Justin Ling

Justin Ling is a journalist based in Toronto.

Articles by Justin Ling

Alek Minassian (left), accused of the 2018 Toronto van attack; Elliot Rodger (center), a member of early incel communities who killed six people in California; and Chris Harper-Mercer, who cited Rodger in a manifesto found after he killed nine in Oregon.

Incels Are Radicalized and Dangerous. But Are They Terrorists?

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June 2, 2020, 3:08 PM

The flags of Nova Scotia and Canada fly at half-staff outside the Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on April 19.

Canada’s Gun Laws Are Only as Good as Its Neighbor’s

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May 26, 2020, 5:13 PM

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo steps away from the podium following a news conference at the State Department in Washington on April 29.

Key U.S. Allies Skeptical of Trump’s Coronavirus Lab Leak Claims

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May 4, 2020, 1:08 PM

A passenger wearing a face mask as a protective measure looks at two police officers at the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport in Barajas on March 20, 2020.

How Governments Got Their Quarantine Powers

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March 24, 2020, 5:45 PM

An empty Statuary Hall is seen at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 19, 2020.

It’s Time for Congress to Go Remote

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March 20, 2020, 6:15 PM

A doctor speaks with homeless people about the coronavirus

HIV-Positive Population Braces for Another Plague

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March 18, 2020, 5:32 PM

An editor looks at the Twitter account of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showing a picture of him in self-isolation after his wife tested positive for the coronavirus on March 13. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images

Canada Shows How Easy Virus Testing Can Be

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March 13, 2020, 5:03 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands before a dinner with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

Trump Should Self-Quarantine Like Trudeau

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March 12, 2020, 4:25 PM

blimp-hindenburg-airlander-airship-foreign-policy-lead

The Age of the Airship May Be Dawning Again

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February 29, 2020, 9:00 AM

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg

No, Pete Buttigieg Is Not a CIA Asset

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February 12, 2020, 4:11 PM

A young boy reacts as he and thousands of others line up to purchase face masks from a makeshift stall after waiting for hours in Hong Kong on Feb. 5.

An Epidemic of Wuhan Virus Misinformation Is Spreading Online

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February 5, 2020, 2:56 PM

People wearing protective face masks in Bangkok

The Wuhan Virus Is Not a Lab-Made Bioweapon

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January 29, 2020, 11:27 AM

Prince Harry chats with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor John Tory

Canadians’ Royal Fever Doesn’t Run That Hot

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January 15, 2020, 2:20 PM

An altar with photographs of the victims who were killed in a plane crash in Iran is seen at a vigil in Ottawa, Ontario, on Jan. 9.

Canada’s Path to Justice from Iran Over Shot-Down Flight Will Be Hard

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January 10, 2020, 4:35 PM

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, back left, and White House advisor Jared Kushner, back right, stand with members of a Saudi delegation

Ilhan Omar and Jared Kushner’s Latest Accuser Has Shady Saudi Ties

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November 27, 2019, 2:35 PM

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