Shaki Sutharsan
Journalist
Shaki Sutharsan is a Tamil-Canadian journalist based in Toronto. She's covered hyperlocal issues for The Green Line and worked on data-driven projects with CBC’s investigative unit in the past.
Latest from Shaki Sutharsan
TikTok blocks #SkinnyTok due to extreme weight loss, disordered eating content
TikTok has banned the hashtag SkinnyTok from its platform after noting an increase in extreme weight loss and disordered eating content being posted under the hashtag. Search results for the term now direct users to expert resources.

Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health
Prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke can have short- and long-term impacts on one's health, especially for those with chronic conditions, seniors, young children and pregnant women.
Here's where wildfire smoke is spreading in Canada and the U.S.
Wildfire smoke is spreading throughout Central Canada and into parts of the U.S., with air quality warnings being issued in both countries.
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Sherpa guide breaks record by making 31st summit of Mount Everest
Sherpa guide Kami Rita Sherpa broke a record he set for most summits of Mount Everest by completing his 31st climb on Tuesday.
B.C. is getting a new area code this weekend
B.C. is about to get a new 257 area code on Saturday, May 24. Here's what you need to know.

Magnus Carlsen vs. The World: the chess mega-showdown that ended in a draw
Norwegian chess legend Magnus Carlsen played against 143,000 players from all over the world in a 46-day online freestyle match that ended in a draw.
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World Press Photo suspends credit for historic 'Napalm Girl' photo
World Press Photo suspends the authorship attribution of award-winning photograph The Terror of War (1972) after a recent documentary brought it into question.

Were Steam user records leaked? Here's what you need to know
Steam user data leak included text messages containing one-time codes sent to users and their phone numbers. Valve says the leak wasn't a result of a data breach of Steam systems, but it's trying to find the source.

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CBC News analysis finds thousands of Canadian authors, books in controversial dataset used to train AI
A CBC News investigation has found at least 2,500 copyrighted books written by more than 1,200 Canadian and Québécois authors were shared online as part of a massive — and now defunct — dataset used to train artificial intelligence.
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