Overview
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Reporting
Lisa is a legislative reporter for CBC in Toronto. She also files investigative stories for all platforms. Her work on the lack of air conditioning in long-term care homes in Ontario resulted in the government legislating all homes to have AC installed by 2022. She has reported on sex assault policies failing university students in Canada, international students falling through the gaps of the federal system that brings them to the country and how accents affect public perception. She has been reporting for 15 years from Canada, Europe and Asia. |
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Hosting
Lisa is a backfill host for CBC Toronto, anchoring programs including CBC Toronto News and Our Toronto. She was formerly the host of CBC's 6pm newscast in Windsor, Ontario where she took on the dual role of host and videojournalist. |
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Stories & snippets
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Moderna bivalent vaccine, The National
Moderna announces a major Canadian order for its new bivalent vaccine that targets both Omicron BA.1 and the original strain of the virus. Academy apology, The National
After nearly 50 years, Apache actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a speech she gave at the 1973 Oscars. Trigger warning: sexual abuse R. Kelly sentenced, The National R. Kelly will spend the rest of his life in prison. The R & B singer was sentenced to 30 years in a Brooklyn courtroom today after being convicted of sexual abuse and trafficking last fall. Several survivors shared their experiences after decades of suffering. Visitation restrictions, The National During the pandemic, COVID-19 restrictions have made it difficult for families to visit loved ones in hospitals. Some never got to say goodbye. Virtual Frosh week, The National In 2020, Lisa's COVID-19 coverage focused on Ontario's response to the pandemic. She also filed stories in the lead up to school restarting that year, including frosh weeks going virtual. |
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Air conditioning in long term care, CBC Toronto Lisa's story on why the province did not have regulations mandating long term care homes have air conditioning. Premier Doug Ford pledged to amend existing legislation. Nominated for RTDNA's Best Continuing Coverage in 2020. |
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Q&A: Deaths in long term care Question to the Premier on the deaths of residents in long term care during COVID-19. |
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Long term care home deaths during the pandemic, CBC Toronto Over the course of the pandemic, Lisa extensively covered the developments in long term care homes, including the increasing number of cases and deaths. This particular story was gathered almost exclusively working from home. |
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Live Q&A: 2019 federal election Interview with outgoing MP Lisa Raitt on election night |
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Visual storytelling: Newcomer ice fishing, CBC Toronto |
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