Kamil Karamali
Kamil Karamali is a national news correspondent for CTV News, serving as a weekend correspondent for its flagship national newscast. He focuses on stories where affordability, public policy, and business decisions intersect, covering issues such as gas prices, grocery costs, and industry jobs through the lens of how they affect Canadians day to day.
Cost-of-living pressures and affordability policy
Karamali’s most consistent thread is the cost of living, especially how federal decisions shape household budgets. He has reported on high gas prices and how they are forcing many Canadians to cut back on road trips and camping travel, highlighting worries about the rising expense of towing trailers and RVs. In his coverage of proposals for making gas more affordable, he frames the issue around expert analysis and the practical impact on commuters and families rather than abstract market movements.
He frequently explains new and existing government benefits aimed at easing grocery bills and everyday expenses. His reports on federal grocery-price supports for millions of Canadians break down who qualifies, how payments roll out, and what the measures are meant to achieve. On social platforms, he has walked audiences through the launch of new “groceries and essentials” payments, timing, and the kind of relief households can expect, again stressing the real-world implications over political talking points. Across these stories, he positions affordability as a national concern, tying policy details to concrete examples of how Canadians adjust their spending and travel plans.
Industry, corporate accountability, and economic risk
Alongside household economics, Karamali covers how corporate strategies and regulatory battles affect jobs and markets. He has reported on concerns that changes in auto manufacturing models could put Canadian auto industry jobs at risk, examining why some industry leaders argue that shifting to certain forms of assembly would hollow out domestic capabilities. In these pieces, he treats the auto sector as both an economic pillar and a political issue, exploring how industrial policy choices ripple through communities that rely on manufacturing work.
His work also touches on large technology and social media companies facing legal challenges, including coverage of lawsuits targeting major platforms. In that reporting, he looks at what is at stake for both the corporations and the broader media and information environment, connecting legal outcomes to questions of accountability and power in the digital economy. Together, his industry stories show an interest in where business strategy meets public interest, especially when jobs, competition, and consumer protections are on the line.
Policy, migration, and the human cost of global crises
Karamali often approaches national policy through the experiences of migrants and families caught up in global crises. He has covered the trial of two men accused of smuggling a family that froze to death while trying to cross the Canada–U.S. border, focusing on the details of the case and the tragic consequences of irregular migration. In this work, he treats the courtroom proceedings as part of a broader story about risk, desperation, and the systems that fail vulnerable people.
He has also reported on Sudanese refugees living in Canada who are urging the federal government to press for peace in Sudan, highlighting their calls for action and the moral arguments they make. That coverage balances geopolitical context with personal testimony, showing how international conflicts play out in Canadian communities and how policy decisions resonate with those directly affected. Earlier in his career, he worked in public broadcasting in both video and radio formats and covered cultural events such as community festivals, experience that informs his attention to individual voices within complex national and international stories.
Sport, climate, and public-interest storytelling
Beyond traditional business and policy beats, Karamali uses sport and environment stories to explore broader questions of national identity and public planning. He has reported on Canadian soccer fans’ reaction to World Cup outcomes and their optimism about the future of the sport despite losses, capturing how supporters see the game growing in the country. In related coverage, he examines expert views on what needs to happen for soccer to advance in Canada after the tournament, treating the growth of the sport as a matter of investment, organization, and long-term strategy.
His recent work on back-to-back heat waves in parts of Ontario and Quebec brings urban planners and ecologists into the conversation, underlining the need for better preparation and infrastructure as extreme temperatures become more common. These pieces show his tendency to anchor climate and environment reporting in practical concerns about how cities function and how residents cope, rather than in abstract climate metrics alone. Across beats, he delivers his stories through broadcast reports and digital explainers, and he maintains an active presence on social platforms where he shares updates, short clips, and invites audiences to contribute story ideas. The consistent through-line is a focus on how national developments — economic, legal, environmental, or cultural — filter down to ordinary people, with experts and affected individuals sharing the frame.
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Aarjavee Raaj
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Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams reports human interest stories that follow how sudden conflict, loss and long-running mysteries reshape the lives of ordinary people in everyday settings. She is a writer-reporter on PEOPLE’s Human Interest team, a role she has held since joining the brand in June 2021. Her work centers on routine days that turn into major events, giving equal weight to what happened and the human cost. She covers minor disputes and errands that end in tragedy, sudden accidents, law enforcement and public safety incidents, and missing-person cases with new developments after years of uncertainty. Her reporting is concise, event-led and built around individual lives, often framed with clear emotional cues while staying grounded in verified facts. Business and workplace contexts appear as backdrops, but the person and their circle remain at the heart of the story.
Akshay Kulkarni
Akshay Kulkarni is a data-led reporter who explains how economic, policy and social forces play out in British Columbia through concrete numbers, records and local case histories. He has worked as a journalist at CBC British Columbia since 2021, focusing on business, labour and resource developments, including tariffs, trade rules, corporate strategies and regulatory decisions. His coverage of critical minerals, Amazon’s impact on jobs and wages, and responsible investment links market shifts to the lived experience of workers, consumers and small businesses. He also reports on infrastructure, energy and land use, such as the Site C project and high-value property disputes, and on policy and social systems, including Indigenous deaths in custody, social media use in harm reduction, and mandatory inquests. His stories are built around original interviews and quantitative detail that show how systems affect communities on the ground.
Allison Stephen
Allison Stephen stands out for connecting everyday life with money, work, and the built environment through vivid local examples instead of abstract business coverage. She is a staff writer at Daily Hive, where she covers how jobs, housing, major projects, and consumer experiences shape economic reality on the ground. Housing and real estate are central to her work, including detailed, accessible stories on distinctive homes, high-end rentals, and monthly shifts in home prices and cost of living. She regularly covers employment, especially public-sector and institutional hiring, highlighting well-paid roles and urging readers to act on new opportunities. Her reporting on major civic and recreational projects explains what is being built, how much it costs, and where it stands in approvals. She also writes about local businesses, food, and attractions, using concrete numbers, specific locations, and direct calls to action.