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Dakshana Bascaramurty
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Reporter
dbascaramurty@globeandmail.com

Dakshana Bascaramurty is a national news reporter for The Globe and Mail who writes about race and ethnicity. She won a 2013 National Newspaper Award in beat reporting for her coverage of changing demographics in the 905 region. Previously, she was a feature writer for Globe Life.

Honours & Awards

National Newspaper Award, 2013

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Latest articles

Voice memos capture an Ontario nurse’s first-wave safety concerns before she died of COVID-19 in January
Off the court: How drama at a rec centre led to an Ontario town’s reckoning with race
How six charities, from Saskatoon to Montreal, have adapted to COVID-19’s chilling effects this winter
He was a husband, a father of nine and a health care aide in Manitoba. His death due to coronavirus has left layers of devastation
Power at their fingertips: Indigenous people turn to social media to expose injustice
Toronto police officer Michael Theriault sentenced to nine months over assault of Dafonte Miller
To many, this U.S. election became a referendum on race
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Tom Cardoso answered reader questions on his investigation into racial bias in Canada’s prisons
RCMP Commissioner defends officers' response to violence against Mi’kmaq fishery
Social-service organizations struggle to help Toronto neighbourhoods hit hard by coronavirus
High anxiety: In Toronto’s immigrant-rich apartment towers, elevators and density keep many students at home
Black teen Dafonte Miller still struggling years after assault by off-duty Toronto police officer, court hears
How race, income and ‘opportunity hoarding’ will shape Canada’s back-to-school season
Excerpt: Dakshana Bascaramurty shares her late friend’s story of cancer, fatherhood and endurance
As back-to-school anxiety mounts, Canadian parents turn to private pods – and critics warn of class divisions
83% of COVID-19 cases in Toronto among racialized people from May-July, data suggest
Ontario’s opportunities advocate accused of anti-Blackness
Toronto police officer Michael Theriault found guilty of assaulting Dafonte Miller in 2016
Toronto police officer and brother, accused of beating young Black man Dafonte Miller, face verdict on Friday: What you need to know
How class and race are playing into COVID-19 restrictions and access to leisure