She worked as a journalist at the Toronto Star for over twenty years, covering health, education, local issues, and investigations.
[2][3] in 2024 she published The Knowning a retelling of Canadian History and residential schools through an Indigenous lens, beginning with the life of her great-great grandmother Annie Carpenter.
[7] She was raised in Toronto and spent summers with her mother's family in Raith, Ontario, a small community one hour northwest of Thunder Bay.
[10] Her first book, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City, was released in 2017 to critical acclaim and shortlisted for numerous awards in both 2017 and 2018.
[16] Talaga's first podcast, the seven episode Seven Truths, which tells contemporary stories through the lens of the Anishinaabe Seven Grandfather Teachings, was released by Audible on November 26, 2020.