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merita ilo

@merita_ilo

Weekend editor for @globeandmail

 Toronto, Canada
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Joined July 2009
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Trudeau expected to announce resignation before national caucus meeting Wednesday - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/politics…
Trudeau expected to announce exit as party leader before national caucus meeting Wednesday

Trudeau expected to announce exit as party leader before national caucus meeting Wednesday

Sources say they are unsure about what the Liberal Party national executive plans to do to replace Trudeau as leader

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Critically-endangered orcas in B.C. are struggling to navigate in a sea of shipping noise theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Critically endangered orcas in B.C. are struggling to navigate in a sea of shipping noise

Critically endangered orcas in B.C. are struggling to navigate in a sea of shipping noise

Our need for transportation and shipping is causing a kind of pollution that’s invisible (and in this case, inaudible) to humans. What does all this noise mean for the 75 or so Southern Resident...

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Why I blew the whistle on Chinese interference in Canada’s elections theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Opinion: Why I blew the whistle on Chinese interference in Canada’s elections

Opinion: Why I blew the whistle on Chinese interference in Canada’s elections

My decision to reveal secret and top-secret intelligence documents to The Globe and Mail did not come easily. Here is why I did so, all the same

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Arrests at an anti-war protest in Moscow. Similar scenes in St. Petersburg. Reports of 190 arrests at 20 (smallish) gatherings in cities across Russia
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I know there’s that other funeral this week, but please take a moment to read about 11-year-old Anastasiya Hrytsenko, who was killed by a Russian missile this weekend. theglobeandmail.com/world/ar…
‘This baby was supposed to live’: Ukrainian family mourns death of 11-year-old daughter after a...

‘This baby was supposed to live’: Ukrainian family mourns death of 11-year-old daughter after a...

The only traces of the fourth grader’s life were a purple notebook – filled with cheerful doodles and homework done in flowery handwriting – and a pair of deflated soccer balls amid the rain-soaked...

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Horrific scenes in Izyum today. Some 445 people buried in this forest, all of whom died during six-month Russian occupation of the city. Another 17 Ukrainian soldiers were executed and dumped together in a single pit. Prosecutors say there’s evidence the soldiers were tortured
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This week's Amplify by @doitlikedomini explores the feminist history behind tattoos. "Far from being marks of shame, these tattoos are intrinsically tied to a woman’s identity and self-worth." theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Amplify: Tattoos can be intrinsically tied to a woman’s identity and self-worth

Amplify: Tattoos can be intrinsically tied to a woman’s identity and self-worth

In this issue of Amplify, Globe editor Domini Clark explores the feminist history of tattoos

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A tribute to the momfluencers who made my life a little easier: google.com/amp/s/www.theglob…
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It’s not for everyone, but multigenerational living could help us deal with some big challenges: unaffordable housing, youth mental health, childcare, and senior care. Here’s something I wrote for this week’s @Globe Amplify newsletter.tgam.ca/3bvzJbq
Amplify: The benefits of multigenerational living in a post-COVID-19 world

Amplify: The benefits of multigenerational living in a post-COVID-19 world

In this issue of Amplify, guest editor Merita Ilo talks about the joy and richness that multigenerational living brought to her life as a child. It could be the answer to the loneliness and isolation...

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I wrote a thing! Thanks for the opportunity, @merita_ilo, and for the edit, @rashamourtada theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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Canada’s inflation rate hits new 31-year high in April as grocery prices soar theglobeandmail.com/business…
Canada’s inflation rate hits new 31-year high in April as grocery prices soar

Canada’s inflation rate hits new 31-year high in April as grocery prices soar

The Consumer Price Index rose 6.8 per cent in April from a year earlier, Statistics Canada said – the latest in a string of troublesome reports

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The Globe has a pop-up newsletter to help voters prepare for the Ontario election. #onpoli Sign up for Vote of Confidence here: theglobeandmail.com/newslett…
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Amplify: What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received from your mother? theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Amplify: What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received from your mother?

Amplify: What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received from your mother?

In this issue of Amplify, Globe editors share words of wisdom from their moms

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Don’t worry, working moms: Your kids are going to be alright theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Opinion: Don’t worry, working moms: Your kids are going to be alright

Opinion: Don’t worry, working moms: Your kids are going to be alright

Empirical studies show that the children of working mothers are doing fine – in fact, most are thriving

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How sexual-assault allegations at Western University spread rumour and recrimination in a weekend of fear theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…

How sexual-assault allegations at Western University spread rumour and recrimination in a weekend...

Through interviews, text messages and e-mails, The Globe has reconstructed a timeline of the crisis that unfolded during last fall’s orientation week, when reports of a mass drugging sent students...

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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced new measures for express entry and international students. Here’s what you need to know theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced new measures for express entry and international...

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced new measures for express entry and international...

Ottawa hopes the changes will address Canada’s labour shortage and encourage more people to apply for permanent residency

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RCMP suspends training mission in Ukraine, leaving locals without paycheques theglobeandmail.com/politics…
RCMP reverses decision to end contracts for Ukrainians working on now-suspended training mission

RCMP reverses decision to end contracts for Ukrainians working on now-suspended training mission

All 18 Ukrainians employed by the Canadian Police Mission in Ukraine will have their contracts renewed and are being notified of the new decision, the RCMP said in a statement

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Odesa, city of music and laughter, prepares to resist Russian assault theglobeandmail.com/world/ar…

Odesa, city of music and laughter, prepares to resist Russian assault

Their city has faced invaders for hundreds of years, and once again residents are ready to stand and fight

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How NATO jets are tracking Russian bombing missions in amazing detail 🖊+📸The Globe's European Bureau Chief, @ereguly 📍The sky, onboard NATO Surveillance Mission AI8438, near the Ukrainian border tgam.ca/34BhONe
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Russians singing the Ukrainian anthem as they are detained protesting against Putin’s war
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