👤 Sarah Ritchie

17 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
17
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-29
Claims per article
18
301 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,675
characters
Writes for CBC News, National Post, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
76%
Health
24%
Most-tagged topics
OTTAWACanadaConservativeConservativesLiberalthe House of CommonsAlbertansBrantford

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
6 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.19 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-05 · Toronto Star · Health
Canada closely following reports of plague in Russia, health minister says
28 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · Toronto Star · Politics
Bills, byelections and bilats: what you need to know as MPs return to Parliament Hill
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · Toronto Star · Politics
Convoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Convoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-04 · CBC News · Politics
Federal Tories launch 'Conservatives for Canada' campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
4 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-09-04 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Federal Tories launch ‘Conservatives for Canada’ campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
4 outlets covered this event · leans right

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · The Globe and Mail
Federal Tories launch ‘Conservatives for Canada’ campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
🔮 On Oct. 19, Albertans will vote on whether they want to remain a province or begin the process to hold a referendum on separation. assertive
2026-09-04 · CBC News
Federal Tories launch 'Conservatives for Canada' campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
🔮 Albertans are set to vote on Oct. 19 on whether they want to remain a province or begin the legal process to hold a binding referendum on leaving the country. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail
Poilievre visits New York to pitch closer Canada-U.S. ties
🔮 Poilievre told CNBC he would not “attack my prime minister on foreign soil.” assertive
2026-09-16 · The Globe and Mail
Poilievre urges Conservatives to put national interest first in caucus address
🔮 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre kicked off his address to his caucus Thursday with a promise that the Official Opposition will unite behind the national interest and urged his MPs to be a voice for Canadians in the House of Commons. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Globe and Mail
Convoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally
🔮 An Ontario judge says Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa, will not be allowed to travel abroad. assertive
2026-09-17 · Toronto Star
Convoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally
🔮 An Ontario judge says Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa, will not be allowed to travel abroad. assertive
2026-09-20 · Toronto Star
Bills, byelections and bilats: what you need to know as MPs return to Parliament Hill
🔮 It’s set to be a busy season with the release of the federal budget, debate on legislation and looming byelections. assertive
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star
Conservatives criticized over appointment of candidate to run in Ontario byelection
🔮 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre surprised many when he announced at a rally on Sunday that Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis will be the party’s candidate in Brantford-Brant South. assertive
2026-09-21 · CBC News
Conservatives criticized for appointing Ont. mayor as byelection candidate
🔮 Conservatives criticized over appointment of Brantford, Ont. Mayor Kevin Davis to run in byelection House of Commons is set to return from its summer recess on Sept. 21 assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
MPs split on whether AI should be used in House of Commons
🔮 Her caucus colleague Luc Berthold agreed its use is widespread and said he uses it for research. “If the sentence is really good, I will probably put it and use it,” he said. But the technology usually can’t capture the way he wants to express himself, he added. assertive
2026-10-05 · Toronto Star
Ottawa, Northwest Territories sign $51-million health funding agreement
🔮 Provincial and territorial health ministers have warned in recent weeks that the end of targeted mental health and addictions funding next year will lead to reduced services. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Globe and Mail
Canadian Dental Association report calls for better dental care coverage and more transparency
🔮 The insurance provider, Sun Life, determines if the care will be covered. assertive
2026-10-18 · Toronto Star
Behind the push to make smoking and vaping illegal for a generation of Canadians
🔮 A law that will take effect in the United Kingdom in January will prohibit anyone born after 2008 from ever legally buying cigarettes. assertive
2026-10-27 · National Post
Liberals introduce bill to bar MAID for mental illness
🔮 Advocates have long pushed for that change, arguing that people diagnosed with conditions like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are forced to choose to end their lives early for fear that they will lose the capacity to consent to lethal injection. assertive
2026-10-29 · National Post
Audit finds military using only half of ammunition purchases
🔮 The audit noted that key equipment like tanks and ships are often out of service and unavailable for use in training and exercises, and that a lack of personnel and poor environmental conditions might prevent training from happening. assertive
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