Saira Peesker

Saira Peesker is a freelance reporter in Hamilton, Ont., who also writes often for CBC.ca and the Globe and Mail. She loves gardening and cycling, but ends up spending most of her free time on roller skates.

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Meet The Moms Pushing For A New Approach To Canada’s Opioid Crisis

Meet The Moms Pushing For A New Approach To Canada’s Opioid Crisis

Canada’s opioid crisis has seen more deaths—and mourning families—than ever. Tired of tough-on-crime policies that don’t work, a new wave of mother-led activists is pushing back.

Inside The Red River Cereal Revival

Inside The Red River Cereal Revival

It’s ‘granular, like grout,’ but tastes like nostalgia: There's a big appetite for the 100-year-old cereal, originally from Manitoba but now being made in Arva, Ont.

6 Great Ways To Appreciate The Outdoors In Central And Eastern Canada

6 Great Ways To Appreciate The Outdoors In Central And Eastern Canada

Having lost the ability to hop on planes and trains during the pandemic, many of us finally began to appreciate the beauty in our own backyards.

How To Handle Family Pressure To Get Together Over The Holidays

How To Handle Family Pressure To Get Together Over The Holidays

We spoke to several women who are feeling pressure from families to gather for the holidays against public health advice—and to a psychotherapist with some thoughts on what to do about it.

How Pandemic Life Brought These Women To The Skate Park

How Pandemic Life Brought These Women To The Skate Park

How women are building community, gaining confidence, and taking up space at the skatepark.