Faith Greco

Reporter

Faith Greco is a news reporter for CBC Ottawa. You can reach her at [email protected] and on her Twitter account @FaithGreco12.

Latest from Faith Greco

Small northern Ontario towns weigh costly arena repairs as community pressure mounts

Two small northern Ontario towns are grappling with how to preserve aging arenas at the heart of their communities, as rising costs, safety concerns and strong local support push them to act. 

Kashechewan First Nation declares state of emergency, begins annual precautionary evacuation

Kashechewan First Nation has declared a state of emergency as the threat of spring flooding looms over the community on northern Ontario's James Bay Coast.

Centretown break-ins spark calls for co-ordinated downtown strategy

At least two small business owners in Ottawa's Centretown neighbourhood say their stores were broken into and vandalized overnight Saturday.

Pro-Palestinian protesters call out Canadian arms transfers to Israel

Hundreds of protesters gathered on Parliament Hill Saturday, accusing the federal government of backtracking on its pledge to halt arms transfers to Israel and urging politicians to make foreign policy a central issue in the election campaign.
HOUSING NORTH

Sudbury, Ont., renters face 4th move in 10 years as landlord sells property

A Sudbury, Ont., woman says she feels trapped in a "renter's vortex" after multiple Ontario landlords have sold their properties, forcing her and her family to repeatedly search for housing in a tight market. A paralegal explains the rules for landlords and tenants when a rental property is sold.

1 dead, 1 injured in Nepean as homicide unit investigates shooting

One man is dead and another in hospital with serious injuries after an apparent shooting on Craig Henry Drive Sunday morning, according to police.

Court closes 10-year legal battle over downtown Sudbury construction death

The Ontario Court of Appeal has shut down the Ministry of Labour’s attempt to appeal the City of Greater Sudbury’s acquittal in the case of a woman who was killed at a road construction site on Elgin Street a decade ago.

U.S. firings reversed, yet Great Lakes sea lamprey fight faces uphill battle

The Great Lakes sea lamprey control program will proceed this year, though delayed, after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was recently ordered to reinstate more than a dozen federal workers at the binational agency responsible for protecting the Great Lakes fishery.

How Ontario's forgotten Farmerettes helped feed the nation during WW II

During and after the Second World War, thousands of Ontario girls became Farmerettes, taking on the work to support Canada’s food supply. Their contributions were largely forgotten — until now. The new documentary We Lend a Hand premieres in Sudbury on Friday, and features first-hand accounts from surviving women.

Environmental groups work to save black ash trees from invasive beetle in northern Ontario

An environmental group in northern Ontario is working to preserve black ash trees from the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle threatening to wipe out the species.