Christina Frangou

Christina Frangou is an independent journalist in Calgary, Alta., whose work has appeared in Maclean’s, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Chatelaine, Alberta Views and elsewhere. She specializes in covering health and social issues, covering topics like refugee health and medical assistance in dying. In 2016, she won a National Newspaper Award in long feature writing for a story about her experience as a young widow in the aftermath of her husband’s death. Frangou holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University and a Master of Arts from the London School of Economics. Find more of her work at christinafrangou.com

Stories by Christina Frangou

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Cartoon title: Risks of reading The Narwhal. Illustration of a woman sitting with a computer that has a Narwhal sticker on a park bench. A narwhal sitting next to her reads her computer screen over the shoulder. Text reads: "Wait — the government did WHAT?"
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