I’m a television host and producer, award-winning public speaker, TEDx host, and international print journalist.
In addition to hosting and producing a live talk show in Ottawa, I write regularly for BBC World News, The Globe and Mail, ELLE, every major daily newspaper in Canada, and corporate Read moreclients in a range of industries.
I’ve published two children’s books, contributed to tourism guidebooks on Iceland and Chile, and co-edited an anthology of essays on Canada-European Union relations.
My work has taken me to over 40 countries and provided opportunities such as hosting TEDx in Denmark, interpreting for Mikhail Gorbachev’s entourage, and interviewing Noam Chomsky.
I speak fluent French and Russian, and hold degrees in international business, Russian studies, and journalism. I’ve lived and worked in Belgium, Japan, and across Canada.

I am a starting journalist who graduated last year. I studied Journalism at Artevelde University College in Ghent, Belgium and studied Broadcasting-Radio at Fanshawe College in London, ON, Canada for one semester as an exchange student. During my time in Ghent, I volunteered at the student radio Read morestation Urgent.fm where I learned to make live radio. I started as researcher and part of the editorial team and moved my way up to co-host and host. I also learned a lot about making radio during my time at Fanshawe.
I have experience in social media management. I did my internship at kleinVerhaal, a social artistic organisation in Ostend, Belgium where I created content (photos, videos, audio) to post on their social media (Facebook, Instagram). Before doing my internship there, I volunteered with their project Radio Onderstroom where, with a little group of people, we made a podcast and live radio show. I have two podcasts myself that I make, Belgic Music and Six To See, and I also have several blogs (Belgic Music, Dreamelyne). If you want to know even more, you can visit my portfolio on ******

Veteran reporter based on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada filing regularly to print, web, radio, television and magazines.

Goran Spiric is a journalist based in Ottawa, Canada.

George Al-Koura is a freelance journalist based in Ottawa, Canada. 
A second-generation Palestinian-Canadian, George received his Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction) in Politics and Psychology from the Royal Military College of Canada. George began his military career when he joined the Primary Read moreReserve component of the Canadian Armed Forces on 24 March 2005 in Kingston, later becoming a Communications Research Operator while concurrently attending university in 2007. Following the completion of his undergraduate studies in 2012, George took a component transfer to the Regular Force, working as a Regional Targets Analyst for the Middle East and North Africa with the Canadian Forces Information Operations Group (CFIOG).  A Middle East subject matter expert, he has authored numerous strategic-level assessments which have been utilized by the highest echelons of personnel within the military, Government of Canada, and Canada’s international partner states. In June 2015, George founded his first company (VandelayAnalytics Inc.) and began working as a contract research analyst and subcontracting recruiter. In May 2016, George began his first endeavor into the AI SaaS realm by signing a partnership agreement with leading AI development firm Larus Technologies. Continuing to work in the AI and cyber security realms, in October 2016, George joined with star entrepreneur Marvin Bedward to help form NTelligence AI Computing Corp, where he is a Founder and the Managing Director. Outside of his own ventures, George also works as a Senior Consultant and Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with a global cyber security firm.
Outside of professional endeavors, George is a lifelong athlete having played both football and rugby at the university level. He has also competed as an amateur combat athlete in a variety of sports such as wrestling, Brazilian jujitsu, and Muay Thai kickboxing for over 15 years.