Natalie Stechyson

Senior Writer & Editor

Natalie Stechyson has been a writer and editor at CBC News since 2021. She covers stories on social trends, families, gender, human interest, as well as general news. She's worked as a journalist since 2009, with stints at the Globe and Mail and Postmedia News, among others. Before joining CBC News, she was the parents editor at HuffPost Canada, where she won a silver Canadian Online Publishing Award for her work on pregnancy loss. You can reach her at natalie.stechyson@cbc.ca.

Latest from Natalie Stechyson

Does anyone still clip coupons? Consumers want deals, but how they find them is shifting

As a wave of reports shows a decline in coupon distribution and redemption, and amid the increasing use of AI to hunt down deals, is couponing in danger of becoming a lost art?

Passenger video shows 'miracle' rescue after child and father go overboard on Disney cruise

A trip aboard a Disney Dream cruise nearly turned into a nightmare this weekend after a child reportedly fell overboard and her dad jumped in after her.

Love Island USA tells viewers to stop harassing contestants: 'Remember they're real people'

Love Island USA — currently the most-watched streaming reality show in the U.S. — has issued a rare and serious warning to its many fans that harassing its contestants will not be tolerated.

Parents are pressured to give kids an '80s summer. Are we wearing nostalgia blinders?

The internet is rife with articles and posts waxing nostalgic for the unscheduled summers of decades past. But the reality is all these posts urging parents to let kids be bored and free can make modern parents — especially working parents — feel guilty.

Should I send my kid to school in a heat wave? Many parents don't have a choice

Health experts have repeatedly cautioned that children are more sensitive to extreme heat. With most schools facing cooling problems, some parents opt to keep their children home on sweltering days. But it's not an option for everyone.

What is the Strait of Hormuz and what could happen to oil prices if Iran shuts it down?

Washington's strikes on Iran stoked fears that Iran could retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway between Iran and Oman through which around 20 per cent of the oil and gas consumed globally flows. 

Israel is targeting Iran's nuclear sites. Here's what we know about the radiation risks

Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear installations so far pose only limited risks of contamination, experts say. But they warn that any attack on the country's nuclear power station at Bushehr could cause a nuclear disaster.

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders' 400% raise is a reminder of how little female athletes get paid

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders say they're getting a 400 per cent pay raise, shedding light on just how little NFL cheerleaders, and female athletes in general, get paid.

'Sephora kids' are using anti-aging creams. A new study says harms aren't just skin deep

If you've recently witnessed a 10-year-old smear their face with an $80 anti-wrinkle cream, you're probably already aware of the 'Sephora kids' skin-care trend that has young people clamouring for anti-aging products thanks in part to what they see on social media.

2 different plane crash survivors say they sat in seat 11A — does where you sit actually matter?

Two different survivors of deadly plane crashes decades apart say they both sat in seat 11A. Is there something that makes that seat safter than others? Not according to aviation and disaster medicine experts.