Denise Balkissoon
Executive editor
@balkissoon Denise Balkissoon is based in her hometown of Toronto. Prior to becoming executive editor, Denise helped launch The Narwhal's Ontario bureau, steering the team to Canada's highest journalism honour, the Michener Award. She has also been executive editor at Chatelaine and a columnist, reporter, editor and podcast host and producer at The Globe and Mail. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards, the Digital Publishing Awards, the National Newspaper Awards, the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Association of Ontario Midwives. In 2011, she was a founding member of the groundbreaking digital magazine the Ethnic Aisle, and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations has recognized her longstanding commitment to integrating racial justice into Canadian journalism.
Stories by Denise Balkissoon
The night raccoons saved Scaachi Koul’s dumb cat
10 min. readThe Slate writer talks about her new memoir, Suckerpunch, and what BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion...
This Canadian pro hockey goalie is a nerd for planet Earth
Toronto Sceptres goalie Raygan Kirk is back home after time in the U.S. studying ecosystem...
There’s something in the air (and it isn’t tariffs)
Health risks can be a scary black box — especially when information about environmental contaminants...
‘A polygamous marriage to lots of whales’: author David A. Robertson really loves orcas
In a new memoir, the Winnipeg-based Cree writer shares his internal struggles with anxiety, and...
Awe, terror and rainbow flames across the sky: Neko Case has thoughts on nature
The almost-Canadian musician has a new memoir and lots of opinions — yes to Braiding...
Figure skater Elladj Baldé flips over Rocky Mountain wild ice
Elladj Baldé might not compete anymore, but he hasn’t hung up his skates. When the...
Humans don’t have to be bad for nature, says The Weather Station
From joy to sadness, the natural world gives Toronto musician Tamara Lindeman all the feelings...
Country musician Madeline Merlo is as cool as her grandma
The B.C.-born singer-songwriter answers The Narwhal’s Moose Questionnaire
Hot Frosty’s Dustin Milligan loves staring at frozen lakes (and the fish that swim in them)
Born and raised in Yellowknife, the former Schitt’s Creek star wants you to hold billionaires...
