Rebecca Gao
@rebeccaga0.bsky.social
writer and editor everywhere | food, culture, health and wellness, local politics
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obsessed with you probably | she/her
📣SOURCE CALL OUT📣 Has your dermatologist tried upselling you? (Like, trying to sell a cosmetic procedure when you're in for a mole). Or, have you struggled to land an OHIP-covered appt but was able to get in fast for something not covered? I'd love to chat for a story in @thelocal.to DMs are open!
November 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📣SOURCE CALL OUT📣 Has your dermatologist tried upselling you? (Like, trying to sell a cosmetic procedure when you're in for a mole). Or, have you struggled to land an OHIP-covered appt but was able to get in fast for something not covered? I'd love to chat for a story in @thelocal.to DMs are open!
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An important story by @rebeccaga0.bsky.social in @thenarwhal.ca today
Hurricane Melissa's destruction has the Jamaican diaspora mobilizing to send money and aid. The effects of climate change are hitting developing countries hardest, putting pressure on immigrants in Canada to increase the billions they already send home every year. thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
Disasters like Hurricane Melissa put pressure on immigrants | The Narwhal
Immigrants in Canada send billions home every year. Climate disasters like Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica, add to the pressure
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
An important story by @rebeccaga0.bsky.social in @thenarwhal.ca today
For @thenarwhal.ca I wrote about Hurricane Melissa, how immigrants in Canada organize aid for their motherlands when disaster strikes, what that means as climate change makes disasters more common and the way that diasporic communities look after each other 💜
thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
Disasters like Hurricane Melissa put pressure on immigrants | The Narwhal
Immigrants in Canada send billions home every year. Climate disasters like Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica, add to the pressure
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For @thenarwhal.ca I wrote about Hurricane Melissa, how immigrants in Canada organize aid for their motherlands when disaster strikes, what that means as climate change makes disasters more common and the way that diasporic communities look after each other 💜
thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
Hurricane Melissa's destruction has the Jamaican diaspora mobilizing to send money and aid. The effects of climate change are hitting developing countries hardest, putting pressure on immigrants in Canada to increase the billions they already send home every year. thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
Disasters like Hurricane Melissa put pressure on immigrants | The Narwhal
Immigrants in Canada send billions home every year. Climate disasters like Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica, add to the pressure
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hurricane Melissa's destruction has the Jamaican diaspora mobilizing to send money and aid. The effects of climate change are hitting developing countries hardest, putting pressure on immigrants in Canada to increase the billions they already send home every year. thenarwhal.ca/hurricane-me...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
Hello! The Narwhal is looking to talk to people in Canada who regularly send money home to Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti or the Bahamas and might increase it in the wake of Melissa. I am at denise@thenarwhal.ca 💚
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hello! The Narwhal is looking to talk to people in Canada who regularly send money home to Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti or the Bahamas and might increase it in the wake of Melissa. I am at denise@thenarwhal.ca 💚
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It's election day in Scarborough-Rouge Park. Our Candidate Tracker is the only place for fact-checked bios and platform summaries of every candidate. #TOpoli 🗳️ thelocal.to/srp2025/
Here Are the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election Candidates | The Local
The only place to find fact-checked biographies and election platform summaries for every candidate running for Ward 25—Scarborough–Rouge Park in the September 29, 2025 by-election.
thelocal.to
September 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It's election day in Scarborough-Rouge Park. Our Candidate Tracker is the only place for fact-checked bios and platform summaries of every candidate. #TOpoli 🗳️ thelocal.to/srp2025/
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In today's Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election, leading candidates run on putting Scarborough first. #TOpoli thelocal.to/scarborough-...
In the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election, Candidates Promise to Put Scarborough First | The Local
In a crowded by-election in Toronto’s most eastern ward, is focusing on hyper-local issues the way into City Hall?
thelocal.to
September 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In today's Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election, leading candidates run on putting Scarborough first. #TOpoli thelocal.to/scarborough-...
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🧵Then head over to read @rebeccaga0.bsky.social spotlight of the frontrunners in the race! thelocal.to/scarborough-...
In the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election, Candidates Promise to Put Scarborough First | The Local
In a crowded by-election in Toronto’s most eastern ward, is focussing on hyper-local issues the way into City Hall?
thelocal.to
September 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🧵Then head over to read @rebeccaga0.bsky.social spotlight of the frontrunners in the race! thelocal.to/scarborough-...
My latest for @thelocal.to about Scarborough-Rouge Park’s upcoming byelection. They’re looking for a candidate who, while balancing obligations to the ward and city as a whole, can finally put Scarborough first. thelocal.to/scarborough-...
In the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election, Candidates Promise to Put Scarborough First | The Local
In a crowded by-election in Toronto’s most eastern ward, is focusing on hyper-local issues the way into City Hall?
thelocal.to
September 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My latest for @thelocal.to about Scarborough-Rouge Park’s upcoming byelection. They’re looking for a candidate who, while balancing obligations to the ward and city as a whole, can finally put Scarborough first. thelocal.to/scarborough-...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
And here's @rebeccaga0.bsky.social with an in-depth look at the ward. (These ward profiles always offer a better understanding of a corner of the GTA. Worth reading even if you don't live there!) thelocal.to/scarborough-...
In the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election, Candidates Promise to Put Scarborough First | The Local
In a crowded by-election in Toronto’s most eastern ward, is focussing on hyper-local issues the way into City Hall?
thelocal.to
September 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
And here's @rebeccaga0.bsky.social with an in-depth look at the ward. (These ward profiles always offer a better understanding of a corner of the GTA. Worth reading even if you don't live there!) thelocal.to/scarborough-...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
We believe local journalism is essential to local democracy. Candidate Tracker 2025 is thanks to the work of @aliceboyle.bsky.social, @rebeccaga0.bsky.social, @filipouris.bsky.social, @emmapaling.bsky.social. If you like our work and want to see it continue, consider donating! thelocal.to/support/
Local Journalism Matters | The Local
Support a new kind of local journalism—in-depth, non-profit, from corners of Toronto too often overlooked.
thelocal.to
September 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We believe local journalism is essential to local democracy. Candidate Tracker 2025 is thanks to the work of @aliceboyle.bsky.social, @rebeccaga0.bsky.social, @filipouris.bsky.social, @emmapaling.bsky.social. If you like our work and want to see it continue, consider donating! thelocal.to/support/
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It's a crowded field for Scarborough-Rouge Park's upcoming by-election. In a ward that feels distant from City Hall and left out of some of its decisions, many of the candidates are campaigning on a platform of putting Scarborough first, writes @rebeccaga0.bsky.social. thelocal.to/scarborough-...
In the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election, Candidates Promise to Put Scarborough First | The Local
In a crowded by-election in Toronto’s most eastern ward, is focussing on hyper-local issues the way into City Hall?
thelocal.to
September 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It's a crowded field for Scarborough-Rouge Park's upcoming by-election. In a ward that feels distant from City Hall and left out of some of its decisions, many of the candidates are campaigning on a platform of putting Scarborough first, writes @rebeccaga0.bsky.social. thelocal.to/scarborough-...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
Southern Ontario's primarily hardwood forest doesn't offer great fuel for wildfires, but the density of the population and all the infrastructure that comes with it means fires that do spark are closely watched. Here's @rebeccaga0.bsky.social's look at how fires here compare to the boreal's blazes:
A wildfire burning in southern Ontario — as many did this summer — is a far different beast than a blaze in the boreal forest, but it’s still something to take seriously. Here’s @rebeccaga0.bsky.social with the reasons. thenarwhal.ca/southern-ont...
Why southern Ontario wildfires are burning more often | The Narwhal
Southern Ontario wildfires are becoming less rare due to hotter, drier weather. Here’s what you need to know
thenarwhal.ca
September 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Southern Ontario's primarily hardwood forest doesn't offer great fuel for wildfires, but the density of the population and all the infrastructure that comes with it means fires that do spark are closely watched. Here's @rebeccaga0.bsky.social's look at how fires here compare to the boreal's blazes:
All summer, Ontarians experienced the impact of wildfires from the west. But now, with fires blazing closer to home (in areas that don't often experience wildfires), we're wondering: how are wildfires in southern Ontario different? My latest for
@thenarwhal.ca here: thenarwhal.ca/southern-ont...
@thenarwhal.ca here: thenarwhal.ca/southern-ont...
Why southern Ontario wildfires are burning more often | The Narwhal
Southern Ontario wildfires are becoming less rare due to hotter, drier weather. Here’s what you need to know
thenarwhal.ca
September 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
All summer, Ontarians experienced the impact of wildfires from the west. But now, with fires blazing closer to home (in areas that don't often experience wildfires), we're wondering: how are wildfires in southern Ontario different? My latest for
@thenarwhal.ca here: thenarwhal.ca/southern-ont...
@thenarwhal.ca here: thenarwhal.ca/southern-ont...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
A wildfire burning in southern Ontario — as many did this summer — is a far different beast than a blaze in the boreal forest, but it’s still something to take seriously. Here’s @rebeccaga0.bsky.social with the reasons. thenarwhal.ca/southern-ont...
Why southern Ontario wildfires are burning more often | The Narwhal
Southern Ontario wildfires are becoming less rare due to hotter, drier weather. Here’s what you need to know
thenarwhal.ca
September 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A wildfire burning in southern Ontario — as many did this summer — is a far different beast than a blaze in the boreal forest, but it’s still something to take seriously. Here’s @rebeccaga0.bsky.social with the reasons. thenarwhal.ca/southern-ont...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
With Premier Doug Ford announcing today that construction is set to start on Ontario’s Highway 413, here's a look at our story on where the controversial project stands in light of Bill 5 and a federal government also set on fast-tracking development: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-high...
Construction starting on Highway 413: what you need to know | The Narwhal
Construction is starting on Ontario’s Highway 413 as the federal government sets its sights on fast-tracking development through Bill C-5
thenarwhal.ca
August 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
With Premier Doug Ford announcing today that construction is set to start on Ontario’s Highway 413, here's a look at our story on where the controversial project stands in light of Bill 5 and a federal government also set on fast-tracking development: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-high...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
As many of you know, I’m a member of Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine.
We have a new call to action for the Canadian government.
To go with this call to action, I’ve got new details to share with you about Canada’s complicity in arming this genocide.
Please listen:
We have a new call to action for the Canadian government.
To go with this call to action, I’ve got new details to share with you about Canada’s complicity in arming this genocide.
Please listen:
August 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
As many of you know, I’m a member of Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine.
We have a new call to action for the Canadian government.
To go with this call to action, I’ve got new details to share with you about Canada’s complicity in arming this genocide.
Please listen:
We have a new call to action for the Canadian government.
To go with this call to action, I’ve got new details to share with you about Canada’s complicity in arming this genocide.
Please listen:
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
SOURCE CALLOUT: looking for voters in Scarborough-Rouge Park that have thoughts on the upcoming byelection. Would loooove to speak with you for a story I’m working on!
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media.tenor.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
SOURCE CALLOUT: looking for voters in Scarborough-Rouge Park that have thoughts on the upcoming byelection. Would loooove to speak with you for a story I’m working on!
SOURCE CALLOUT: looking for voters in Scarborough-Rouge Park that have thoughts on the upcoming byelection. Would loooove to speak with you for a story I’m working on!
a spongebob squarepants scene with a mailbox and a flower
ALT: a spongebob squarepants scene with a mailbox and a flower
media.tenor.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
SOURCE CALLOUT: looking for voters in Scarborough-Rouge Park that have thoughts on the upcoming byelection. Would loooove to speak with you for a story I’m working on!
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
Solutions need to be as multi-faceted as risk factors: everything from climate-resilient, affordable housing to public education about healthy relationships. Dig into this important feature by @rebeccaga0.bsky.social, with art and graphs by @shawnparkinson.bsky.social. thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
In Canada, heat increases domestic violence | The Narwhal
Excessive heat stresses both the body and mind. That leads to a rise in aggression — which harms women, girls and vulnerable communities the most
thenarwhal.ca
August 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Solutions need to be as multi-faceted as risk factors: everything from climate-resilient, affordable housing to public education about healthy relationships. Dig into this important feature by @rebeccaga0.bsky.social, with art and graphs by @shawnparkinson.bsky.social. thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
In Canada and around the world, police forces, anti-violence experts and climate researchers have all recorded an increase in reports of intimate partner violence when temperatures are hottest. The latest data from Statistics Canada shows that the trend continues.
August 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In Canada and around the world, police forces, anti-violence experts and climate researchers have all recorded an increase in reports of intimate partner violence when temperatures are hottest. The latest data from Statistics Canada shows that the trend continues.
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
Extreme heat stresses the human body. From headaches and thirst to reduced concentration, the physical and cognitive symptoms can cause frustration, irritability — and aggression. That leads to a rise in reports of violence, including domestic violence. thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
In Canada, heat increases domestic violence | The Narwhal
Excessive heat stresses both the body and mind. That leads to a rise in aggression — which harms women, girls and vulnerable communities the most
thenarwhal.ca
August 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Extreme heat stresses the human body. From headaches and thirst to reduced concentration, the physical and cognitive symptoms can cause frustration, irritability — and aggression. That leads to a rise in reports of violence, including domestic violence. thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
An important story. So important I made 6 illustrations and 5 graphs for it. Go read!
Across Canada, extreme heat causes physical and mental stresses that lead to a documented rise in violence. That includes intimate partner violence, @rebeccaga0.bsky.social reports, which threatens women, girls and vulnerable communities the most.
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
In Canada, heat increases domestic violence | The Narwhal
Excessive heat stresses both the body and mind. That leads to a rise in aggression — which harms women, girls and vulnerable communities the most
thenarwhal.ca
August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
An important story. So important I made 6 illustrations and 5 graphs for it. Go read!
For @thenarwhal.ca I looked into the connection between heat and intimate partner violence, how little we prepare for this effect of climate change and what we can do to mitigate violence as extreme heat and other climate change impacts becomes even more common.
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
In Canada, heat increases domestic violence | The Narwhal
Excessive heat stresses both the body and mind. That leads to a rise in aggression — which harms women, girls and vulnerable communities the most
thenarwhal.ca
August 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
For @thenarwhal.ca I looked into the connection between heat and intimate partner violence, how little we prepare for this effect of climate change and what we can do to mitigate violence as extreme heat and other climate change impacts becomes even more common.
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
Reposted by Rebecca Gao
Across Canada, extreme heat causes physical and mental stresses that lead to a documented rise in violence. That includes intimate partner violence, @rebeccaga0.bsky.social reports, which threatens women, girls and vulnerable communities the most.
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
In Canada, heat increases domestic violence | The Narwhal
Excessive heat stresses both the body and mind. That leads to a rise in aggression — which harms women, girls and vulnerable communities the most
thenarwhal.ca
August 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Across Canada, extreme heat causes physical and mental stresses that lead to a documented rise in violence. That includes intimate partner violence, @rebeccaga0.bsky.social reports, which threatens women, girls and vulnerable communities the most.
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...
thenarwhal.ca/heat-domesti...