Christl Dabu
Christl Dabu is a national affairs writer who covers business and consumer-focused stories for CTVNews.ca and CP24, with a consistent focus on how policies, legal issues and workplace trends affect everyday life.
Her reporting is distinguished by clear, service-oriented explainers that answer practical questions for readers, paired with expert voices who add context and guidance on what changes mean in real terms. She moves easily between business, law, employment and wider national topics, but keeps the emphasis on concrete impacts rather than abstract markets or politics.
Consumer explainers on public services and legal rights
Dabu’s work at CP24 includes practical coverage of national processes such as the 2026 census, explaining that Statistics Canada has begun sending staff to households and outlining what participation means for residents. She presents these civic obligations as day-to-day realities, focusing on who will be contacted and how the process will unfold, rather than on institutional jargon.
She brings the same service lens to public holidays, as in her piece “What you need to know about Victoria Day in Canada,” where she sets out key information around the observance and what people should expect during the long weekend. Her framing stays close to the questions ordinary readers ask about how such occasions affect their plans and routines.
On consumer protection, she has reported on the LifeLabs class-action lawsuit, stressing that eligible customers need to apply within a set window and that missing the deadline could mean losing compensation. In that coverage she focuses on who qualifies, what steps are required, and how the legal process translates into concrete choices for individuals.
Workplace trends, hiring practices and the job market
A major strand of Dabu’s business coverage looks at how shifts in the job market are reshaping both job seekers’ behaviour and employers’ responses. Her article on “doomjobbing” examines the practice of applying to large numbers of jobs with minimal tailoring, often using artificial intelligence tools to generate applications. She draws on recruiters and talent acquisition specialists to explain how mass applications overwhelm hiring teams and to spell out why such strategies can backfire for candidates.
In that piece she goes beyond describing the trend, offering expert-backed guidance on how applicants can use AI more strategically, focus on relevance over volume and let their own voice stand out in the hiring process. The result is business reporting that is both diagnostic and prescriptive, aimed at helping readers navigate a crowded and stressful labour market.
Feature reporting on faith, history and global politics
Dabu also writes feature pieces that sit at the intersection of faith, science and history, showing the same explanatory style in a different context. In her article on the Shroud of Turin she reviews recent scientific investigations into the relic, including research suggesting evidence of torture consistent with Gospel accounts and later studies proposing that the cloth may be around 2,000 years old. She organizes complex technical findings into a straightforward narrative about what researchers have uncovered and how those results bear on long-standing debates over authenticity.
Her world coverage includes analysis of major political moments, such as Donald Trump’s inauguration, through the lens of expert commentary. In that piece she relays a former presidential speechwriter’s assessment of the inaugural address and the day’s events, turning specialist insight into clear takeaways that help readers understand tone, messaging and departures from past norms.
Reporting on unsolved crimes and victim stories
Alongside her national affairs and business work, Dabu has written about unsolved murder cases, with an emphasis on the lives of victims and the long shadow of unresolved violence. One article chronicles the disappearance and death of Larue, a 24-year-old woman who became a sex trade worker in Vancouver to support a drug addiction, and describes how police investigated her case. Her writing in this area foregrounds biographical detail and circumstances, keeping the focus on the person at the centre of the file rather than only on procedural updates.
She has also covered the unsolved murder of Shon Hart, treating it as an open question for the community rather than a closed historical incident. These crime features show her ability to move from policy and labour stories into more narrative-driven reporting while maintaining a direct, fact-led style.
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Allison Stephen
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