Kate Dubinski

Reporter/Editor

Kate Dubinski is a radio and digital reporter with CBC News in London, Ont. You can email her at kate.dubinski@cbc.ca.

Latest from Kate Dubinski

Can election promises help young Londoners one day afford their own home?

As dealers of modular and prefabricated homes eye a Liberal promise to double the rate of residential construction over the next decade, a new report paints a grim picture of current home ownership realities.

Citi Plaza is empty with vandalism a daily reality. The property manager says the city must act now

Citi Plaza managers are urging politicians to keep funding the daytime drop-in spaces at the Ark Aid Mission in Old East Village or face more marginalized people moving downtown and hurting the former mall even further. 

Western University researchers worry about gutting of American grant programs

Canadian researchers whose work is funded wholly or in part by American federal grants are worried about the impact Trump administration cuts will have on their research and on academia in general.

Costco, Masonville mall, Walmart: Health unit releases latest list of measles exposures

Thousands of people could have been exposed to measles, health officials warned Wednesday after releasing a list of busy places where someone with the highly contagious virus may have infected people.
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London gold dealers doing brisk business as price reaches all-time high

As the price of gold reaches all-time highs, with silver not far behind, London precious metals dealers are seeing more people interested in doing business.

Shuttered St. Thomas school to be turned into supportive housing

It was built as an elementary school in the late 1800s, helping prepare tens of thousands of young people for adulthood in the century that it operated.  Now, the former Balaclava Public School in St. Thomas will be turned into supportive housing, launching those who will live there into independent living after struggles with mental illness and addiction. 
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Step inside a downtown office building being converted into apartment units

Converting an office building into residential units comes with unique challenges but also offers some cool opportunities, says CEO Richard Sifton.

Pathways celebrates 40 years of helping people find jobs, skills and confidence

Pathways Employment Help Centre is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and helps 2,300 people every year.

In-person summer school scrapped at London high schools

London's two major school boards are ending in-person summer school, a move that has caught teachers' unions off-guard and some say will hurt students.

Local man in mid-30s diagnosed with measles, health officials say

For the first time in a year, the London region has recorded a lab-confirmed case of the measles.