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Sheena Goodyear

Journalist

Sheena Goodyear is a web journalist with CBC Radio's As It Happens in Toronto. She is equally comfortable tackling complex and emotionally difficult stories that hold truth to power, or spinning quirky yarns about the weird and wonderful things people get up to all over the world. She has a particular passion for science communication, and stories from LGBTQ communities. Originally from Newfoundland and Labrador, her work has appeared on CBC News, Sun Media, the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star, VICE News and more. You can reach her at sheena.goodyear@cbc.ca

    Latest from Sheena Goodyear

    Palestinian boy, 11, sole survivor of strike that killed his father and 9 siblings. Still, he smiles

    An 11-year-old Palestinian boy is recovering in hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, from an Israeli airstrike that killed his father, a doctor, and all nine of his sibling.
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    Mississippi town at heart of Sinners refused to be left out of the movie's success

    The Mississippi town of Clarksdale is, in many ways, the heart and soul of the movie Sinners. But, until this week, its residents had no way to benefit from the film’s massive success at the box office. In fact, many of them couldn’t even see it, because the town doesn’t have a movie theatre. 
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    George Floyd's cousin is keeping his legacy alive 5 years after his murder

    Shareeduh McGee is trying to make sure her cousin's murder continues to bring about positive change in the world, even as people in power work to undo the progress that's been made in his name.
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    How do you get a Liberal and a Conservative to see eye-to-eye? Make them wait for a recount

    As they await the results of a long and complicated recount, Liberal Anthony Germain and Conservative Jonathan Rowe are united in their desire to get this over with, once and for all.
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    Somebody is about to get this house in the Irish countryside for $9

    Instead of selling her house on the open market, Imelda Collins is raffling it off to a lucky winner.
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    This man is swimming in the shark-filled waters from Jaws to make a point

    Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is swimming 100 kilometres around the U.S. island of Martha’s Vineyard, where Jaws was filmed 50 years ago, and a hot spot for great whites. He admits he's a bit frightened, but says he's "much more terrified of a world without sharks."
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    Eurovision fans built a sauna and drove it 3,000 km to the grand final

    Robin Nyman's road trip to the Eurovision Grand Finale was less about the destination, and more about the friends he made along the way in the sauna attached to the back of his car.
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    The original Thomas & Friends pilot has been restored — 'and it looks beautiful' 

    The original pilot of the iconic children’s TV show Thomas & Friends hadn’t been since it first hit the airwaves 43 years ago — until a producer unearthed it from the company archives and had painstakingly restored.
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    This man will listen to you talk about anything, and he won't charge a dime

    Talking to your loved ones about your problems can be uncomfortable. Talking to your therapist can be expensive. Paul Jenkinson, however, is neither.
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    'We deserve a lot better,' U.S. Navy Lt. says as Trump ramps up transgender military purge

    After 17 years of serving their country in the U.S. Navy, Lt. Rae Timberlake faced a stark choice — leave the military, or be kicked out.
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