Steph Wechsler
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Reporter | Toronto
About Steph Wechsler
Steph Wechsler is a freelance journalist and editor. She holds a masters from the Ryerson School of Journalism and has recently worked as a researcher on The Price of Oil, an award-winning collaborative series examining the impacts of Canada's oil and gas sector, co-published by National Observer.
Skilled workers in Canada explain what ‘keeps them up at night’
Laura Boast says she feels lucky. Earlier this summer, she got the bad news that she was losing her job as a copy editor at Metro Canada in Toronto. But within weeks, she was able to reapply for a similar job and secure a permanent contract with higher wages at a Metroland copy editing centre in Hamilton.
Ford government jettisons Hydro One board
The act that will regulate Hydro One compensation has been proclaimed, Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday, one that will regulate board compensation and require cabinet approval for any changes.
Ontario delays adoption of bill to officially cancel cap and trade
The Ontario legislature adjourned for the summer on Tuesday, delaying plans to formalize its signature cap and trade cancellation bill.
Doug Ford's Indigenous affairs minister challenges Trudeau government to ensure First Nations have safe drinking water
The Ontario government says it's committed to clean and safe drinking water for Northern Ontario First Nations, but that the federal government should “step up to ensure this.”
Inside one Ontario town's decade-long battle against wind
The White Pines Wind Project was a decade in the making, pitting neighbour against neighbour in the southern township of Prince Edward County. It all took only two weeks to unravel with newly-minted Premier Doug Ford at the helm of the Ontario government.
Rod Phillips attempts to minimize Ontario's losses
Premier Doug Ford's government has introduced a new plan at the Ontario legislature to minimize the province's losses following its decision to abandon a joint carbon trading market with Quebec and California.
McKenna and Phillips get off to a rough start
Canadian Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna says she has come out of her first meeting with her new Ontario counterpart feeling "disappointed."
Doctors urge population to stay cool after brutal heat wave
Health officials in Central Canada are urging the population to find ways to stay cool after dozens of deaths struck the country's two most populous provinces during a recent heat wave.
With or without Ford, Ontario will have a carbon tax, says Trudeau
Ontario will get a carbon tax and its revenue will be returned to people’s pockets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed on Thursday.
Mike Schreiner sworn in as Ontario's first Green MPP
A moment after he swore his oath, Mike Schreiner said he was looking forward to doing politics differently.