Shilpashree Jagannathan

CBC News producer and contributor

Shilpashree Jagannathan is a producer with CBC News Network in Toronto and a contributor to CBC Hamilton. She has worked as a business journalist in India and as a corporate investigator, researching publicly traded Indian companies. She moved to Canada in 2021. She enjoys spending weekends birdwatching on trails around Hamilton and Toronto’s wetlands with her two children, a one-year-old border collie, and her wildlife photographer partner. She can be reached at [email protected]

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CANADA VOTES 2025

Rent hikes, daycare waits and higher mortgages: affordability looms large for these Ontario voters

Voters in Hamilton and Burlington like Shri Kulkarni, Joe Struthers and Jessica Fawcett say rising costs and stagnant wages are shaping how they'll vote in this federal election.

Ontario wine agents say it's 'unfair' province's grocery stores still selling California wines

Ontario wine agents are accusing the LCBO's 'unfair policies' after California wines were pulled from shelves almost a month ago due to ongoing trade dispute with the U.S., but grocery stores and retail giants like Costco and Loblaws are still allowed to sell the products.

3 Hamilton festivals get loans from Ottawa to help in a year with tourism uncertainty

FrancoFEST, Because Beer, and Festitalia are receiving loans worth $320,000 from the federal government to support their growth, attract more visitors and boost the local economy. 

South Asian liquor lovers in Ontario frustrated by absence of favourite brands at LCBO

Distributors of South Asian alcoholic brands in Ontario say that they do not receive adequate shelf space, and the absence of a destination store for South Asian brands makes it challenging to sell in Ontario.
First Person

After my sons were caught in Toronto transit violence, I realized I can't always protect them

Shilpashree Jagannathan has done her best to help her sons be independent, but a stabbing incident on Toronto transit deeply shook up her family.