
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

'There was nothing we could do,' says South African woman who watched floodwaters engulf her home
One moment, Zukiswa Mbuku and her husband were eating breakfast and having an ordinary Tuesday. The next, they were fleeing with nothing but the clothes on their backs as raging floodwaters swallowed their home.
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Alberta teacher IDs all her kindergarten students by voice only — even the twins
Mackenzie Gill can identify every student in her kindergarten class just by the sound of their voice — a feat that earned her millions of views on social media, and a shout out on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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Mother-daughter lawyers say it 'means everything' to be called to the bar together
A mother-daughter duo were called to the bar together on Monday, in what's believed to be an Ontario first.
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Man who stole copy of Jerry Lewis's notorious Nazi clown movie comes clean 45 years later
Hans Crispin still can't explain what compelled him to make an illegal copy of Jerry Lewis's infamous Nazi clown movie in 1980 and stash it away in a bank vault for more than four decades.
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Bankrupt 23andMe is trying to sell Canadians' genetic information. Here's what you can do
If you’ve ever sent a spit sample to 23andMe, your genetic information is officially up for sale.
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Survivors of Ireland's notorious homes for unwed mothers could lose benefits in the U.K.
Philomena Lee's story of being forcibly separated from her toddler son brought global attention to the horrors of Ireland's mother and baby homes. Now 92 and living in the U.K., she could see her government benefits clawed back if she accepts Ireland's compensation package.
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Every year, folks travel from far and wide watch this giant pencil get sharpened
More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.
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Real men don't drink matcha? These friends are challenging stereotypes by having a blast
A group of young men in New York City are spreading "Black boy joy" with wholesome videos of themselves trying match tea, puppy yoga, spa days, manicures, pilates, salsa dancing, cooking classes and other so-called "feminine" activities.
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U.S. Air Force cadet who graduated with flying colours isn't allowed to serve their country
Hunter Marquez expected to be commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Instead, they’ve been barred from service and placed on administrative leave under the U.S. President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban, along with two of their fellow graduates.
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Canada's largest private sector union calls for retaliatory tariffs against U.S.
The U.S. just hit Canada with another tariff gut punch, and Canada's largest private sector union says it's time to hit back with the same force.
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