Sheena Goodyear

Journalist

Sheena Goodyear is a web journalist with CBC Radio's As It Happens in Toronto. She is equally comfortable tackling complex and emotionally difficult stories that hold truth to power, or spinning quirky yarns about the weird and wonderful things people get up to all over the world. She has a particular passion for science communication, and stories from LGBTQ communities. Originally from Newfoundland and Labrador, her work has appeared on CBC News, Sun Media, the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star, VICE News and more. You can reach her at sheena.goodyear@cbc.ca

Latest from Sheena Goodyear

Irish town ‘shell-shocked’ after 15,000 crabs escape from overturned truck

Odhran McLaughlin learned the hard way that it takes a village to wrangle 15,000 scuttling crabs off the side of a highway on the coast of Ireland in the dead of night.

These fully grown sea lions won't stop nursing, and scientists don’t know why

A new study documents the surprising prevalence of 'supersuckling' among Galápagos Islands sea lions.

This 2SLGBTQ+ crisis line has been gutted under Trump. Then one call changed everything

Author MacKenzie Scott — a billionaire philanthropist whose fortune largely comes from her ex-husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — has given the Trevor Project $45 million US ($62.2 million Cdn).

They're strapped for supplies, and danger looms. But Gaza’s children are thrilled to be back in school

Children in the Gaza Strip are resuming their education after two years of near-constant Israeli bombardment.
Q&A

Heated Rivalry costume designer breaks down show's iconic looks — including that Team Canada fleece

Costume designer Hanna Puley had no idea Heated Rivalry would become a massive cultural sensation. And she certainly didn't expect fans to become obsessed with the simple Olympics fleece sweater she designed for the character Shane.

Researchers hunt each other in the Quebec wilderness — for science, of course

To better understand the complex interactions between nature’s hunters and hunted, researchers gathered at the the Éco-Laurentides park near Val-Morin, Que., for a game of predator-prey.
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Greenlandic politician who fought for his people's autonomy wants U.S. to back off

"We have a very serious problem, and we need Canada's support," says Aqqaluk Lynge, a former member of Greenland's parliament and co-founder of the pro-Greenlandic independence party Inuit Ataqatigiit.
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Venezuelans wait anxiously as their country's future hangs in the balance, says resident

A strange lull has taken over the capital of Venezuela as people wait to find out what the future holds for their country, says Caracas resident Benigno Alarcón Deza.

Teacher wins Guinness World Record for working 61 years at the same school

Retired Tennessee teacher Glenda Akin has lived and worked through a whole lot of history. And now she’s made history herself as the Guinness-certified longest serving teacher at the same school . 

Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza starting on New Year's Day

Israel is banning more than two dozen humanitarian organizations from Gaza for failing to comply with new registration rules.