Elizabeth has a diverse network of sources and a knack for unearthing stories in unlikely places. She’s passionate about human interest and long-form investigative journalism.

SKILLS: Social media, photography, news gathering, Google Analytics, web writing, simplifying complex stories for wide audiences, repurposing wire copy to optimize readership

 

INVESTIGATIONS

• Thousands of Nova Scotians at risk of lead exposure from wells – Global News, Nov. 2019
• In Halifax, more than 100 schools on municipal water systems still haven’t tested for lead – Global News, Nov. 2019
• Exclusive: sources identify ‘huge risk’ on Nova Scotia construction sites – Global News, Sept. 2019
• Coverups, lies a ‘systemic cancer’ in world of oilpatch health and safety breaches: whistleblowers – Global News, Aug. 2019
• Honduran women are leading a rights revolution. How many lives will it cost them? – National Observer, March 2018
• Inside Saskatchewan’s failure to stop a silent killer – National Observer, Oct. 2017
• Fear and money breed silence in Saskatchewan – National Observer, Oct. 2017
• Furry fiasco: Investigation finds canine fur at Kit and Ace – National Observer, Nov. 2015

FEATURES 

• Blackmailed and beaten: the life of a female journalist in Honduras – National Observer, May 2018
• Meet the superstar Kenyan activist who’s leading a climate change battle in Africa – National Observer, March 2017
• Meet the vegan Saudi prince who’s turning the lights on in Jordan – National Observer, February 2017
• Everybody in Uganda is kung-fu fighting – Roads and Kingdoms & Slate, Jan. 2015
• Grande Prairie Rugby Team touched by Kenyan friends  – CBC Edmonton, March 2015
• In one Uganda slum, gambling is a prudent financial investment – VICE, Feb. 2015

NEWS 

• N.S. premier says chief of staff knew of allegations against former Liberal MLA for months – Global News, Feb. 2020
• Halifax site where crane collapsed had history safety violations, but no fines or penalties – Global News, Jan. 2020
• Halifax ranks eighth for federal spending commitments under Trudeau – Global News, Sept. 2020
• Less than 20 per cent of Health Canada staff receive mandatory ethics training – National Observer, May 2017
• Canadian permanent residents exempt from New American travel ban – National Observer, Jan. 2017
• Filthy Rio waters create terrifying choice for Olympic swimmers, says Canadian athlete – July 2016
• Fort McMurray fire: A snap decision saved this man’s life – National Observer, May 2016

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

• Indigenous Xinka march in Guatemala to banish Canadian mine – National Observer, April 2018
• Raids, incarceration and decimation of Indigenous lands stain Canada’s reputation in Guatemala – National Observer, Dec. 2017
• Violence at Canadian-owned mines turns up heat on Trudeau to create new standards – National Observer, October 2016
• Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold fired a whistleblower. Then it spilled cyanide into five rivers – National Observer, June 2016.
• Indigenous leaders shocked by exclusion from climate change meeting – National Observer, March 2015