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caora mckenna

@caora.bsky.social

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👩🏽‍💻💃🏻🔎📰 journalist + journalism teacher in halifax n.s. she/her

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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This is good journalism and also done by students here in Halifax. Check it out: signalhfx.ca/halifax-pede...

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Most Halifax drivers who kill pedestrians face no criminal charges

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

And tell the behind-the-scenes story of how this project came together signalhfx.ca/the-making-o...

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The making of ‘Eyes on the Road’

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Katie Mahalia Keizer, Sarah El-Chaar and Barley Burns were the audience team. They worked to tell the story of all those who had died in collisions signalhfx.ca/halifax-vict...

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The 23 victims of fatal pedestrian collisions in Halifax

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Talia Freedhoff, Serra Hamilton and Luke McNabb worked to tell this story through photography. They visited all of the fatal pedestrian collision sites at the time of each collision, and came up with really thoughtful ways to visually tell the story. signalhfx.ca/photo-essay-...

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Photo Essay: It could happen anywhere, to anyone. Pedestrian fatalities across the HRM

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Emily Conohan and Jake Piper wrote about how HRM + activists are working to improve safety, with marginal results. signalhfx.ca/halifax-road...

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Halifax road safety hinges on council, activist says

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Callum Watson, Ellie Enticknap-Smith got to work trying to speak with the families and friends of those who had been killed. Their interviews and research told the story of those who are left behind after these crashes signalhfx.ca/pedestrian-v...

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Consequences of pedestrian-vehicle collisions go beyond the victims

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Marielle Godfrey and Jenna Olsen then worked to paint a picture of the victims, and telling the legal story of pedestrian-vehicle collisions. Their research and reporting found that most Halifax drivers who kill pedestrians face no criminal charges. signalhfx.ca/halifax-pede...

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Most Halifax drivers who kill pedestrians face no criminal charges

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Emma Breton and Samuel Hodd interviewed the data, made countless pivot tables, became Datawrapper wizards, and helped the rest of the team tell their stories. They the pedestrians who have been killed on Halifax's roads since 2018 and tons of other trends from the data. signalhfx.ca/halifax-road...

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By the numbers: Eight years of road crashes in Halifax

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I'm so impressed and proud of this project published today by King's journalism students in the six-week news workshop. This seven-part series, Eyes on the Road, builds on publicly available data from Halifax Regional Municipality's open data portal. signalhfx.ca/series/eyes-...

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Eyes on the Road

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Saima Desai @desaima.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I'm running a paid mentorship program at @xtramagazine.com! I'll be mentoring five early-career BIPOC LGBTQ2S+ journalists to publish a package of writing about work. Mentees will be paid $1,000. Apply by Oct 27 & help me spread the word! #CdnMediaJobs xtramagazine.com/inside-xtra/...

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Queers at work: Xtra seeks mentees to contribute to a new editorial package | Xtra Magazine

Applications for Xtra’s mentorship program for early-career BIPOC journalists are open through Oct. 27

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

How decisive was Fillmore's result? It was actually the weakest victory by a mayor as far back as 2004, according to @hfxgov.bsky.social election results data. Key figure from the last chart: Fillmore was elected by just 15.6% of HRM's eligible voters, the lowest of any mayor elected since 2004.

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caora mckenna @caora.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

do you live in Halifax? How do you call the area or neighbourhood you live in? I want to know!! forms.gle/WzXFDnWPvFFc...

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How do you call the place that you live?

I'm Caora, a journalist who lives in Halifax, and I want to know how Haligonians call or refer to the place that they live. I'm taking a data and visualization course and am working on a project that ...

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