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Lauren Battagello

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As seen in: CBC Radio-Canada, Travels by Carriage, MSN Canada, CBC News, CBRL-FM (Lethbridge, AB), Abbotsford News, Kelowna Capital News, Victoria News, Surrey Now-Leader, Nanaimo News Bulletin, Courtenay / Comox Valley Record and
Covers:  Politics, climate, social issues, sports
field producing @cbctoronto | fmr: @cbcfifth, @blackpressmedia | horror movie connoisseur, caffeine mainliner | tips? lauren.battagello@cbc.ca

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Lauren Battagello’s Biography

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Lauren is a multi-skilled, passionate journalist. With experience in video, digital and broadcast, she's always ready to rise to any challenge. Having caught the journalism bug as a child, there is nothing else she's more passionate about than storytelling and accountability through one of the most important vessels of democracy.

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Why are so many federal inmates dying shortly before their release date? | CBC News

Why are so many federal inmates dying shortly before their release date? | CBC News

Data released by the Correctional Service of Canada to CBC through a freedom of information request showed th…

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Journey beyond the Antarctic Circle | CBC in Antarctica

Journey beyond the Antarctic Circle | CBC in Antarctica

Antarctica is like nowhere on Earth. No one owns it. But with threats to polar security and a splintering wor…

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The political brawl over our heating planet

The political brawl over our heating planet

Thirty years into UN climate talks, the world is hotter than ever. Provinces and the federal government are b…

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Sweaty challenge raises funds for survivors of gender-based violence in B.C. - North Island Gazet...

Sweaty challenge raises funds for survivors of gender-based violence in B.C. - North Island Gazet...

The Battered Women's Support Shelter is hosting the "Sweat to Support Survivors" Challenge

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Uncorking a gold medal: B.C.'s Maan Farms wins best fruit wine of the year - Today In BC

Uncorking a gold medal: B.C.'s Maan Farms wins best fruit wine of the year - Today In BC

This story was the cover story for the August issue of Black Press Media's magazine HARVEST, about farm-to-ta…

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The seek to the steep: How a Revelstoke couple forages tea for their farming business - Today In ...

The seek to the steep: How a Revelstoke couple forages tea for their farming business - Today In ...

Jeremy Marotte and Megan Twaits swapped the nine-to-five for a forest-to-table lifestyle in 2019

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Ontario regional police forces investigating threatening email sent to Muslim schools across Canada

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By Raffy Boudjikanian Verified, Lauren Battagello Verified
| Two Blocks from the White House
A number of regional police forces in Ontario have launched an investigation into an email sent to Islamic schools across Canada over the course of this week, which threatened to kill Muslims unless they are deported. The Muslim Association of Canada, which runs the eight private schools that received the email, said they alerted municipal police in Ontario, Vancouver and Montreal, as well as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, on Thursday morning.
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Working past 65 in Alberta? Your health benefits could soon cost your employer more

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By Lauren Battagello Verified
| CBC News
Health Starting this fall, Alberta employers will have to cover the cost of health insurance for employees over the age of 65. Employers, doctors worried about implications of insurance changes Lauren Battagello · CBC News · Posted: Jul 30, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
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Waymo’s driverless cars involved in 68% fewer crashes than human drivers, U.S. study finds

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By Lauren Battagello Verified
| CBC News
World·New Waymo driverless cars were involved in 68 per cent fewer crashes than human drivers over a three-year period across four U.S. cities, according to new data from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, not for journalism though

How is social media changing news?

Better dispersion of stories, but also giving anyone the power to be a journalist in some way

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Geronimo Stilton, of course