Nicolas Van Praet

Nicolas was born in Antwerp, Belgium and he came to Canada when he was five. He grew up in Edmonton during the glory years of the Oilers before heading out East to pursue university studies. He started his career in daily journalism at the Montreal Gazette, doing a stint as a political reporter in Quebec’s National Assembly among other assignments. He joined The Globe and Mail in 2014 after eight years at the National Post. A father of two spirited girls, he is an over-animated parent at their weekly soccer games.