Krista Hessey
National Online Correspondent - Enterprise & Investigative
Krista Hessey is a National Online Correspondent on Global News’ Enterprise and Investigative team.
Before this role, Krista produced and hosted segments of Global News’ weekly current affairs show, The New Reality. She previously worked for VICE News Canada creating short documentaries about art, culture, race, and LGBTQIA+ issues.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Krista reported on the exploitation of undocumented workers and their efforts to access life-saving vaccines. She reported on virus outbreaks at a Canada Post facility that left several workers dead and families searching for answers. That same year, she also led an investigation revealing hundreds of seasonal migrant workers were being barred from accessing fresh air during their two-week-long quarantines.
In 2021, Krista produced a short documentary for the “Clean Water, Broken Promises” investigation into a remote First Nation’s 25-year-long fight for clean drinking water. That series, which involved Global News’ investigative team and several other media organizations, was nominated for a Michener Award.
She has received two RTDNA Awards for her work on The New Reality. One of them focused on the Magpie River, Canada’s first ecosystem to be granted legal personhood rights; the other was a search for the identities of First Nations children in unmarked Manitoba graves.
Krista is based in Toronto.
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Video Archives
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“It’s to do with systemic racism”: Deena Ladd on why governments have been slow to change labour laws
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“We as a society have to be accountable”: Dr. Andrew Boozary on addressing long-term health disparities
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Three things health care workers can do to improve their mental wellness
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Psychologist Megan McElheran says COVID stressors and medical culture are a “recipe for traumatizing people”
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Edmonton physician ‘very worried’ about hospitals’ capacity to keep up with the third wave
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Health care workers face an impossible dilemma: burnout or leave
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How to provide migrants and undocumented people safe access to the vaccine
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Undocumented workers face barriers to COVID-19 vaccine
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Advocates say migrants and undocumented people are being denied access to vaccine
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Undocumented worker speaks out about barriers to access COVID-19 vaccines
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First Nations call for inquiry into federal low-bid policy
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Auditor general says updating the operations and maintenance funding formula is key to solving water crisis
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Auditor general report found that the condition of water systems in First Nations had not improved
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Auditor general Karen Hogan says ISC needs to find long-term solutions to the water crisis, not temporary ones
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First Nations communities suffer through tainted water crisis despite government promises
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New allegations surface about contractor linked to Neskantaga water crisis
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Wasauksing public works director said he wouldn’t hire construction firm again
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Wasauksing public works director said his community experienced several problems with Kingdom Construction
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Indigenous Services Minister says issues with contractors happening across in First Nations communities across Canada
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Canada’s cannabis industry has a diversity problem
Author Archives
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Germany has taken in 1.1M Ukrainians and is running out of places to house themA decommissioned airport in Berlin was supposed to house Ukrainian refugees for one or two days. Now, thousands have been living there for months with nowhere else to go.WorldFeb 18
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Area covered by mining claims in Ontario’s ‘Ring of Fire’ increased by 30 per cent in one yearScientists and conservationists fear more mining exploration in the far north will lead to ‘irreversible damage’ to the peatlands.CanadaDec 4, 2023
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Inside Digital Nomad Paradise: How a Bulgarian town became a haven for remote workersDigital nomads scour the globe for cheap rent and fast Wi-Fi. They’ve found that in Bansko, where an eccentric German entrepreneur is building an empire for the lost and lonely.FeaturesNov 25, 2023
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How Alberta became a green energy leader then squandered itCanada’s oil and gas province quietly became a wind and solar powerhouse, then hit the brakes. What happens now?FeaturesNov 4, 2023
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Canada’s ‘community land trust renaissance’: How people are taking control of their housingAcross the country, residents have been quietly forming community land trusts, giving people hope and a say over the future of their neighbourhoods.FeaturesOct 14, 2023
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Right to Repair: Why is it so difficult to fix our electronics?Electronic devices have become ubiquitous in modern life, but increasingly difficult to maintain. A new movement is pushing to change that.ConsumerMay 13, 2023
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Treasure, conflict, and survival in Canada’s peatlandsThese wetlands are being called Canada’s Amazon rainforest for their ability to cool the planet. Why they’re poised to become the most hotly contested region in the country.FeaturesMar 4, 2023
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How old electric car batteries could power the futureThe batteries may not be powerful enough for a car, but new research shows they’re great for energy storage — something more Canadian towns and cities need.TechFeb 5, 2023
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How electric vehicles are sparking a battery recycling revolutionA new generation of Canadian recyclers have sprung up to make sure used EV batteries — and the precious minerals inside — don’t go to waste.CanadaFeb 4, 2023
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Naming the unknown: How First Nations are identifying the children buried in unmarked gravesHistorical documents hold the clues, but finding the identities of missing children is grueling detective work.CanadaOct 22, 2022
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Food supply chains are in crisis. Could these futuristic farms fix that?Cutting edge technology is changing what we eat and how it’s grown — for the better.FeaturesJun 4, 2022
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The escape from KharkivAs one man and his family escapes the besieged city, another enters to help those left behind.FeaturesApr 2, 2022
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Behind the lines of Kyiv’s territorial defence forceWe embed with the volunteer force that is tasked with defending the capital.FeaturesApr 2, 2022
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The virtuous few: How effective altruists are doing good betterMeet 'effective altruists,' a rising global community who use reason and data to figure out the best way to save lives. Now they want to change the way we donate to charity.FeaturesMar 5, 2022
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Moving beyond emissions: How Canada can weather the floods of the futureThe flood disasters of 2021 showed Canada’s critical infrastructure is not prepared for more severe weather ahead. Climate change adaptation is the key to changing that.CanadaFeb 5, 2022
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Rural Revival: What’s behind Canada’s small town boomTwin crises of housing affordability and the pandemic are driving millennials into the countryside and bringing about a rural revival.FeaturesNov 20, 2021
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How a river in Quebec won the right to be a legal personThe Magpie river is the first ecosystem in Canada to be granted legal personhood rights. It joins a global movement that is waging a legal revolution to save the planet.FeaturesOct 2, 2021
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What’s driving COVID-19 workplace transmission in the third waveA year into the pandemic, workplaces continue to be significant drivers of transmission. Experts say outdated labour laws and a lack of attention on ventilation are key.FeaturesJun 5, 2021
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Hundreds of migrant farm workers in Ontario denied fresh air during quarantineMany migrant workers in Haldimand and Norfolk counties say they are enduring quarantine conditions that advocates are calling cruel and inhumane.InvestigationsMay 15, 2021
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Migrant workers, international students face barriers to new government immigration program: advocatesA new survey finds 45 per cent of migrant workers and 35 per cent of international graduates are excluded from the federal government’s new immigration program.NewsMay 4, 2021
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‘I couldn’t take it anymore’: Why some medical staff are calling it quits amid COVID-19The burnout, trauma and exhaustion healthcare workers are experiencing during the third wave of the pandemic are resulting in some leaving the profession.HealthApr 24, 2021
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‘Everyone is at risk’: Migrants and undocumented workers need the COVID-19 vaccine tooAdvocates are calling on federal and provincial governments to ensure migrant and undocumented workers have access to COVID-19 vaccines.HealthMar 20, 2021
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Temporary fixes, outdated policies leave some First Nations without safe drinking water: AGThe report states that, in some cases, Indigenous Service Canada provided temporary measures to lift long-term advisories but long-term solutions will take years to be complete.CanadaFeb 25, 2021
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Attacks in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger: Why are jihadists thriving in West Africa?Recent months have seen a surge in attacks that threaten to destabilize the region. So why is it happening?FeaturesJan 25, 2020
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Strategic voting, explained‘Should I vote strategically?’ It’s a question many voters face every time an election rolls around. Here’s how it works.PoliticsOct 16, 2019