Bryce Hoye

Bryce Hoye is a multi-platform journalist with a background in wildlife biology. He has worked for CBC Manitoba for over a decade with stints producing at CBC's Quirks & Quarks and Front Burner. He was a 2024-25 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. He is also Prairie rep for outCBC. He has won a national Radio Television Digital News Association award for a 2017 feature on the history of the fur trade, and a 2023 Prairie region award for an audio documentary about a Chinese-Canadian father passing down his love for hockey to the next generation of Asian Canadians.

Latest from Bryce Hoye

Meet 'Walt,' the 80-million-year-old mosasaur named after the Texas teen who dug it up on the Canadian Prairie

A Texas teen returned from a summer vacation to the Canadian Prairies with a story he says his pals back home probably wouldn't believe — were it not for the fact that the 80-million year old aquatic reptile fossil he unearthed has been named "Walt" after him.

It's not your imagination: Winnipeg summers are smokier than they used to be

If it seems like there's been more smoke in Winnipeg's air in recent summers, that's not just your memory playing tricks on you. The past several summers have been some of the smokiest on record, as wildfires burn bigger, hotter and earlier in the season than had been normal in previous decades.

Manitoba researchers part of team working to unravel mystery of largest black hole merger ever detected

A group of Manitoba researchers were involved behind the scenes of an international effort that this week revealed the first documented case of two massive black holes merging — happily, billions of light years from Earth.

Winnipeggers split over councillor's call to ban encampments in outdoor places where children gather

Some Winnipeggers are split on a move that would ban people from living in tent encampments set up in community spaces where children play, with some saying they're OK with the idea and others calling on governments for more housing solutions.

Manitoba needs more fire rangers to keep communities safe from future risks, chief says

More firefighters will be needed in fire seasons to come, says a grand chief in northern Manitoba — but with our province's fire rangers among the lowest-paid in the country, recruitment could be difficult, a union leader warns.

Carney's Bill C-5 summit does little to allay concerns, say Manitoba chiefs

A group of Manitoba chiefs have emerged from a summit with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa with many of their concerns remaining over his government's major projects legislation, and how its fast-tracked approval process could sidestep consultations and threaten Indigenous sovereignty.

Canada needs agency to manage public UFO sightings, says new federal report

Whether you're a believer, skeptic or fall somewhere in between, a new federally commissioned report recommends a government agency be tasked with responding to UFO reports from the public and pilots.

Woman who was 1 of 2 student pilots killed in Manitoba plane crash was 'the essence of pure joy': family

The family of a 20-year-old woman killed in a mid-air plane crash between two students learning to fly near Steinbach, Man., on Tuesday morning says she had always dreamed of becoming a pilot, following in the footsteps of her father. 

Leaf Rapids evacuation underway, Thompson declares state of emergency due to Manitoba wildfires

Thompson, Manitoba's largest northern city, has declared a state of emergency Monday on the heels of numerous wildfires that have forced the evacuation of about half a dozen communities in recent days — with Leaf Rapids residents hurrying to get out.

Northern wildfires force another 'stressful' evacuation of Lynn Lake, hundreds touch down in Brandon

Hundreds of people from Lynn Lake flew into Brandon Friday afternoon as the northern Manitoba community deals with its second wildfire-induced mass evacuation in just over a month.