Articles for Joanna Lavoie
- ‘The sky didn’t fall’: Alcohol in Toronto parks pilot on way to becoming permanent
- Markham home shot at in broad daylight for third time in a month
- 'It doesn’t have to be this way': Toronto reports 3rd cluster of fatal drug overdoses since late February
- Video shows police interrupting auto theft in progress outside North York home
- 5 charged following investigation into alleged cheating at Toronto casino
- Police say driver loaded pedestrian into car and sped off after striking them with vehicle
- Rules of the road still apply to Hwy. 407, say police, after G2 driver caught travelling 180 km/h
- Video shows two vehicles being intentionally set on fire in Vaughan over the weekend
- Man, youth charged after delivery driver allegedly carjacked in northwest Toronto
- Police searching for witnesses after man allegedly assaulted on Highway 401 off ramp in Pickering
- 2 people found dead inside house in St. Catharines, say police
- Body located in backyard near Lake Ontario shoreline in Mississauga, say police
- Man seriously injured after being struck near Burlington GO Station
- Toronto implements plan to 'address the growth of encampments' after fire at downtown's Clarence Square
- Residents petition to preserve 'vital' west Toronto parking lot slated to be turned into a park
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.