
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

Conservationists are giving rhinos radioactive horns to save them from poachers
Conservation scientists in South Africa are injecting rhino horns with radioactive isotopes. The doses are too weak to harm the animals, but strong enough to set off nuclear security system alarms at international border crossings.
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Trump administration to burn $13M worth of female contraceptives, despite NGO's offer to take them
The U.S. State Department plans to incinerate roughly $13.2 million worth of women's contraceptives despite offers from multiple aid agencies to distribute the supplies at no cost.
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This man read 3,599 books in his life. His hand-written reading list is inspiring others
Dan Pelzer made it his personal goal to read at least 100 pages every day, and he kept a list of every book he’d ever read since 1962, spanning almost any genre you can think of, totalling 3,599.
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Canadian 'bike weirdo' breaks 2 world records on her penny farthing
People who ride penny farthings are “bike weirdos,” says Lizanne Wilmot — and she’s the fastest weirdo of them all.
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Trump's NASA cuts will 'compromise human safety,' hundreds of employees say in letter
NASA scientists say pending cuts to the space agency could compromise mission safety and pave the way for another tragedy like the 1986 Challenger disaster.
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Q&A
Hockey Canada trial outcome a 'crushing day' for sexual assault survivors, says prof
The woman at the heart of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial may not have gotten the outcome she was hoping for, but her testimony has opened up much-needed conversations about consent and hockey culture, says an Ottawa lawyer.
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Scientists find the world's smallest snake, once feared extinct, hanging out under a rock
Until this spring, the world's smallest species of snake was considered lost to science, and quite possibly extinct — until Connor Blades and his colleague found one under a small rock in the forest.
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Shackled, abused and humiliated: Report paints grim picture of life in ICE detention
A Human Rights Watch report documents overcrowding, rampant abuse and denial of medical care at three migrant detention centres in Florida amid U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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One-handed British pianist is carrying forward the legacy of those who came before him
One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy just made his debut at The Proms, one of Britain's most prestigious classical music concert series. It was a dream he says he couldn't have achieved without the hard work of those who preceded him.
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Judge halts non-binary person's deportation to the U.S. as Trump dismantles trans rights
A Federal Court judge halted a non-binary American's deportation from Canada pending review. Advocates say the ruling sets "an important precedent" for 2SLGBTQ+ immigrants and refugees coming to Canada from, or through, the U.S.
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