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About Krystle Alarcon

Krystle Alarcon is an award-winning, multimedia reporter based in Montreal, Quebec. She was nominated for two awards by the Canadian Association of Journalists in 2014, for her investigative pieces on a prostitute trying to exit the industry in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and the abuse of temporary foreign workers in Canada. She won an award for the latter. Fluent in French and Tagalog, she enjoys reporting on social justice issues and increasing the representation of minorities in media. She loves cooking, playing with dogs with squashed noses, and trying to spike a volleyball.

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A Liberal supporter watches election results at New City Gas club in Montreal on Oct. 1, 2018. Photo by Josie Desmarais

Philippe Couillard reflects about his future after losing Quebec election

It was a somber, teary night in Montreal's Old Port Monday, as Liberal supporters in the Quebec's most populous city watched upstart parties on the left and right of the political spectrum surge, pushing the party that had held power for the better part of 15 years to the ranks of official Opposition.
Quebec 2018
News, Politics | October 1st 2018

François Legault to form next Quebec government

Quebec voters made history on Monday evening, electing the right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec to form its first ever government. The CAQ defeated the ruling Liberals in the province's Oct. 1 general election.
Quebec 2018
News, Politics | October 1st 2018

This Montrealer wants to shatter Islamophobia with his documentaries

Waël Kabbani, a Syrian-Saudi Arabian filmmaker/producer, in Montreal hopes his documentary films break down stereotypes of Muslim people.
News, Politics, Culture | May 25th 2018
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen speaks to reporters in Montreal on Monday, May 7, 2018. Photo by Krystle Alarcon

Federal ministers say asylum claimants do not get 'free ticket' to Canada

Immigration minister heading to Nigeria to discuss influx of Nigerians on tourist visas entering Canada from the United States at unofficial entry points in Quebec to claim asylum.
News | May 7th 2018

Politicians leave Quebec funeral with mission to change image of Islam in media

Thousands of people sent thousands of blessings to the deceased on Thursday, said Montreal resident Lina Zaidi, standing in a stadium packed to the brim.
News | February 2nd 2017

Trudeau government reviewing law as migrant workers treated 'like slaves'

Fifteen migrant workers from Guatemala were arrested on Oct. 26, 2016 and now face deportation. National Observer interviewed some of them to hear their story.
News | November 24th 2016

This isn't Big Bang Theory, but ordinary citizens are getting their hands on science

Citizen science, the practice of crowd-sourcing data from non-scientists, is becoming a popular trend in Canada — allowing scientists to help endangered and at-risk species survive.
News, Politics | November 14th 2016

D’Alep à Ville Saint-Laurent : la nouvelle vie de Hrant Basmajian

Hrant Basmajian a dû abandonner deux maisons et deux restaurants pour s’échapper de sa ville natale ravagée par la guerre, mais il n’a pas l’air d’un homme avec qui la vie n’a pas été tendre.
National Observer Français
News | October 21st 2016

From Aleppo to Ville Saint-Laurent, Hrant Basmajian's new Canadian life

Fifty per cent of the students at one French school in Montreal are Syrian refugees. National Observer takes you inside of one of them through the eyes of a student.
Syrian Refugees in Canada
News | October 14th 2016
Lac-Mégantic, stuffed animals, railway tracks, oil, explosion, aftermath, Diane Bélanger

In Lac-Mégantic, summer brings painful memories of oil train disaster

Summer is a tough time for Diane Bélanger. While most people celebrate shorts weather and the sweet smell of new grass, the season brings back painful memories of her 20-year old daughter.
Race to a Safer World
Energy | July 14th 2016

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