Julia Knope

CBC web writer // RSJ grad

[Mike Crawley @MikeCrawleyCBC]

Pressed for time?
Need a quick summary of key promises in the Ontario election?
Here’s your 4-minute guide to the 4 main parties, by ⁦@CBCToronto⁩’s ⁦@JuliaKnope⁩
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[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

Ontario medical experts are sounding the alarm over Alberta's recent decision to significantly ease its COVID-19 restrictions, warning the move could cause ripple effects across the country — and the globe. https://t.co/SUvl5T3iR1

[Shanifa Nasser @shanifanasser]

A ceasefire wouldn't have saved Hamdi Ashour's loved ones in Gaza.

Cancer took his sister and nephew — in both cases, he says, because they were unable to access badly-needed medicines.

The reason, he says: the blockade.

From myself and @JuliaKnope:
https://t.co/LsKZK1Ke6u

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

A unique sort of scavenger hunt cropped up across the Greater Toronto Area this weekend: the search for COVID-19 vaccines. https://t.co/nqxzcXJgaB

[Jessica Ng 吳 芮 芬 @JessicaNgCBC]

"...an immense amount of guilt. And with that, I felt angry."

Toronto psychologist Tanaya Chatterjee says that's how she felt when she learned ALL of her immediate family in Howrah, India have COVID-19 (!!)

She's also helping other Indian Canadians cope.

@JuliaKnope has more⬇️

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

Ontario is imposing a provincewide "emergency brake" starting Saturday to try and combat the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. @chrisgloverCBC has reaction to the latest measures — and concerns they aren’t the right approach. Read more: https://t.co/UhQdhtRncn

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

Even though Graham Knope and his 89-year-old mother live in different provinces and in different time zones, the pair got to share a special moment recently. They both received their vaccines at the exact same time. We caught up with them on their appointment day.

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

Thursday marks the one-year anniversary since the WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic. As a tribute, A.F. Moritz, Toronto’s poet laureate, presented a poem during Toronto City Council, remembering those we have lost, but also a need for hope.

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Toronto woman says Walmart employees racially profiled her family, accused teen daughter of stealing https://t.co/rjKn1FRB4P

[Emmett Shane @schizoidman]

I'm retweeting this not just because of the very important message it sends but because my very talented young co-worker Julia Knope is the first face you see -- and voice you hear.

[Scotiabank @scotiabank]

Women have been calling for equality for over a century. Scotiabank is committed to dismantling the barriers faced by women.

#SaidBefore #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge

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Here’s what Blue Mountain looks like lately because of Ontario’s stay-at-home orders: empty. Blue Mountain Resort closed hotels and ski operations as part of the province-wide shutdown, and Blue Mountain Village is closed to out-of-region visitors. Here’s what that looks like.

[Julia Knope @JuliaKnope]

@mmedare @SheilaRawnsley Hi @SheilaRawnsley. My name is Julia Knope from CBC News. Would any students be interested in speaking with us about why this day is important to them? If so, you can email me at [email protected] Thanks!

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

Family and friends are remembering a 23-year-old cyclist who was killed in Toronto's west end last week as a kind and intelligent young woman whose "light shone radiantly on everyone." https://t.co/EZuDpfBNyn

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

After a conversation with a local veterinarian about rescue dogs on Tuesday, @metromorning asked you to share your adopted pup’s story — and share, you did! Here are just some of the hundreds of replies. Thanks for the dose of cuteness! 🐾

[Julia Knope @JuliaKnope]

@CWResounds Thank you so much for this!

[Julia Knope @JuliaKnope]

@PlayOLG Hi there. Thanks for your reply! I have tried that number but it’s disconnected. Can you give me another number? Thanks!

[Julia Knope @JuliaKnope]

@PlayOLG Hi there, my name is Julia Knope from CBC News Toronto. We have been trying to get in contact with your media team about this website launch! If you could email me at [email protected] or call 416-205-6304 that would be great, thank you!

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

City council voted unanimously today to impose a number of additional measures at bars and restaurants, including reducing the number of patrons from 100 to 75 and the number of people at a table from 10 to six. https://t.co/Ek5jRpzqLo