Amanda Coletta

Toronto

Reporter covering Canada

Education: University of Toronto: BA, History and Italian Studies; Master of Global Affairs; Fellowship in Global Journalism

Amanda Coletta is a reporter based in Toronto who covers Canada for The Washington Post. She previously worked in London, first at the Economist and then the Wall Street Journal. Coletta began her career as a freelance journalist covering the business and governance of sport for publications including Foreign Policy, the New York Times, the Globe and Mail and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
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With record wildfires, why won’t Canada create a firefighting force?

The worst wildfire season on record has challenged the provincial firefighting resources on which the country relies.

July 12, 2023

    How large are the Canadian wildfires, and who is suffering the smoke?

    In the nation’s worst fire year ever, more than 31,000 square miles have burned, an area larger than South Carolina.

    June 29, 2023

    Canadian leader: Teachers can’t use student pronouns without parent okay

    New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says the change will safeguard parental rights. Opponents say it will put children from unsupportive families at risk.

    June 28, 2023

    Meta says it will block news from Facebook, Instagram in Canada

    The announcement follows the passage of legislation Thursday requiring social media platforms to pay news organizations for their content.

    June 22, 2023

    Deep water, high pressure: Why the Titanic sub search is so complex

    The mission to locate the Titan submersible that was headed to the Titanic wreck is extremely challenging. It could become the deepest search and rescue mission ever.

    June 20, 2023

    15 killed as bus carrying seniors collides with semitrailer

    A semitrailer collided with a bus carrying seniors to a casino in what authorities in Manitoba called a "mass casualty situation."

    June 16, 2023

    Religious leaders, once mostly spared Haiti’s violence, are now targets

    Kidnappings, looting and other attacks have shuttered Vodou temples, Churches and mosques, making it difficult for worshipers to practice their faiths.

    June 3, 2023

    U.S. informant sentenced to life in assassination of Haitian president

    Rodolphe Jaar, a convicted drug trafficker, is the first to be convicted and sentenced in the 2021 death of Jovenel Moïse.

    June 2, 2023

    Haitians fight back against gangs, drawing support — and worry

    In one incident, a mob pulled suspected gang members from police custody, hung gasoline-soaked tires around their necks and beat and burned them to death.

    May 18, 2023

    China and Canada expel each other’s diplomats over interference claims

    China dismissed the claims of interference as "rumors," but the incident is threatening to inflame tensions between the countries again.

    May 8, 2023