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1 month ago | 
macleans.ca | Luc Rinaldi
Claire Brosseau first fantasized about dying when she was in kindergarten. She was a dramatic child, prone to throwing tantrums and screaming until she passed out. When her parents admonished her, asking why she wasn’t more like her sister, she imagined eating peanut butter, to which she was allergic, until she asphyxiated. It’d be better for everyone if I was gone, she thought. Brosseau’s malaise intensified as she got older. When she was 11, her family moved from Toronto to Montreal.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
lowestrates.ca | Luc Rinaldi
This article has been updated from a previous version. Robert’s insurance nightmare began on a stormy day last summer in his downtown Toronto basement apartment. Water surged from the drain cover, soaking his couch, sewing machine, shoes, and book collection. Pretty soon, the water was up to his ankles. He quickly reached out to his tenant insurance provider, who sent an adjuster the next day to review the damage.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
nationalpost.com | Luc Rinaldi
Toronto's Daegun Chun was accused of running a sophisticated human smuggling network and put behind bars. Three years later, he was quietly freed • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentOn April Fools’ Day, 2015, Daegun Chun’s life changed forever.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
ottawacitizen.com | Luc Rinaldi
Toronto's Daegun Chun was accused of running a sophisticated human smuggling network and put behind bars. Three years later, he was quietly freed • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentOn April Fools’ Day, 2015, Daegun Chun’s life changed forever.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
sherwoodparknews.com | Luc Rinaldi
Toronto's Daegun Chun was accused of running a sophisticated human smuggling network and put behind bars. Three years later, he was quietly freedTORONTO, ONTARIO: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2024—JUSTICE SYSTEM—Dae Gun Chun (Kevin) at his Toronto home, Wednesday February 28, 2024. The Korean-Canadian pastor was accused by the RCMP of operating a sex-trafficking ring and is now suing for damages to clear his name. [Photo Peter J.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
thewalrus.ca | Luc Rinaldi
ARTS & CULTURE / JUNE 2024The “Multi-Multi-Multi-Million-Dollar” Art Fraud That Shook the WorldBY LUC RINALDI Published 6:30, April 5, 2024In the spring of 2005, Norval Morrisseau called a meeting to talk about “the fakes.” Picasso, Dalí, Van Gogh—many great artists have dealt with forgeries. Morrisseau, appointed to the Order of Canada and member of the Indigenous Group of Seven, was no exception.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
inkl.com | Luc Rinaldi
In the spring of 2005, Norval Morrisseau called a meeting to talk about “the fakes.” Picasso, Dalí, Van Gogh—many great artists have dealt with forgeries. Morrisseau, appointed to the Order of Canada and member of the Indigenous Group of Seven, was no exception. His paintings sold for tens of thousands of dollars, but so did fakes created by former apprentices, strangers, even his own relatives.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
nationalpost.com | Luc Rinaldi
Advertisement 1Millions of Canadian kids play the wildly successful online game, where they can spend and earn 'Robux' cash • Article contentTaylor Field-Draper was 11 years old when he came across an online advertisement for a video game called Roblox. “Build anything,” it beckoned. Field-Draper, a Lego-loving kid in Lethbridge, Alta., was intrigued. The game was free, so he created an account under the username Trustmeimrussian and started playing.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
nationalpost.com | Luc Rinaldi
Millions of Canadian children play on the wildly successful gaming platform, where they can spend and earn 'Robux' cash • • Article contentTaylor Field-Draper was 11 years old when he came across an online advertisement for a video game called Roblox. “Build anything,” it beckoned. Field-Draper, a Lego-loving kid in Lethbridge, Alta., was intrigued. The game was free, so he created an account under the username Trustmeimrussian and started playing.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
macleans.ca | Stephanie Bai |Sarah Treleaven |Luc Rinaldi |Carly Lewis
The year’s top deep-dives, on climate change, housing, true crime and moreIn the past year, Canadians woke up to long-simmering tensions that have finally become too pressing to ignore. These formed the subjects of our best and most popular longform articles. Our writers dove deep into issues like housing affordability, which has become out of reach for many if not most Canadians, and how the addictive power of social media is affecting our kids.
