Ilo joins Globe and Mail as weekend editor

The Globe and Mail has tapped Merita Ilo as a weekend editor.

She joins from The Canadian Press, where she recently served as Ontario bureau chief, helming long-term multimedia projects among other tasks. Before that, she was Ontario news editor. She also served as a reporter and editor, working in various departments, including the world and national desks.

She also served as Balkans correspondent at The Associated Press, where she opened the first bureau in Albania.