Savannah Ridley
Indigenous editorial fellow, 2025
Savannah is an Onöndowa'ga:' journalist based in Tkaronto (Toronto). In 2024, Savannah became the first student to ever earn a spot in the CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowship. In 2025 she joined The Narwhal as an Indigenous editorial fellow. Savannah's body of work in that role earned her recognition as a finalist for the 2026 JHR / CAJ Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award. After completing the fellowship, Savannah joined the Toronto Star for a year-long internship as a staff reporter.
Stories by Savannah Ridley
The AI data centre boom is here. What will it mean for land, water and power in Canada?
9 min. readKevin O’Leary’s plans to build the world’s biggest data centre in a drought-stricken part of...
‘Our water should never be that dirty’: the water crisis in First Nations is about staffing too
In many Ontario communities, water treatment plants are staffed by a single person. A training...
Manitoba MP Leah Gazan grew up chasing waterfalls … literally
Leah Gazan on her iconic Yorkie, the secret deserts of the Prairies and her multi-generational...
Ontario’s Bill 5 sparks new concerns where a legacy of environmental damage remains
The Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act exempts industry from provincial regulations — putting...