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Articles by Leigha Farnell
- In Lexi's honour: New Brunswick community continues to support family of Lexi Daken
- P.E.I. identifies one new case of COVID-19; 24 active cases remain
- N.S. RCMP find man who allegedly offered teenage girls a drive, says no criminality occured
- Desmond inquiry: therapist adds to long list of challenges that Lionel Desmond faced
- N.S. reports two COVID-19 cases; changes to vaccine rollout for those over the age of 80
- Driver clocked at 51 km/hr over speed limit on N.S. highway: police
- Prince Edward Island reports one new case of COVID-19; 23 active
- N.B. RCMP arrest three people, seize drugs, money, loaded firearm from home
- All Nova Scotians could get one shot of COVID-19 vaccine by end of June: Premier
- Nova Scotia lifts some restrictions in Halifax area due to low COVID-19 case numbers
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.