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Josie Kao

Josie Kao is a journalist currently based in Toronto but with loyalties to Vancouver. She has previously worked at The Narwhal as an assistant editor, The Globe and Mail as a content editor and at The Varsity as News Editor and then Editor-in-Chief. She is passionate about covering the hyperlocal effects of international news, particularly on marginalized communities.

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