Laurence Watt

British Columbia

Journalist at CBC Radio

Journalist at CBC News

Director at The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn (CBC)

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A quick guide to Nobro's Polaris-shortlisted album, Set Your Pussy Free

Aug 26, 2024 | cbc.ca | John Paul Tasker |Laurence Watt

MusicThe Montreal punk band's debut is an ode to friendship, partying and aging. The Montreal punk band's debut is an ode to friendship, partying and agingCBC Music · Posted: Aug 26, 2024 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes agoNobro's Set Your Pussy Free is shortlisted for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.
CBC Music's Searchlight 2024: the winners

Aug 26, 2024 | cbc.ca | John Paul Tasker |Laurence Watt

MusicThe judges have selected the grand prize winner and 4 secondary winners. The judges have selected the grand prize winner and 4 secondary winnersCBC Music · Posted: Aug 26, 2024 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes agoMaggie Andrew is the grand prize winner of this year's Searchlight competition.
1 dead in rural west Ottawa homicide

Aug 26, 2024 | cbc.ca | John Paul Tasker |Laurence Watt

Ottawa·NewA 47-year-old woman was found dead at a home in Ottawa's west end Sunday evening. Ottawa police's homicide unit is investigating. 47-year-old woman found at a home Sunday night, man arrestedCBC News · Posted: Aug 26, 2024 6:42 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoOttawa police are investigating the death of a woman at a home on Lady Slipper Way in Ottawa Sunday night. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)A 47-year-old woman was found dead at a home in Ottawa's west end Sunday evening.
Trump and Vance take aim at Biden's climate legislation. Some Republicans would rather they didn't

Aug 26, 2024 | cbc.ca | John Tasker |Laurence Watt |Susan Ormiston |Jill English

J.D. Vance knocks Democrats' energy policyAt a rally in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance takes aim at the green policies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In nearly every speech, J.D. Vance, the Republican hopeful for U.S. vice-president, drums home that Americans are being duped by the Democrats' fixation on the low-carbon economy and their wild spending on what Vance calls "green scams.""We need a leader….
Here's what's changing as OC Transpo gears up for the fall

Aug 25, 2024 | cbc.ca | John Paul Tasker |Laurence Watt |Arthur White-Crummey

Ottawa·NewRiders will notice less frequent off-peak trains starting Monday and fall service changes will adjust some bus routes, but the opening date for the north-south Trillium light rail line remains unknown.
What's driving the surge in support for the B.C. Conservatives?

Aug 24, 2024 | cbc.ca | Laurence Watt

As British Columbians prepare for the Oct. 19 provincial election, a party that's been relegated to the political outskirts for almost half a century is experiencing a dramatic resurgence. The Conservative Party of B.C. under leader John Rustad is climbing high in the polls, raking in donations and aiming to field candidates in ridings throughout the province.
Vancouver faces hotel shortage ahead of 2026 World Cup

Feb 17, 2024 | msn.com | Laurence Watt

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How Metro Vancouver teachers are dealing with ChatGPT in the classroom

Sep 14, 2023 | cbc.ca | Laurence Watt

British Columbia·NewArtificial intelligence is posing challenges in the classroom — but it also presents opportunities for learning, some teachers in B.C.'s Lower Mainland say. AI can be useful for teachers, present opportunities to reconsider teaching methods, some sayTeachers in B.C.'s Lower Mainland say artificial intelligence is posing challenges in the classroom, but it also presents opportunities for learning. Some say students have submitted assignments written by ChatGPT.