Jackie Hong, TorontoStar

Jackie Hong

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Past articles by Jackie:

Disgruntled former bureaucrat’s secret recordings of Yukon government employees ends up in court

Andrew Shaer says he’s a whistleblower on discrimination in the territorial government, but Yukon says he was dismissed due to secretly tape recording his interactions with everyone. → Read More

Disgruntled Yukon bureaucrat claims racism, said he was sacked for secretly recording his co-workers for six months

A disgruntled Yukon bureaucrat said he was sacked for blowing the whistle on racism within the territorial government. His bosses say he was simply impossible to work with. → Read More

The Yukon government has spent $2.5 million settling sexual abuse cases since 2000

‘Approximately’ 40 cases have been launched against the government since 2000, justice minister says → Read More

Orphan Black Season 5 promises answers, though not always happy ones

Tatiana Maslany, Kristian Bruun, director John Fawcett and writer Graeme Mansion talk final season, debuting June 10. → Read More

Toronto surfers protest waterfront project that could ruin ‘magical’ Lake Ontario surf spot

Surfers staged a “paddleout” near Bluffer’s Park Beach to protect a unique stretch of shoreline that produces powerful, ocean-like waves. → Read More

Peel cop stole statue of Tony Montana from drug dealer’s locker, judge rules

Brampton judge stays charges against drug dealer after finding a Peel police officer stole the statue from the man’s storage unit and then, along with three other officers, lied about it in court. → Read More

Ken Pagan pleads guilty to throwing beer can at Blue Jays game

Pagan shot to notoriety in October 2016, when a beer can was tossed on to the Rogers Centre field during the seventh inning of a tense Blue Jays-Orioles AL wildcard game. → Read More

Ken Pagan pleads guilty to throwing beer can at Blue Jays game

Arrest came days after an incident at the Rogers Centre during the seventh inning of a tense Jays-Orioles AL wildcard game last season. → Read More

Riverdale community honours family killed in Christmas Eve fire

Hundreds of area residents took part in activities at Withrow Park Sunday in memory of the Taber family, who treated the area like their “second back yard.” → Read More

Chris Spence launches fight to get teaching licence back

In a new video interview, the former TDSB director said he’s eager to overturn the “disproportionate” punishment handed down by the Ontario College of Teachers over plagiarism allegations. → Read More

Chris Spence launches fight to get teaching licence back

In a new video interview, the former TDSB director said he’s eager to overturn the “disproportionate” punishment handed down by the Ontario College of Teachers over plagiarism allegations. → Read More

Thunder Bay police chief charged with breach of trust

The OPP have charged Thunder Bay police Chief J.P. Levesque with breach of trust and obstructing justice following a five-month-long investigation. → Read More

Thunder Bay police chief charged with breach of trust

The OPP have charged Thunder Bay police Chief J.P. Levesque with breach of trust and obstructing justice following a five-month-long investigation → Read More

Canadian historian and author Michael Bliss dies at 76

An Officer of the Order of Canada, the former University of Toronto history professor and public intellectual was a prolific author who popularized history. → Read More

Pearson airport completes construction on busiest runway

Month-and-a-half long construction on Runway 05/23 caused more than 1,000 flight delays and cancellations. → Read More

Peel Region MPP Jagmeet Singh jumps into federal NDP leadership

It’s a quest that could make him the first person who is not white to helm a major federal party. → Read More

Canadian man detained after Belize murders is innocent, girlfriend says

John Deshaies, 54, has been questioned in the murders of Canadian Francesca Matus and American Drew Devoursney in Belize. → Read More

Canadian man detained after Belize murders is innocent, girlfriend says

John Deshaies, 54, has been questioned in the murders of Canadian Francesca Matus and American Drew Devoursney in Belize. → Read More

Canadian man detained after Belize murders is innocent, girlfriend says

John Deshaies, 54, has been questioned in the murders of Canadian Francesca Matus and American Drew Devoursney in Belize. → Read More

Accused in slaying of Scarborough mother pins shooting on another man

Previously unheard of third person was actually in vehicle with co-accused that night, and actually fired the gun that killed Andrea White, court told. → Read More