Joanna Lavoie 🇨🇦🇺🇦
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Bilingual Multimedia Journalist @CP24 + bylines @ctvtoronto @ctvnews | Prev: @torontodotcom @torontostar | @JournalismTMU alum | #socialjustice #breakingnews
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MY LATEST: ‘Beacon of inspiration’: Elder Pauline Shirt, founder of Canada’s first Indigenous-focused school, dies at 80
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Wow - just read ... According to Dr. Juni, 1 in 20 people in Ontario right now has an active COVID infection.
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✨Some Personal News✨
After an exciting + rewarding 17-year run as a staff reporter at
@torontodotcom
, the time has come for a new chapter in my journalism career.
I’m thrilled to share that later this month I’ll be joining
@CP24
as a digital journalist.
🧵
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✨Some Personal News✨
I'm thrilled to share that I'm now the newest full-time, permanent member of
@CP24
's web team. Extremely grateful for this wonderful + exciting opportunity.
(was previously on contract.)
#journolife
#stuffjournalistslike
#partylikeajournalist
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So sorry to learn the 30-year-old female pedestrian struck in a hit-and-run on Spadina on April 14 has died. Driver reamins outstanding.
Here's an image of their vehicle + more info:
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TRIBUTE: 'A national treasure': Decorated Canadian WWII vet Pte. Fred Arsenault has died at age 101;
@Sunnybrook
Veterans Centre resident made headlines after asking for 100 cards for his 100th birthday and getting 90,000.
#Toronto
#ScarbTO
#PEI
More here:
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THIS JUST IN:
#EtobTO
resident receives hate mail after painting mural on garage door -
#TheQueenswayTO
@TorontoPolice
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Hate to admit it, but I'm too afraid to ride a bike in this city for fear of getting killed or seriously hurt + I'm VERY cautious when out walking.
#unsafestreets
#Toronto
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Never forgotten. The 14 women below were killed solely because of their gender 33 years ago.
#RememberThe14
#Dec6
#Polytechnique
Today is Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.
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SAD NEWS: One of
#EastTO
's most beloved residents, Bessie Stallworthy, died on Dec. 25, Christmas Day. She was 107.
#BeachTO
#UpperBeach
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KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR PETS!
@cityoftoronto
warns pet owners after
#coyotes
killed two dogs this month.
#Toronto
@TOAnimalService
@WatchCoyote
#urbanwildlife
More here:
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MY LATEST: Advocates, local MPPs renew concerns about the privatization of Ontario Place
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#journolife
: Thank you so much
@RNAO
for this beautiful award 💗 for 2021 best online story
#mediaawards
#stuffjournslistslije
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SAD NEWS : Just learned amazing
#EastTO
leader Valerie Mah has died. Such a lovely woman, 1st female VP of Asian descent at
@tdsb
, long-time
#EastTOChinatown
Chamber of Commerce VP + so much more. We spoke many times over years. RIP, Valerie.
#RiverdaleTO
#Leslieville
@TPS55Div
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JUST IN: Family accuses city of ‘negligence’ after Forest Hill man breaks ankle in fall on uncleared snow
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JUST IN: Campaign calls on city to open more warming centres as second unhoused person dies in Toronto
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CONGRATS!
Groundbreaking journalist
@Ginella_M
wins Top 25
@canimmigrant
award; Massa, who is Afro-Latina and Muslim, is
#Canada
's first hijab-wearing TV reporter and anchor.
#Toronto
@CBCNews
@CBCtheNational
@COSTI_org
@MetrolandMedia
More here:
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Thrilled my piece on race and racism in
#Toronto
is in today's
@TorontoStar
's GTA section (p. A11)
'Our city isn't as wonderful as we think' ~
#BlackLivesMatter
#IndigenousLivesMatter
#RaceInThe6ix
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Soooo, this is the most snowfall
#Toronto
has seen since Jan. 17, 1999 - the day late mayor Mel Lastman called in the army!!! (pic Star archives)
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#JournoLife
: Well, a 17-year chapter of my life comes to a close today. It's my last day as a reporter in the
@torontodotcom
newsroom. It's been an incredible adventure, but the time has now come time to spread my wings + take on new, exciting challenges. <3
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JUST IN: 43 nurses who care for unhoused people across
#Toronto
terminated as
@ONThealth
pandemic funding ends;
@ICHA_toronto
says it intends to continue offering same programming w 'some modifications'
@SEIUHealthCan
@suzemorrison
More here:
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TODAY at
@Sunnybrook
: A heartfelt pre-bday celebration for Pte. Fred Arsenault who has received over 90K cards for his 100th birthday!!!
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MY LATEST: Calls for immediate humanitarian aid emerge as unhoused people in
#Toronto
die from extreme cold
@SHJNetwork
@MaggiesToronto
@Cityoftoronto
@djjohnso
More here:
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OPINION: The death of
#GeorgeFloyd
at the hands of the Minneapolis police ignited a fire in me to do my part to combat
#racism
in
#Toronto
,+ in doing so, I saw first-hand that progress is hard+painful. I vow to keep writing.
#BlackLivesMatter
#RaceInthe6ix
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JUST IN: New 'RAT Tracker' tool aims to help parents better understand how
#COVID19
impacting
#Toronto
schools
#OmicronVariant
@thelocalhealth
@taimhuynh
@CraigMadho
@ONThealth
@fordnation
More here:
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TODAY is the 16th anniversary of the 2003 BLACKOUT -
Do you remember what you were doing that day?
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THIS JUST IN:
#Toronto
's SickKids hospital opening new eight-bed ICU unit for adults with
#COVID19
.
@SickKidsNews
@ONgov
@ONThealth
More here:
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JUST IN ~
'Our hearts are broken':
#BrokenHeartsDayTO
vigil outside
#Toronto
City Hall mourns unhoused people who died in 2021
@RafiInterfaith
@FaithinCityTO
@Rev_Alexa
@StoneSoupNet
@AnsaarFdn
#homelessnesscrisis
#drugpoisoningcrisis
More here:
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@abraisnic
@plhurley113
@bistro_on
@BogochIsaac
@DFisman
most restos I know who keeping vax requirement are staying low key as to not draw harrassment, sadly.
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MY LATEST: Stop clearing encampments and ensure safe shelter, say Toronto advocates, as cold weather sets in
@SHJNetwork
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#journolife
: It means so much to be recognized for my hard work.
Thank you so much
@TPFFA
for the media award.
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THIS JUST IN:
#Toronto
's cycling community calls for action after man on bike killed in
#YorkvilleTO
area;
Couns.
@m_layton
,
@JoshMatlow
pen letter to
@cityoftoronto
requesting 'immediate intervention on Avenue Road'
#bikeTO
#cycling
More here:
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HUGE NEWS and thrilled to get a byline in the
@torontostar
for it --
Toronto plans to open overdose prevention sites in shelters via
@torontostar
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Very happy to receive a
@TorontoStar
byline for this important story -
Last Moss Park encampment residents demand permanent homes via
@torontostar
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@Niknixy23
SAdly, I had to cut off a family member who joined the "movement." I knew what it meant and I was right.
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OPINION:
#UkraineInvasion
hits close to home for journalist who has close ties to European nation; Unprovoked attack by
#Russia
an affront on global democracy + mustn’t be taken lightly.
#Ukraine
#StandWithUkraine
More here:
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#JournoLife
: ✨ One year ago✨ today I began an exciting new chapter in my journalism career with
@CP24
. I'm grateful every day for this amazing opportunity.
#stuffjournslistslike
#partylikeajournalist
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17 years together + married 11 years today to this wonderful (not to mention very handsome) man, Peter Rowe Bryan.
@RDSToronto
There's no one else I'd rather share my life with. <3
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JUST IN: Downtown
#Toronto
Out of the Cold program could be forced to shut down if money, support runs out; Twice-weekly initiative launched to help unhoused, low-income people during
#COVID19
pandemic.
#DowntownEastTO
@StreetHealthTO
@oahas
More here:
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Sending happiest bday wishes to my amazing husband, Peter. Grateful every day for you ❤
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BREAKING NEWS -- VERDICT: Alek Minassian found criminally responsible for his actions. GUILTY ON ALL 36 COUNTS.
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TRIBUTE: Dedicated
#Toronto
anti-poverty activist Graeme Bacque was 'at the heart of many struggles';
Bacque devoted his life to supporting city’s most vulnerable and often voiceless residents.
More here:
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MY LATEST: Faith leaders demand meeting with Toronto mayor after unhoused person freezes to death
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JUST IN: Community rallies
@cityoftoronto
to acquire vacant
#SherbourneDundas
property for deeply affordable housing
#Toronto
#GardenDistrictTO
@rpchc_action
@SHJNetwork
@kristynwongtam
More here:
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NEW BY ME:
@cityoftoronto
deploys doz. of
@TorontoPolice
, private security to clear
#TrinityBellwoods
encampment; Street pastor
@djjohnso
calls heavy-handed approach 'morally irreprehensible.'
#Toronto
#WestTO
@joe_cressy
@leilanifarha
@ESN_TO
More here:
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It feels like -26 outside in Toronto. My goodness. Check on your unhoused neighbours if you're out.
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this just in --
'It was like winning a gold medal': 10,000 COVID-19 shots administered in one day in Thorncliffe Park via
@torontostar
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100%
Private security guards won’t stop homelessness in Toronto — homes will via
@torontostar
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On Dec 6, we remember:
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
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MY LATEST: Drug overdose deaths lower in Toronto neighbourhoods with supervised consumption sites: study
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#BREAKING
: RIP to
@TorontoPolice
Const. Andrew Hong of
@TrafficServices
, age 48, 22 years of service. Survived by wife, 2 children + his parents. 💔
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"I hate COVID," says my 8 year old.
Yes, baby, we all do. 💔
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NEW BY ME: My latest on a topic I've covered extensively for years. Stay tuned for updates/follow-up to this story.
Ombudsman says Toronto’s clearing of encampments in the summer of 2021 lacked ‘fairness, transparency, and accountability’
#JournoLife
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NEW - BY ME >
Pretty devastating': 20 tenants displaced, non-profit damaged following fatal fire in downtown Toronto
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Coyote sightings during winter are normal, says City of Toronto
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NEW BY ME >>>
New farmers market featuring Black and Indigenous vendors takes root in East York; Founded by Toronto chef Camille Mayers, Deeply Rooted Farmers Market kicked off its first season May 8.
via
@TorontoStar
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It's painfully cold outside. No vulnerable person should be outside right now for any extended period of time.
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.
@ohnewsroom
Receptionist: "Mike, there's a fellow w an unusually large tomato who has come to visit you."
#journolife
@JournalistsLike
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BREAKING:
#ParkdaleTO
teacher who wore Blackface to class on Oct. 29 'no longer employed' by
@TDSB
; Supt.
@DebbieDonsky
says 'appropriate consequences have been applied'.
#WestTO
#Toronto
#antiBlackracism
#EndRacism
@StopRacismPrkdl
More here:
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MY LATEST: On Day 3 of Toronto’s first heat wave of the summer, people living in tents at Allen Gardens faced 40-degree temps and polluted air that smelled like a campfire.
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HAPPENING NOW: Those arrested at encampment clearings are gathering outside
@JohnTory
's Yorkville condo + demand charges against them be dropped.
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My story is on the
@torontostar
:)
Temporary shelter for homeless women opens in former Toronto Beach hotel via
@torontostar
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THIS JUST IN: Advocates, several city councillors demand
#Toronto
stop violent encampment clearings;
@cityoftoronto
asked to take human rights approach to housing encampment residents.
@JohnTory
More here:
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(UN)SAFE STREETS: 'Ghost wheelchair' memorial honours woman fatally struck by cement truck driver in dwtn
#Toronto
#SherbDundasTO
@TheBikingLawyer
@kristynwongtam
@RevDrAlison
@SuzeMorrison
@RespectTO
@thebikebrigade
More here:
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A good-news story I had the pleasure to work on today.
#journolife
Headdress belonging to Nipissing First Nation Chief stolen during truck theft in Mississauga located
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BREAKING NEWS from
@toronotopolice
-
Stay tuned for more.
Here's a composite sketch the the little girl found in a
#RosedaleTO
dumpster on Monday, May 2 + *images of 'vehicle of interest'
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Happiest birthday wishes to my amazing partner in crime, Peter Rowe Bryan ❤️
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FYI >>>
Toronto police, mayor say they won't allow 'Convoy for Freedom' protest to negatively impact residents, businesses via
@torontostar
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THIS JUST IN --
'Using public art to make a point':
#Toronto
group calls on
@cityoftoronto
to stop violent clearing of encampments; Sign campaign aims to spark constructive dialogue about people living in parks.
#housingforall
More here:
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4 YEARS AGO TODAY: Remembering Reese Fallon, 18, and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis and the 13 others injured during the Danforth Shooting ~
#DanforthStrong
#NeverForgotten
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THIS JUST IN: Advocates demand
@cityoftoronto
'immediately cease and desist the violent displacement of encampment residents'.
#Toronto
#noencampmentevictions
#TOpublichealthfail
#HousingCrisis
@HPAP_Ontario
@TorontoSNN
@ESN_TO
@JohnTory
More here:
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In case anyone wondered, this is my new journo pic. Thx for your input
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JUST IN: 'A crisis situation': Organizations serving Toronto most vulnerable residents brace for a difficult winter
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FIVE YEARS LATER:
Remembering Julianna and Reese who we lost + the 13 others who were shot during the Danforth shooting.
"That night lives were changed forever," says Mayor
@oliviachow
#DanforthStrong
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5 tips to help people and coyotes stay safe in Toronto.
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#stuffjournalistslike
: Another important
@TorontoStar
byline -
‘Enough is enough.’ Regent Park residents rally against racism after noose found at third construction site via
@torontostar
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Ontario Health Coalition holding marches Monday outside three major Ontario hospitals
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Happiest birthday wishes to our sweet Angelina who turns 5! today. 🎉🎂
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MY LATEST on the
#drugpoisoningcrisis
:
#RichmondHill
woman wants answers after 'high-risk' niece dies of a drug OD at
#Toronto
shelter-hotel;
At least 46 people fatally overdosed in city's shelter system in 2021.
@cityoftoronto
@Homes_First
More here:
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My family members live near this site. Praying for them + their safety.
⚡️Russians bomb the Yavoriv military base, less than 20 kilometres from the Polish border.
Yavoriv, known as the international peacekeeping center, is where foreign advisors were based pre-war and where Ukraine stocked millitary aid.
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