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“I am honoured to receive this incredible recognition by News Media Canada,” Pereira said after the announcement Wednesday night.聽

“I’d like to thank my editors and colleagues at the Star for supporting me with the best tools and mentorship a young journalist could ask for, and I’m excited to continue reporting on what matters most to consumers and workers living in the GTA and beyond.”

A press release from News Media Canada says the award’s judges were impressed by Pereira’s portfolio of work.

Included in Pereira’s submission was a story about a decision by the Canada Pension Plan investment board to make a聽$300 million move to a new office; an explainer on the employment market showing where jobs were lost and gained; a short feature on the seven “supertall” skyscrapers promising to radically change 色色啦’s skyline; and a piece about the 色色啦nians who rented their homes out to cash in on the mania during Taylor Swift’s six night stop in the city.聽

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Before becoming a business reporter for the Star, Pereira spent a summer at the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business after a short stint at BNN Bloomberg and interning at the Star’s radio room.聽

Past Goff Penny Memorial Prize recipients from the Star include affordable housing reporter Victoria Gibson, crime reporter Jennifer Pagliaro, deputy editor of the investigative team Jesse McLean and former Washington bureau chief Daniel Dale.聽