TV and radio. He recently was a staff reporter at The Toronto Star. He has also worked freelance and was a reporter covering municipal matters for Metro Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. He has also worked as a […]

The Toronto Star adds Raj to political team

The Toronto Star has hired senior Canadian journalist Althia Raj to the staff to cover politics. Currently, Raj is a member of the CBC’s “At Issue” panel. Previously, she was HuffPost Canada’s senior editorial manager and its Ottawa bureau chief. She later ran its bilingual newsroom. She was also a host and producer of “Follow-Up,” […]

Chong joins Toronto Star as radio room reporter

The Toronto Star has appointed Joshua Chong as a radio room reporter. Previously, he was an intern staff reporter on the breaking news desk. He was also an associate features editor at Varsity Publications Inc. Chong is pursuing his B.A. at the University of Toronto.  

Toronto Star taps MacIntyre as managing editor for news

Nicole MacIntyre has joined the Toronto Star as managing editor, news. She comes from The Globe and Mail, where she worked as a Toronto editor, and most recently as a deputy national editor. She has also reported and edited for The Hamilton Spectator. MacIntyre previously also reported for the Toronto Star from 2003 to 2004. […]

Toronto Star adds three new staff members

The Toronto Star has hired Nicole MacIntyre as managing editor of news. She joins from The Globe and Mail, where she was most recently deputy national editor. Before that, she was Toronto editor. She has also reported and edited for The Hamilton Spectator. She has previously also reported for the Toronto Star and the Waterloo […]

Ex-BNNBloomberg GM Ellis joining Toronto Star as ME of digital and multimedia

Grant Ellis has joined the Toronto Star as managing editor of digital and multimedia. Previously, he was a general manager at BNN Bloomberg. He was also managing editor of the Financial Post, at the National Post and a senior producer at BNN. He was also a writer and producer at ROBTV and has reported for […]

Quan joins Vancouver Sun and Province as city editor

Douglas Quan will be leaving his post as a reporter at The Toronto Star to join the Vancouver Sun and Province as city editor. Previously, Quan has also reported for National Post, Canwest News Service/Postmedia News and The Press-Enterprise. He has also interned and freelanced for the Ottawa Citizen. Quan holds a master’s degree in […]

NY Times taps Nolen as global health reporter

The New York Times has named award-winning journalist Stephanie Nolen as its new global health reporter. Currently, Nolen is a Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy, producing a project for The Toronto Star. She will join The Times in August when the fellowship concludes. Nolen is a veteran Globe and Mail journalist, having worked there for […]

Toronto Star taps Levitz as Parliament Hill reporter

Stephanie Levitz is now a Parliament Hill reporter at The Toronto Star. Previously, she was a political reporter at The Star. Levitz has also worked at The Canadian Press for more than 14 years, joining as Vancouver-based correspondent and then serving as a journalist. Her work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, National Post, […]