Rachel Mendleson
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@TorontoStar investigative reporter. Enjoys large bodies of water, short-sleeve weather and a good yarn. [email protected]. DMs open.
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In 2018 our Toronto Star investigation into research by the disgraced Motherisk founder prompted The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) to launch a wholesale review of his vast publication record.
4+ yrs later the hospital's review is over and the results are 'inconclusive.'
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On Tuesday’s Toronto Star A1: Ontario’s top court reverses a decades-old conviction: Rachel Mendleson reports, 📸 Richard Lautens. Plus: Tonda MacCharles on Russell Brown’s retirement. betsy powell on concerns over a psychiatrist’s expert evidence. And Isabel Teotonio on cuts to school swim classes.
Grateful to guyfelicella & the folks at Insiteful Vancouver for showing me and photographer Trevor Hagan around Insite & Vancouver's Downtown Eastside last month.
Check out our story from Saturday's Winnipeg Free Press:
winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2023/… via Winnipeg Free Press
Your Toronto Star city hall bureau has been working hard to provide the best, most comprehensive and thoughtful mayoral byelection coverage. A thread of the many stories published just in the past few days:
CALLOUT: I'm looking to speak to a homeowner in Atlantic Canada who was affected by Hurricane Fiona, or is at risk from future extreme weather events. For a Canadian Press story about extreme weather, climate change and home insurance. Email me: [email protected]
It is not unusual that a jail will unilaterally decide when or if an accused person will make it to court — even if it’s for a bail hearing where they’d be released. The teen swarming case however continues to be extra weird. Story from Jennifer Pagliaro thestar.com/news/gta/2023/…
.Kelly Skjerven & I did our best to track down what the public should know about a man alleged to have killed a 16yo at Keele station. What we found is a justice system apparently aware he posed a risk, but a lack of supports to prevent it /1 thestar.com/news/gta/2023/…
Drug approval under the microscope as two doctors allege Health Canada received flawed evidence about blood medication deferiprone, by Rachel Mendleson thestar.com/news/investiga… via @torontostar Dr. Nancy Olivieri