Multimedia journalist, actor, philomath on the prairies. I sometimes work with CBC. Send me tips LaurenDonnellyJournalist@gmail.com
Joined January 2011
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20 Dec 2021
The pandemic has made it worse for people waiting for organ transplants.
I spoke with Manitobans who say COVID's strain on the healthcare system is delaying the surgeries they're waiting for.
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19 Mar 2025
Fake journalists, stolen identities and paid articles — We revealed a Russia-linked influence campaign in West Africa. A fee of about $80 per article was paid to a number of media outlets for publication of disinformation/propaganda.
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11 Mar 2025
Prairie Green landfill search 'way under budget' amid quick results, premier says cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/… #mbpoli
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10 Feb 2025
As if there wasn’t enough to stress about, adding this to my list.
10 Feb 2025
Space debris is cluttering our orbit — and it's getting worse. How long until falling space junk hits a plane? trib.al/iK31XWL
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18 Nov 2024
In the last 6 years, I’ve documented over 100 human rights abuses, including rape of children, by Russian paramilitaries in West & Central Africa. The stories survivors have told me are devastating. These crimes should never have been allowed to happen.
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25 May 2024
For @thenarwhalca, I looked at how several years of devastating weather events have impacted the B.C. wine industry –– and how winemakers are adapting.
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8 May 2024
When we moved to Winnipeg my husband called this the “Winnipeg idle.” I’ve walked past Hydro vehicles also in Wolseley left idling for upwards of an hour. Does it become habitual because of our winters? Either way, it sucks.
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3 Feb 2024
Walking on the road with my six week old because the @cityofwinnipeg sidewalks are so treacherous. Be careful out there, hopefully there’s some room for sidewalk maintenance in the budget
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4 Dec 2023
CBC is cutting 600 jobs, about 10% of its workforce (1/10 employees), Catherine Tait announced at a CBC town hall this afternoon.
Job cuts set to happen in the next few weeks with most happening after the fiscal year
Union and non-union (management) jobs will be affected.
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30 Oct 2023
how long can someone be a journalist before actually losing their mind
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28 Oct 2023
Recent revelations stemming from the CBC 5th Estate on Buffy Sainte-Marie have hit many in our communities hard. Please share for those in need.
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27 Oct 2023
"It was very relieving for the premier to apologize, it felt great actually ," said Donna Bartlett, the grandmother of Myran. "And I'm happy that he did apologize because it's been a long year, year-and-a-half."
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23 Oct 2023
"Eldon Weasel Child, a Blackfoot knowledge keeper, says he has seen a lot of changes in his community over the years, and is hopeful that shelterbelts can help revitalize the environment in Siksika."
23 Oct 2023
My first story as CBC Edmonton’s climate reporter: how a First Nation is fighting climate by planting rows of trees. cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/…
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11 Oct 2023
Starting a petition for more near beer and NA bevies at @CanadaLifeCtr - who’s with me?
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4 Oct 2023
Seven years ago the City of Vancouver created its Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Program, intended to remove development fees in exchange for developers building non-market rentals.
Seven years later, not a single building has been completed.
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2 Oct 2023
More social housing units were lost to a sale to the private sector than were created during the Progressive Conservative government's tenure, according to a CBC analysis | @actorlbd @joannehlev cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/… #mbpoli #mb23 #mbelxn
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2 Oct 2023
I’ve had the privilege to work with @CBCManitoba’s I-team over the past several months. We cross-referenced govt. figures with housing announcements from both NDP and PC provincial governments over the last 20 years. Here’s what we found:
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28 Sep 2023
The state of public housing in this province is crumbling, say advocates. Tenants say more security is needed to keep people safe, and that Manitoba Housing takes months, sometimes years to fix anything. Story by @kristinannable cbc.ca/newsinteractives/feat…
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27 Sep 2023
Can we get her photographed reading a newspaper
Travis Kelce jerseys saw a nearly 400% spike in sales after Taylor Swift attended his game, TMZ reports.
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