
Ryan MacDonald
Video Journalist at CJCB-TV (Halifax, NS)
Video journalist with @CTVAtlantic in Cape Breton. Story idea? Send me an email. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
ctvnews.ca | Ryan MacDonald
As the trade war between China and the United States heats up, some Chinese manufacturers and influencers have gone viral claiming many high-end brands are made in China, then re-packaged abroad and sold at sky-high prices. “They sell you leggings or pants for $100, and guess what? Here in these two factories, you can get them for around five to six bucks,” said one influencer in a video that has received roughly nine million views.
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1 week ago |
ctvnews.ca | Ryan MacDonald
Ryan Toomey was walking his dog through Queen Elizabeth Park in Glace Bay, N.S., on Sunday evening when he started hearing noises. “Next thing you know, I counted six coyotes that crossed the trail in front of me,” Toomey told CTV Atlantic on Monday. Toomey said he walks in the area most days and had not experienced something like this before, but when he looked behind him, he saw even more of the animals. “If I had to take a guess, I’d say at least 10,” Toomey said. “At least.
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1 week ago |
ctvnews.ca | Ryan MacDonald
Sydney, N.S., and Membertou First Nation have been chosen to host the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Under-18 Women’s Championship next winter. Cape Breton’s successful bid for the 2026 tournament was announced in front of a crowd of a few hundred female hockey players and fans at Sydney’s Centre 200 on Sunday.
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1 week ago |
ctvnews.ca | Ryan MacDonald
With the NHL regular season winding to a close, longtime goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury of the Minnesota Wild has been getting emotional ovations at nearly every rink he visits as he approaches his retirement from professional hockey.
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2 weeks ago |
ctvnews.ca | Ryan MacDonald
The calendar read April 9, but it felt more like February 9 in the Sydney area on Wednesday after a light dusting of snow and temperatures hovering around the freezing point. “Very sick of winter weather,” said Shawn Thomson, owner of a food truck in downtown Sydney. “Very, very sick. I’m tired of looking at the snow.”Several weeks into spring, people started their day by having to scrape off their vehicle windshields.
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