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Articles for Joanna Lavoie
- Toronto Zoo's youngest giraffe, Matu, dies during surgery
- 11 hospitalized, 173 displaced after 4-alarm fire breaks out at Hamilton YMCA residence
- Police release video after Markham house shot at, SUV in driveway set ablaze
- Anti-gun violence advocate, community leader Louis March has died
- Highway 427 northbound closed at Finch after pedestrian struck and killed
- 2 seniors dead following stabbing in North York, no suspects outstanding: police
- Woman dead after being hit by driver of vehicle in downtown Toronto
- 2 teens, 2 adults arrested following violent home invasion in Oshawa
- 2 Vaughan residents charged after unapproved prescription drugs seized
- Toronto police arrest man from York Region in child luring investigation
- 2 suspects arrested, 1 outstanding following robbery at Cloverdale Mall
- All lanes of EB Highway 401 at Dixie reopen following 3-vehicle collision
- SIU investigating after man falls to his death from Etobicoke balcony in the presence of Toronto police
- 2 arrested, 1 outstanding after victims' social assistance funds stolen: police
- Woman wanted after child allegedly assaulted in Toronto's west end
Joanna Lavoie
Joanna Lavoie joined CP24.com as a digital journalist in May 2022, covering breaking news and social justice issues in Toronto and the GTHA.
A long-time Toronto journalist, Lavoie has covered some of city’s biggest news stories. She has also extensively written about the the GTA's drug poisoning and affordable housing/homelessness crises, and its many other inequities. Several of her pieces have been picked up nationally and internationally.
Before coming to CP24, Lavoie worked for Torstar Corp. reporting for Metroland Media’s Toronto communities division. Her work also appeared in the Toronto Star.
A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a specialization in broadcasting.
Lavoie also speaks regularly about her work and industry with students, groups, and other media outlets.
A married mother of two young daughters, she is a passionate Latin dancer and acroyogi, and a devoted bonne vivante.
Lavoie speaks English and French.