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Matthew Lapierre
Former StaffNational reporter

Area of Expertise

Crime, environment, municipal affairs.
Matthew Lapierre is a general assignment journalist from Montreal. He reported for the Montreal Gazette in 2018 and has worked for CBC Montreal as a researcher and even as a traffic broadcaster.

Latest articles

sports
‘It’s very real’: Adventurer kayaks Canada’s longest river, alone
toronto
Toronto District School Board losing almost 300 staff because of Ford government cuts
toronto
Mark Saunders’s term as Toronto police chief extended until 2021
canada
In the Arctic, scientists and First Nations scramble to save artifacts freed from ice and threatened by climate change
toronto
Ontario government changes course on class sizes, as school boards assess implications before school starts
toronto
Ontario says school boards have three months to issue policy for parents to exempt kids from sex-ed courses
politics
Trudeau promises to make gun control a top election issue
canada
Ottawa announces immigration, refugee legal aid funding for Ontario, slamming Ford cuts
toronto
Two more shot dead in Toronto as gun violence continues
toronto
Toronto’s police chief says department will change strategy as gun violence surges, cites gang involvement
canada
A bumper crop of well-fed fireflies is lighting up parts of southern Ontario
toronto
Fifteen people wounded in 12 different shootings in Toronto over holiday weekend, police say
toronto
Police investigate after man shot at party at Bridle Path mansion used as Airbnb rental
canada
TD-Clarkson station? Ford government proposes corporate naming for GO Transit stations
canada
Thunder Bay police announce 16 people to review probes of nine Indigenous deaths
canada
Markham man accused of four murders threatened violence online, gamers say
canada
Man charged with first-degree murder after four found dead in Markham home
canada
Meteorite hunt is on in Central Canada after fireball lights up skies
toronto real estate
Toronto’s condo communities have a dog-poo problem
canada
‘No one influences my government’: Doug Ford says Ontario government decisions cannot be swayed by lobbyists