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Marco Chown Oved Reporter
  • Toronto
  • Toronto Star

Marco Chown Oved is an investigative reporter who works on data-based projects. He was part of the global journalism collaboration that produced the Panama Papers, writing reports that were recognized with a Citation of Merit at the 2016 Michener Awards and a 2017 National Newspaper Award. His work has been nominated twice for both the Canadian Journalism Foundation's Jackman Award and the National Newspaper Award for Project of the Year. He was the recipient of the 2014 R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship and travelled to West Africa and Peru to report on the relationship between mining and foreign aid. Before joining the Star, Oved was a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and worked for Radio France Internationale in Paris.

Published In

Toronto Star

Focus Areas

  • Corruption
  • Tax Evasion
  • Money Laundering
  • Foreign Aid
  • Medical Regulation

94 Articles
3 months ago
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Worried about giving up gas? These Toronto chefs say induction stoves are ‘a game changer’

Professional chefs and avid home cooks sing the praises of the magnetic system, which might displace natural gas — an...

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3 months ago
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These oilsands companies raked in $35B last year. Now, they’re asking for public money to help fi...

Canadian oilsands companies in the Pathways Alliance were in the black to the tune of $35 billion last year, but the ...

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3 months ago
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Top grocers to testify in Ottawa today amid outcry over record profits: ‘Canadians will finally g...

The heads of Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro will appear before the House of Commons agriculture committee as part of its st...

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3 months ago
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Oilpatch emissions will fall ‘because we’re going to force them,’ environment minister says

Emissions trending down across Canada — except for the oil and gas sector, where they’re way up.

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4 months ago
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Three EV myths debunked: why electric vehicles really are cleaner than gas-burning cars

Here’s why this generally holds even when the electricity source is dirty, and despite the emissions produced by mini...

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4 months ago
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Ontario has just unveiled the largest electrical-grid battery project in Canada

Oneida Energy project will be made up of lithium-ion batteries, much like ones that power cellphones, laptops and ele...

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4 months ago
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Ontario’s new gas plants will cost more than wind and solar, report says. So why are we building ...

The report, put out by Clean Energy Canada, looked at the electricity grids in Alberta and Ontario and found it’s now...

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4 months ago
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine was expected to stifle the global move to green energy. Then, someth...

Although initially there were concerns about “energy security,” Europe is now weaning itself off the international oi...

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4 months ago
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TTC to deploy 80 ‘highly visible’ staff a day to enhance transit safety

The agency’s announcement comes in response to a spike in violent incidents in the system in recent days.

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4 months ago
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Toronto weathers major snowstorm with some minor travel chaos

More than a quarter of flights at Pearson Airport were cancelled, the TTC cancelled 41 bus stops and 40 accidents wer...

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5 months ago
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Two TTC operators assaulted in ‘despicable swarming’ attack by youths

Police say that there are reports that a group of 10 to 15 teens were allegedly involved in the east-end incident bef...

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5 months ago
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The burning truth behind gas stoves — and how it fanned the flames of a culture war

Last week, an official with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it was considering banning new gas stove...

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