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Carrie Tait
StaffReporter in The Globe and Mail's Calgary bureauCalgary
ctait@globeandmail.com

Area of Expertise

Breaking news, politics, energy, Indigenous issues

Carrie Tait joined The Globe's Calgary bureau in January, 2011. Previously, she spent six years working for the National Post in both Calgary and Toronto. She has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario and a bachelor’s degree in political studies from the University of Saskatchewan.

Why did you become a journalist?

To tell other people's stories

17

Years in Journalism

10

Years at The Globe and Mail

Education

Western University, Master of Arts in Journalism, 2004

University of Saskatchewan, Political Studies, 2002

Honours & Awards

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, 2010-2011

Terry Fox Humanitarian Award, 1997-2000

Languages spoken

English

Carrie Tait abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

Latest articles

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How B.C.’s string of natural disasters are connected
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COVID-19’s fourth wave in Western Canada left these people’s surgeries in limbo. Here’s what they stand to lose
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United Conservative Party constituency associations across Alberta want early leadership review
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B.C. flooding prompts rescue operations, emergency evacuations
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Alberta, Manitoba to exempt young children from COVID-19 vaccine passport system
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Alberta Agriculture Minister resigns after allegations of heavy drinking at the legislature
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Canmore mountain climber makes her sport more accessible to Indigenous people
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‘Let’s make it from our voice’: Edmonton Oilers land acknowledgement comes from Indigenous perspective
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New Alberta mayors set sights on fixing battered economies
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Alberta’s COVID-19 triage plan changed to exclude children
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Prairies record country’s highest COVID-19 death rates
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Calls to Alberta’s poison-control centre spike as anti-parasitic drug pushed for COVID-19 treatment
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Alberta hospitals burdened by COVID-19 patient readmissions
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Alberta plans permanent boost to ICUs as it struggles to stay above current demand
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Calgary ICU nurse who faced abuse on front lines of pandemic dies of apparent drug overdose
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Divided UCP members again challenge Jason Kenney’s leadership
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Absentee rates at Alberta schools soar, but the government refuses to disclose COVID-19 numbers
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True Grit: George Chahal is the only Alberta Liberal MP, and may be the Voice of the West in Trudeau’s cabinet
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Canada federal election results: Alberta still a Conservative stronghold, but politics of COVID-19 wound Tories
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Alberta exploring whether COVID-19 infection could offer exemption to proof of vaccination, Kenney says