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Articles by Leigha Farnell
- Canadian Blind Hockey provides partially sighted, blind people the chance to hit the ice
- N.S. reports two new COVID-19 cases Wednesday; 18 previous cases identified as variants
- N.S. schools receive green light to organize grad ceremonies but not proms
- N.B. man charged with stealing guns, TVs; police searching for owners
- Atlantic bubble bursts less than one week before planned reopening
- RCMP searching for two suspects in N.B. home break-in
- N.S. reinstates border restrictions for New Brunswickers; six new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
- P.E.I. reports three new COVID-19 cases related to travel; seven active infections remain
- Two N.B. men arrested after police seize nine firearms, drugs in search
- Cape Breton woman famous for cinnamon roll recipe continues to gain viewers online
Leigha Farnell
Leigha Farnell is a web writer at CTV Atlantic in Halifax.
Raised in Enfield, N.S., Leigha has always had a love of telling stories.
Leigha graduated from the Nova Scotia Community College’s Radio and Television Arts program, with a major in television production.
In 2012, Leigha began working with CTV Atlantic as a television technician. Since that time, she has filled a number of roles including directing, producing, production assistant, switching, audio, editing, and web writer.
Leigha is a generalist, but especially enjoys writing feature and hard news stories. She has been a part of team coverage for notable events such as provincial/federal elections and Hurricane Dorian. Leigha also directed the CTV Atlantic coverage of the 2018 Saint John Oil Refinery explosion that won the RTDNA Best TV Newscast – Bert Cannings Award.
Prior to CTV Atlantic, Leigha worked as a street team member at Big Dog / Cat Country.
Leigha speaks English.