Catherine Garrett
@cathgarrett.bsky.social
Video journalist @ CBC Grande Prairie
Spoken word poet/video game enthusiast
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Spoken word poet/video game enthusiast
Treaty 8 territory | Catherine.Garrett@cbc.ca | They/She
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I am so thrilled to announce I’ve accepted a *permanent* reporting position with CBC in Terrace and Prince Rupert.
I’m so sad to be leaving grande prairie, it’s been so much fun and I’ve genuinely loved it here. The stories have been incredible.
I start in Terrace Jan 12.
I’m so sad to be leaving grande prairie, it’s been so much fun and I’ve genuinely loved it here. The stories have been incredible.
I start in Terrace Jan 12.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I am so thrilled to announce I’ve accepted a *permanent* reporting position with CBC in Terrace and Prince Rupert.
I’m so sad to be leaving grande prairie, it’s been so much fun and I’ve genuinely loved it here. The stories have been incredible.
I start in Terrace Jan 12.
I’m so sad to be leaving grande prairie, it’s been so much fun and I’ve genuinely loved it here. The stories have been incredible.
I start in Terrace Jan 12.
I am so thrilled to announce I’ve accepted a *permanent* reporting position with CBC in Terrace and Prince Rupert.
I’m so sad to be leaving grande prairie, it’s been so much fun and I’ve genuinely loved it here. The stories have been incredible.
I start in Terrace Jan 12.
I’m so sad to be leaving grande prairie, it’s been so much fun and I’ve genuinely loved it here. The stories have been incredible.
I start in Terrace Jan 12.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I am so thrilled to announce I’ve accepted a *permanent* reporting position with CBC in Terrace and Prince Rupert.
I’m so sad to be leaving grande prairie, it’s been so much fun and I’ve genuinely loved it here. The stories have been incredible.
I start in Terrace Jan 12.
I’m so sad to be leaving grande prairie, it’s been so much fun and I’ve genuinely loved it here. The stories have been incredible.
I start in Terrace Jan 12.
About 500 people showed up to the town hall in Fairview last night from across the region, to share their concerns about the looming NWP campus closure.
It's an issue that hits home for a lot of people.
It's an issue that hits home for a lot of people.
“[I’m] devastated. I couldn’t stop crying. I still can’t stop crying,” said Mackenzie Rigler, a first-year veterinary technology student.
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Shock ripples through students after Northwestern Polytechnic announces satellite campus closure | CBC News
Students and others in Fairview, Alta., are reeling from the announcement that the town's Northwestern Polytechnic campus is set to close at the end of the academic year.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
About 500 people showed up to the town hall in Fairview last night from across the region, to share their concerns about the looming NWP campus closure.
It's an issue that hits home for a lot of people.
It's an issue that hits home for a lot of people.
An absolutely packed house at Fairview's Dunvegan Inn for a town hall regarding the future of Northwestern Polytechnic's Fairview campus. There's a lineup out the door to get in.
NWP announced last week that they would be moving to a singular location due to a budget shortfall.
NWP announced last week that they would be moving to a singular location due to a budget shortfall.
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
An absolutely packed house at Fairview's Dunvegan Inn for a town hall regarding the future of Northwestern Polytechnic's Fairview campus. There's a lineup out the door to get in.
NWP announced last week that they would be moving to a singular location due to a budget shortfall.
NWP announced last week that they would be moving to a singular location due to a budget shortfall.
“[I’m] devastated. I couldn’t stop crying. I still can’t stop crying,” said Mackenzie Rigler, a first-year veterinary technology student.
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Shock ripples through students after Northwestern Polytechnic announces satellite campus closure | CBC News
Students and others in Fairview, Alta., are reeling from the announcement that the town's Northwestern Polytechnic campus is set to close at the end of the academic year.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“[I’m] devastated. I couldn’t stop crying. I still can’t stop crying,” said Mackenzie Rigler, a first-year veterinary technology student.
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The whole crew of K-pop demon hunters (age 4/5) showed up at my door, brandishing weapons at me, so I naturally had to pretend to be dead
November 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The whole crew of K-pop demon hunters (age 4/5) showed up at my door, brandishing weapons at me, so I naturally had to pretend to be dead
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The Tow Job - George Garrett
YouTube video by Eric's Living Room
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October 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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I started a personal project.
I am trying to talk to journalists and other media types about their time reporting in Vancity.
It was an idea that Mike Eckford sparked when we used to get Terry Bell to read bed time stories on the radio.
I finished the first one and its with George Garrett.
I am trying to talk to journalists and other media types about their time reporting in Vancity.
It was an idea that Mike Eckford sparked when we used to get Terry Bell to read bed time stories on the radio.
I finished the first one and its with George Garrett.
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I started a personal project.
I am trying to talk to journalists and other media types about their time reporting in Vancity.
It was an idea that Mike Eckford sparked when we used to get Terry Bell to read bed time stories on the radio.
I finished the first one and its with George Garrett.
I am trying to talk to journalists and other media types about their time reporting in Vancity.
It was an idea that Mike Eckford sparked when we used to get Terry Bell to read bed time stories on the radio.
I finished the first one and its with George Garrett.
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Everywhere I go, people are wearing Jays gear. People I know who have never watched baseball (me included) are staying up past midnight to for an 18th inning. The coffee shop has baseball donuts.
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
Is baseball still America’s game? The Blue Jays are changing the idea of who baseball is for | CBC Arts
Jays fan Sadaf Ahsan and sports journalist Shireen Ahmed examine the cultural changes at play.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Everywhere I go, people are wearing Jays gear. People I know who have never watched baseball (me included) are staying up past midnight to for an 18th inning. The coffee shop has baseball donuts.
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
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Excited to share that my husband and I appeared on CBC News after he went viral on Instagram for his extreme fire eating, twice! 🔥Thank you for coming out to witness and film
his most extreme and controversial stunt yourself, @cathgarrett.bsky.social !
his most extreme and controversial stunt yourself, @cathgarrett.bsky.social !
This was an extremely fun story to shoot. And a new challenge for me, doing a 'nat sound' piece.
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
Extreme fire breather uses welding torches to light up his act
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Excited to share that my husband and I appeared on CBC News after he went viral on Instagram for his extreme fire eating, twice! 🔥Thank you for coming out to witness and film
his most extreme and controversial stunt yourself, @cathgarrett.bsky.social !
his most extreme and controversial stunt yourself, @cathgarrett.bsky.social !
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October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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This was an extremely fun story to shoot. And a new challenge for me, doing a 'nat sound' piece.
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
Extreme fire breather uses welding torches to light up his act
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This was an extremely fun story to shoot. And a new challenge for me, doing a 'nat sound' piece.
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
This was an extremely fun story to shoot. And a new challenge for me, doing a 'nat sound' piece.
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
Extreme fire breather uses welding torches to light up his act
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This was an extremely fun story to shoot. And a new challenge for me, doing a 'nat sound' piece.
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
Take a watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVK...
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Asked for comment, the company responded “legacy media lies”
Jesus H Christ www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
This mom’s son was asking Tesla’s Grok AI chatbot about soccer. It told him to send nude pics, she says | CBC News
A Toronto woman is sounding the alarm about Grok, Tesla's generative AI chatbot that was recently installed in Tesla vehicles in Canada. Farah Nasser says Grok asked her 12-year-old son to send it nud...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Asked for comment, the company responded “legacy media lies”
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Spent the morning talking to students in Grande Prairie about the return to classes after the three week teacher's strike. They are excited -- but nervous.
Full coverage on CBC Edmonton
Full coverage on CBC Edmonton
October 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Spent the morning talking to students in Grande Prairie about the return to classes after the three week teacher's strike. They are excited -- but nervous.
Full coverage on CBC Edmonton
Full coverage on CBC Edmonton
I've finally migrated from Twitter/X to here!
I'm not sure what took me so long but better late then never!
I'm not sure what took me so long but better late then never!
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I've finally migrated from Twitter/X to here!
I'm not sure what took me so long but better late then never!
I'm not sure what took me so long but better late then never!
Northern Alberta county plebiscite suggests majority opposed to regional nuclear project
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Northern Alberta county plebiscite suggests majority opposed to regional nuclear project | CBC News
The majority of voters in a northwestern Alberta county say they do not support a nuclear power generation facility within their county.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Northern Alberta county plebiscite suggests majority opposed to regional nuclear project
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Fascinating episode of Ideas tonight - How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
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October 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Fascinating episode of Ideas tonight - How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
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Lots of updates to share today as Bill 2, the Back to School Act, is now law in Alberta.
Plenty of criticism of the government for stripping teachers of their charter rights. And pledges from govt to improve school conditions. #AbLeg #AbEd
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Plenty of criticism of the government for stripping teachers of their charter rights. And pledges from govt to improve school conditions. #AbLeg #AbEd
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Alberta Teachers' Association vows to get bargaining rights back, in or out of court | CBC News
The Alberta Teachers’ Association says it will use every legal avenue it can find to challenge the provincial government’s Back to School Act.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Lots of updates to share today as Bill 2, the Back to School Act, is now law in Alberta.
Plenty of criticism of the government for stripping teachers of their charter rights. And pledges from govt to improve school conditions. #AbLeg #AbEd
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Plenty of criticism of the government for stripping teachers of their charter rights. And pledges from govt to improve school conditions. #AbLeg #AbEd
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"Albertans are not outliers. We are as proud of being Canadian as any other Canadian from sea to sea to sea."
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'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures | CBC News
Former deputy premier of Alberta, Thomas Lukaszuk, started his campaign as a counter to separatists wanting a referendum on Alberta independence.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"Albertans are not outliers. We are as proud of being Canadian as any other Canadian from sea to sea to sea."
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