Cassandra Yanez-Leyton

RT @JSchool_CU: .@CassandraY_L’s audio doc, “Trapped: The dilemma of those caught between two governments on the lobster-rich waters of St.…

RT @kccindytran: Taking the candidate out of the bio and leaving Master of Journalism because I am officially an MJ grad!

RT @bendandrews: Very excited to be working with this year's Donaldson scholars! Thanks to @JSchool_CU for all the help throughout the proc…

I'm very excited to share that I'll be working with the CBC as a Donaldson Scholar this year! A big thank you to all the profs at @JSchool_CU that helped me get to this point. I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the young journos on this list! https://t.co/KDtn9RDrWq

RT @drakefenton: A question I’ve heard repeatedly in recent days, which I actually don’t think anyone has ever answered: What line needs to…

I’ve been so excited to share this one! My whole life I’ve been surrounded by women who’ve mastered pan de pascua. Pretty cool that I got to write about one.

CBC Montreal @CBCMontreal

How a Chilean Christmas fruitcake brings comfort to a Montreal-area baker | CBC News https://t.co/aFZ9VqkBx5

I should probably log onto Twitter more ...but here's a story I wrote on how delayed funding has affected a harm reduction organization in Montreal. "..Boudon said that other groups haven't been so lucky and have had to resort to bank loans to pay salaries. 'That's not normal'"

CBC Montreal @CBCMontreal

The delays are due in part to the pandemic — but they are happening against the backdrop of an ever worsening national overdose crisis. https://t.co/l7y3wALGyy

Story call-out: I'm looking to speak with someone who started suspecting they have ADHD during the pandemic and who was able to self-diagnose or get an official diagnosis later. Spread the word and/or DM me if you're interested :)

RT @CBCAdrianH: Canadian media needs to up its game when it comes to covering #Africa & #SouthAmerica. We’re falling embarrassingly short…

RT @bendandrews: My latest for CBC Ottawa -- researchers published promising results from the first cohort to go through Ottawa Inner City…

RT @monikawarzecha: 📢 I'm looking for pitches for @thewalrus online! Anything you're keen to write about: politics, society, the environme…

Drug checking is such a basic harm reduction tool yet it could surprise you how inaccessible precise testing can be. Enter @dmwerb. Here’s the story I produced for Day 6! Give it a listen, give it a read

CBC Day 6 @CBCDay6

With an increasingly toxic drug supply hitting streets, people who use them are at greater risk of a fatal overdose — but a B.C. activist says improving access to drug checking technology could save lives. https://t.co/aZcfZ8Lo8X

RT @MrAhmednurAli: When you focus on plastic straw bans instead of meaningful climate change policies, you get this. https://t.co/VkAVupZ…

RT @TheTyee: A grim finding from climate change modelling: Vancouver usually has 18 days of weather over 25 C. By 2050, it’ll have 43 suc…