Isha Bhargava

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Isha Bhargava is a multiplatform reporter for CBC News and has worked for its Ontario newsrooms in Toronto and London. She loves telling current affairs and human interest stories. You can reach her at isha.bhargava@cbc.ca

Latest from Isha Bhargava

New documentary takes deep dive into 'unique' niche of Great Lakes commercial fisheries in Ontario

A marine researcher from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia has taken a deep dive into North America's largest freshwater commercial fishing fleet, in Ontario's Great Lakes, with the new documentary Last Boat on the Lake.

Londoner among 3 Canadians to umpire at this year's Little League Baseball World Series

A baseball umpire from London, Ont., is among three Canadians selected to umpire at the 2025 Little League World Series tournament in Williamsport, Pa., this summer. 

Housing for domestic violence survivors desperately needs funding boost, advocates say

Advocates are calling on Ontario's next government to ramp up affordable and transitional housing for women fleeing domestic violence, and to increase funding for shelters in the interim so they can meet the growing demand.

Sudanese Londoners eagerly await their application status as Ottawa reopens family pathway

Members of London's Sudanese community say although they're relieved Ottawa has reopened a program that would allow them to bring their relatives stuck in the war zone to safety in Canada, they want clarity on how long it will take for their active applications to be processed.
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Veteran at Ottawa raising of Canada's Maple Leaf flag 60 years ago pens heartfelt letter to it

London, Ont., veteran Bruce Stock was on duty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 1965, when the Maple Leaf flag was raised for the first time. To commemorate its 60th anniversary today, Stock wrote the flag a heartfelt letter.

Sudanese Canadians demand urgency from Ottawa almost 1 year after applying for family members to flee war

More than 50 organizations across Canada have signed an open letter, calling on Ottawa to reduce what they say are "discriminatory barriers" in its humanitarian program meant to reunite Sudanese people fleeing the country's ongoing civil war, with their family members in Canada. 

Ontario family grieving after pet dogs were shot dead in their backyard during coyote hunt

Provincial police and Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) are investigating after a Central Elgin family's two pet German shepherds were shot and killed on their property behind their home during a coyote hunt. 
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Left with $2 at month's end, this woman's among Ontarians urging next premier to boost disability payments

Every first of the month, Diane Devine stresses over how she'll make ends meet after paying rent. "It's a pinch of pennies every day just to try and pay all the bills and buy groceries for a full month," says the London resident, among people urging the next Ontario premier to boost disability and other social assistance payments.
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Auto manufacturers in southwestern Ontario warn of 'catastrophic' impacts from Trump tariffs

Auto parts manufacturers in southwestern Ontario say punitive tariffs imposed by the American government could bring automotive production to a halt by the end of this week and will have devastating impacts on the overall supply chain. 

Thames Valley school board backtracks decision to move French immersion students to Clarke Road

The region's public school board has reversed its plan to move some French immersion students to Clarke Road Secondary School after not enough kids registered for the program and officials had trouble finding teachers, CBC News has learned.