Sarah Lawrynuik

Sarah is a freelance journalist based in Winnipeg and Alberta before that. She reports primarily on climate change and energy policy. Her work has appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, New Scientist, The Globe and Mail and on CBC News. Sarah has been stationed in cities across Canada, and has also reported from different corners of the globe — including Iraq, Hungary, France and Banff. She's currently studying to complete her Master's degree in global energy and climate policy at the University of London.

Stories by Sarah Lawrynuik

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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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