Sydney Page

Toronto

Staff Writer

Education: McGill University, BA; Columbia University, MS in journalism

Sydney Page is a staff reporter who writes for The Washington Post’s Inspired Life section, a collection of stories about humanity. She has been a contributor to The Post since 2018, and has written for various sections, including Health, Americas, Climate, Gender & Identity and The Lily. Before joining The Post, Sydney was a writer and video producer at CTV National News and an editor at a Canadian news startup called the Bullet.
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Dog detects underground gas leak at home, alerts owner

“I always thought he was special, but I really have a newfound respect for his intelligence,” Chanell Bell said about her pup Kobe.

January 20, 2024

Girls, ages 13 and 14, save tourists from riptide in Barbados

“What really sticks in my mind is the calmness of those children,” Belinda Stone said of the girls who saved her and her husband, both in their 60s.

January 17, 2024

She bought a brooch for $25. It could sell for $19,000.

“It was one of those extraordinary things. I thought I was dreaming,” said Flora Steel, who recently discovered the significance of her 19th-century brooch.

January 16, 2024

Women are driving golf’s growth since the pandemic

About 800,000 American women started playing golf during the pandemic. The multibillion-dollar golf industry is responding with new equipment and mores.

January 16, 2024

‘Okay, it’s done!’ Stranger floors parents, crochets their baby a hat mid-flight.

“We were totally shocked, as were the other passengers around us,” said Kelly Levine.

January 12, 2024

Librarian faced spate of insults. Thousands of people came to his defense.

Librarian Mychal Threets said sometimes the best way to respond to people who level insults is with empathy.

January 10, 2024

Drummer, 98, started band with fellow Holocaust survivors, now tours world

‘We all have to live together in peace, and that’s what I’m trying to promote,’ Saul Dreier said.

January 6, 2024

Don’t throw away those Legos. This teen will give them a second life.

Charlie Jeffers and his volunteers have created and donated more than 3,000 Lego sets with old Lego bricks.

January 4, 2024

We told their stories in 2023. Here’s what happened after we published.

As 2023 came to a close, Washington Post reporters revisited some of the people (and animals) in D.C., Maryland and Virginia who made headlines this year.

December 30, 2023

Man taught himself to read, then set out to read 100 books in 2023

Oliver James kept it a secret that most of his life he couldn’t read. Now he shares his literacy progress on TikTok to inspire others.

December 28, 2023