Katelyn Thomas

Katelyn is a news reporter at the Montreal Gazette, where she has worked since early 2021. Katelyn began her career the same week COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, immediately immersing herself in coverage that spanned daily updates, government guidelines, the coroner's inquest into long-term care home deaths, and stories of vulnerable Quebecers feeling abandoned. Before joining the Gazette, Thomas served as editor-in-chief of The Concordian, interned at CJAD 800, and worked as a digital reporter at CTV Montreal. At Concordia, she contributed to two award-winning projects: "Tainted H2O," an investigation into lead contamination in Quebec drinking water, and "From Shore to Sky: a reconciliation story," an RTDNA award-winning multimedia journalism project produced in collaboration with CTV Montreal, about climate leaders in KZA-Gull Bay First Nation and their efforts to transition to clean energy. Thomas specializes in social issues and human-interest stories that center marginalized voices and hold power accountable.