Online – Best news story: Olivia Bowden

Olivia Bowden is a Toronto-based freelance journalist who primarily covers health, race and social justice. As an independent journalist, she currently writes for The Guardian and other local outlets. She also is a part-time producer at Global News. Previously, she worked for CBC News as a TV, web and radio reporter, along with the Toronto Star and CTV News. In 2021, she won an RNAO award for her reporting at Global News, which examined systemic discrimination in health care and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black residents in Toronto.