👤 Kate McKenna

13 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
13
2026-04-15 – 2026-10-26
Claims per article
15
195 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,501
characters
Writes for CBC News, Semafor.
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
69%
Crime & Law
8%
Economy/Business
8%
Entertainment
8%
Technology
8%
Most-tagged topics
CanadaCanadianU.S.AmericanCBC NewsCanadiansLiberalWashington

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
4 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 -0.14 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-04-15 · CBC News · Politics
EU dropping associate membership title for its closer alliance with Canada: sources
17 outlets covered this event
2026-09-19 · CBC News · Politics
Liberals looking to give minister explicit authority to end strikes: sources
5 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-26 · Semafor · Technology
A 'blistering exposé' of a mysterious technology
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-21 · CBC News · Politics
Carney government has no launch date planned for proposed sovereign wealth fund
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-20 · CBC News · Politics
CRA awards $12M contract to subsidiary of U.S. company over non-profit Commissionaires
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-19 · Semafor · Crime & Law
'Richly observed' profiles on death row
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-05 · CBC News
Canada-U.S. trade minister back in Washington as countries 'intensify' trade talks
🔮 Senior government official says LeBlanc will meet with U.S. senators, industry leaders Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is back in Washington, D.C., for another slate of meetings as the latest U.S. tariff threat is just over two weeks away. assertive
2026-08-06 · CBC News
'All strategic sectors' being discussed as new U.S. tariff threat looms, says Carney
🔮 It remains unclear whether LeBlanc will meet again with his counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. assertive
2026-09-19 · CBC News
Liberals looking to give minister explicit authority to end strikes: sources
🔮 Government criticized in past for using existing Labour Code authority to force arbitration The Liberal government's marquee fall legislation is expected to strengthen a controversial section of the Labour Code, two senior government sources tell CBC News. assertive
2026-09-25 · CBC News
Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls
🔮 Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls P.E.I. MP says he was warned that move would mean losing parliamentary secretary role Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he was removed from his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs because he supported an NDP private member's bill that targeted arms exports to Israel. In March, Casey said he was warned by the Liberal whip that if he supported NDP MP Jenny Kwan's Bill C-233, known as the No More Loopholes Act, then he would be relieved of his duties. assertive
2026-10-14 · CBC News
Ottawa to announce over $350M for skilled trades worker training, recruitment
🔮 The federal government will announce plans to help fund new infrastructure, equipment and recruitment efforts by unions and other organizations to train workers as part of a major funding announcement expected on Thursday. assertive
2026-10-15 · CBC News
Fisheries minister travelling to China ahead of lobster, crab tariff deadline
🔮 Fisheries minister travelling to China ahead of lobster, crab tariff deadline Market access for Canadian fish, seafood and deepening trade relations are key priorities, spokesperson says Canada's fisheries minister will be travelling to China at the end of the month, ahead of a looming tariff deadline affecting the lobster and crab industries. As part of an agreement in January, China suspended a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian lobster and crab until the end of the year. assertive
2026-10-19 · Semafor
'Richly observed' profiles on death row
🔮 Each person is “richly observed and beautifully rendered,” The Boston Globe says, adding that it’s a “thoughtful book that will challenge readers’ assumptions about guilt, justice, and transformation.” assertive
2026-10-20 · CBC News
CRA awards $12M contract to subsidiary of U.S. company over non-profit Commissionaires
🔮 It comes months after Commissionaires said the federal government told them they will no longer have first right of refusal for most federal contracts. assertive
2026-10-21 · CBC News
Carney government has no launch date planned for proposed sovereign wealth fund
🔮 Carney government has no launch date planned for proposed sovereign wealth fund Finance minister's spokesperson says work is ongoing to create fund Nearly six months after announcing plans to create a sovereign wealth fund, the federal government is still not sure when it will be launched, or how exactly it will work. assertive
2026-10-26 · Semafor
A 'blistering exposé' of a mysterious technology
🔮 The authors say that despite its denial, the US might also have this “stealth weapon with no known defense,” and others, including drug cartels, may have it as well. mixed
2026-10-28 · CBC News
EU dropping associate membership title for its closer alliance with Canada: sources
🔮 A joint statement expected to be released at the 21st Canada-EU summit in Montreal on Friday will instead use softer language promising closer ties, according to sources who have seen the latest draft of the statement. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen surprised many last month when she announced the EU would begin the process of making Canada its first "associate member" — a status that does not exist within the bloc — raising questions among some members and Canadian politicians about what that would look like. assertive
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