👤 Catherine McDonald

11 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
11
2026-08-21 – 2026-10-13
Claims per article
42
460 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,117
characters
Writes for Global News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Crime & Law
82%
Economy/Business
9%
Politics
9%
Most-tagged topics
TorontoCrownSuperior CourtWhitby9/11911AcuraAjax

Leaning

None of these articles has a leaning score yet.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-08 · Global News · Economy/Business
Trial for self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ hears from investors he allegedly bilked
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · Global News · Crime & Law
Sentencing hearing for woman who murdered friend’s toddler inside the Children’s Aid Society
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-26 · Global News · Crime & Law
Toronto man pleads guilty to manslaughter after fellow arsonist accidentally dies in fire
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-13 · Global News · Crime & Law
Appeal court orders new trial for man acquitted in double fatal boat crash
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-06 · Global News · Crime & Law
Burlington couple behind $265K Taylor Swift ticket scam to likely avoid jail
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-02 · Global News · Crime & Law
Toronto man guilty in rash of home invasions, vehicle thefts over 2 weeks in 2023
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-21 · Global News
Court of Appeal upholds sentence for man who shot at armed intruders during Whitby home invasion
🔮 He subsequently told police that he used the gun he wrestled from the intruders to shoot at them, saying that he tried to kill them and that, given the chance, he would have killed them. assertive
2026-09-10 · Global News
‘Discarded for what?’ Sentencing hearing for couple convicted in filmmaker’s killing
🔮 I cannot understand how a human life could be treated this way. assertive
2026-09-12 · Global News
Widow of Canadian killed in 9/11 wants to ‘redefine’ the day
🔮 Because she didn’t have a cellphone at the time and was desperate to speak to Ken, Basnicki says she went down to the lobby of the hotel and asked the concierge if he could call Ken, who did have a cellphone. assertive
2026-09-19 · Global News
Chilling 911 call played at jury trial for Ajax man charged with girlfriend’s murder
🔮 Assistant Crown attorney Julie O’Connor told the jury in her opening address last week that Polak and Severin had been in a relationship for several years and that she would often visit him at his basement apartment on Hillman Drive in Ajax. assertive
2026-09-26 · Global News
Toronto man pleads guilty to manslaughter after fellow arsonist accidentally dies in fire
🔮 The teen, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, will return to court in October to be sentenced. assertive
2026-10-01 · Global News
Toronto man faces sentencing after fatal crash at more than triple speed limit
🔮 28-year-old Shabari Tull was found guilty of dangerous driving causing death in early May after a jury trial. assertive
2026-10-02 · Global News
Toronto man guilty in rash of home invasions, vehicle thefts over 2 weeks in 2023
🔮 At 3:26 a.m., a group of five people working together broke into a home and drove off with a Mercedes Maybach GLS 600 that was parked in the driveway, worth approximately $300,000. assertive
2026-10-06 · Global News
Burlington couple behind $265K Taylor Swift ticket scam to likely avoid jail
🔮 If the judge agrees to the joint request, the couple will not spend any time in jail. assertive
2026-10-08 · Global News
Trial for self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ hears from investors he allegedly bilked
🔮 Some of Aiden Pleterski’s alleged victims testified Wednesday about meeting the Whitby man, giving him hundreds of thousands of dollars to invest and trusting Pleterski would do what he said he would do. assertive
2026-10-09 · Global News
Sentencing hearing for woman who murdered friend’s toddler inside the Children’s Aid Society
🔮 Warning: This story contains content that may be disturbing to some readers. assertive
2026-10-13 · Global News
Appeal court orders new trial for man acquitted in double fatal boat crash
🔮 In May 2025, Filip Grkovski was acquitted on two counts of impaired operation of a conveyance causing death, two counts of impaired operation causing bodily harm, two counts of criminal negligence causing death and two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. assertive
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