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Jane Armstrong

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As seen in: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), CBUO-FM (Fort Nelson,BC), CBUT-TV (Vancouver, BC), Netflix Tudum, BMJ Open, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, National Post, OpenFile
Covers:  immigration, international development, human interest, urban affairs
Digital producer CBC, former Globe and Mail correspondent, Serena Williams fan
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Breaking the silence on abuse

Breaking the silence on abuse

www2.macleans.ca — Former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children have vivid memories of the three-storey, shingled building outside Halifax. Harriet Johnson was eight years old when, in 1977, a social worker drove her past the pillared gates up the long, steep driveway. "She said: 'This is going to be your new home,' " says Johnson, 43, who was seized by provincial authorities from her New Glasgow home when her alcoholic grandfather-her sole guardian-couldn't care for her. Within a week, Johnson was beaten with a belt for wetting her bed. At age 9, she says a staff member raped her in a car behind a Dartmouth junior high school.
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A teacher's Afghan mission

A teacher's Afghan mission

National Post — In the 10 years since the invasion of Afghanistan, foreign donors - including Canada - have spent more than US$57-billion in aid there. But what kind of country is Canada leaving behind? As the recipient of the 2011 Michener-Deacon fellowship for public service journalism, which underwrote her research, Jane Armstrong spent seven weeks in Afghanistan this summer assessing what Canada's aid contribution has achieved. This is the first part of the resulting four-day series. By Jane Armstrong ISTALIF DISTRICT, Afghanistan * Lauryn Oates takes a seat across from the Afghan educators, tucks a lock of blond hair beneath her headscarf and gets down to business.
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The campaign for civility in Afghanistan

The campaign for civility in Afghanistan

National Post — In the 10 years since the invasion of Afghanistan, foreign donors - including Canada - have spent more than US$57-billion in aid there. But what kind of country is Canada leaving behind? As the recipient of the 2011 Michener-Deacon fellowship for public service journalism, which underwrote her research, Jane Armstrong spent seven weeks in Afghanistan this summer assessing what Canada's aid contribution has achieved. This is the second part of the resulting four-day series. They call him Afghanistan's most honest civil servant. In a land where a top posting can be bought for the right price, Alhaj Mohammad Aqa stands above the fray.
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The Afghan aid juggernaut

The Afghan aid juggernaut

National Post — In the 10 years since the invasion of Afghanistan, foreign donors - including Canada - have spent more than US$57-billion in aid there. But what kind of country is Canada leaving behind? As the recipient of the 2011 Michener-Deacon fellowship for public service journalism, which underwrote her research, Jane Armstrong spent seven weeks in Afghanistan this summer assessing what Canada's aid contribution has achieved. This is the first part of the resulting four-day series. By Jane Armstrong KABUL * The Taliban was driven from Afghanistan a decade ago but the Afghan capital is still occupied.
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Canadians downsizing and living large in (really) tiny houses

Canadians downsizing and living large in (really) tiny houses

OpenFile — Later this year, Kirsten Shaw and her family will move into the house of her dreams. It's taking shape-all 130 square feet of it-right now on a flatbed trailerin her Calgary backyard. Shaw, her husband and 12-year-old son will squeeze into the wee quarters and spend the winter and begin transforming a trailer into what will, eventually, become a (relatively) spacious 200-square-foot dwelling. After that, they'll tow their tiny homes on wheels across the continent-the family's first holiday in years-then park it on a plot of land her husband owns on Vancouver Island, where they will settle down.
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Pour it forward

Pour it forward

www2.macleans.ca — Complete strangers in the prairie city are buying coffee and lunches for each other. Why so nice? by Jane Armstrong on Monday, October 15, 2012 4:10pm - The Tim Hortons server popped his head out the drive-through window, handed Jordan Farber his sandwich and told him the lunch was free. The motorist ahead paid for it. The gesture threw Farber, 32. "I don't understand," he said. "What do I do now?" The server seemed just as surprised. He laughed and replied: "Pay for the guy behind you?" Farber did. With that, he became part of an infectious trend that's been bringing smiles to Winnipeg coffee chain patrons.
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Gay Afghan man speaks out on deep cultural taboo | Toronto Star

Gay Afghan man speaks out on deep cultural taboo | Toronto Star

Toronto Star — "Their spirit has died. They cannot dare to talk about this. They are like the moving dead, the living dead." Hamid Zaher speaking about gay men in Afghanistan who must remain silent As a little boy in Kabul, Hamid Zaher steered clear of boys his own age. They were too rough and made fun of his soft voice. He preferred to play hide-and-seek with the girls. By age 15, Zaher's interest shifted to men, but there was no word in Farsi to explain his attraction to the half-clothed men he'd stare at in public baths and swimming holes.
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Boxing champ's fight for housing isn't over

Boxing champ's fight for housing isn't over

gottingenstreet.kingsjournalism.com — In his prime, Chris Clarke was a champion boxer with drawers full of medals. The Halifax-born fighter won gold at the 1975 Pan Am Games and fought for Canada at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In 1987, Clarke retired his boxing gloves for good. Eight years later, an incident outside the ring would alter his life for good. He was at home with his girlfriend. She was drinking. Clark was at the top of a staircase. "She bumped me. I went down. Hit a brick wall, on a brick floor. How long I laid there for, I couldn't tell you."
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Rage or Romance

Rage or Romance

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The two faces of Vladimir Putin

The two faces of Vladimir Putin

Globe and Mail —
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Debunking the myth that Putin built prosperity

Debunking the myth that Putin built prosperity

Globe and Mail —
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