Matteo Cimellaro
Journalist | Ottawa |
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About Matteo Cimellaro
Matteo Cimellaro is a Cree/settler writer and journalist who covered urban Indigenous communities in and around Ottawa thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
Honours & Awards
Finalist for the JHR / CAJ Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award for 2022 and 2023
Digital Publishing Awards' Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change 2024 nominee
Winner of the 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards Justice category
Ford inks agreement with First Nation to support roads to Ring of Fire
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced an agreement Tuesday worth more than $20 million to help prepare a remote northern Ontario First Nation for possible mining development in the future.
'Just shedding my snake skin': Retiring MP Charlie Angus is Canada's brashest voice against Trump
Charlie Angus, a longtime NDP MP, is set to exit stage left after announcing he will not run in the next election. But in quintessential Angus style, he isn’t leaving without making noise.
'No room for fossil fuel expansion': Grand Chief Stewart Phillip clears the air on pipelines
Long-time climate advocate and First Nation leader Stewart Phillip is walking back controversial remarks he made on Tuesday.
Meet the 'impact voters' keeping climate on the campaign trail
A climate organization's new impact-voter initiative is a non-partisan campaign aimed at mobilizing and organizing people impacted by climate change who live in swing ridings.
Feds sign deal with First Nations for Ontario's Ring of Fire mining-related assessments
A road map for an environmental assessment of northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire mining region was announced Monday by the federal government and 15 First Nations. But questions remain about the provincial government’s role moving forward.
Will the Alberta Energy Regulator impose real fines against Imperial over Kearl spill?
Nine charges against Imperial Oil were laid Friday over a toxic spill in northern Alberta by the province’s energy regulator.
Ontario planning for a 21st century nuclear megaproject
Ontario is planning to cement itself as the nuclear powerhouse of North America with what could become Canada’s first 21st-century megaproject. The government announced its preliminary plan on Wednesday for the large-scale nuclear power plant near Port Hope.
Auto industry calls on Ottawa to pump brakes on EV mandates as incentives dry up
On Monday, Ottawa officially announced the abrupt pause to the federal government’s electric vehicle mandates, swerving the Canadian auto industry off the road.
Danielle Smith's visit to Trump’s imperial court: Boom or bust for Canada's looming trade war?
Danielle Smith's visit to Mar-a-Lago is another example of the power vacuum left in the Liberal's collapse. It's still unclear if her visit will be beneficial or a waste of jet fuel.
Future of First Nations Clean Water Act could be dead in the water with prorogation
A pivotal bill that would have ensured First Nations had clean water and wastewater services that are on par with Canadian cities could die with the collapse of the Liberal government.