Karen Pauls
@karenpaulscbc
CBC national news reporter in Manitoba and wherever life takes me. Always looking for good stories. Tips? karen.pauls@cbc.ca IG: karenpaulscbcnews
Ottawa is building a new $267-million medical countermeasures laboratory in Winnipeg as Celia Lourenco takes over as the new vice-president of the National Microbiology Lab. There’s hope she will oversee a new era of scientific excellence.
At an Artemis II watch party at @ManitobaMuseum with Planetarium astronomer Scott Young.
THIS is reality TV! I can’t pull myself away. The Artemis II crew and NASA Mission Control live all day long! www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...
Seth Jarvis’ #Winnipeg friends are heading to Milan to watch him and Team Canada play for gold, thanks to @aircanada.bsky.social! I spoke to a couple of the last night and they are PUMPED!
My colleagues Katie Simpson and Paul Hunter have a new podcast called Two Blocks from the White House. The first one just dropped. It’s smart, insightful … and challenging. Worth your time! On @cbcpodcasts and @spotifycanada. open.spotify.com/episode/2OEw...
I was up in #Churchill, Man. last week. Our stories roll out this week. Stay tuned…
The lineups outside court began at 6 am. Supporters of E.M. will be here all day.
I’m back in London, ON, where the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial will be decided today. The case focuses on the issue of consent during an alleged incident in a hotel room in 2018. Watch our livestream on CBC NewsNet and Gem, starting at 9 a.m. ET, or follow along on our live page.
Comprehensive coverage from the world junior hockey sexual assault trial in London, ON, here at this link: www.cbc.ca/news/world/t... Closing arguments start Monday and we'll be back in the courtroom.
Update: Sex assault trial for ex-world junior players won't sit today in London, Ont., due to a sick juror. They’ll try again tomorrow. A personal note: I am out for the next two weeks but will return after the May long weekend. Our CBC team will continue coverage.
Jury selection continues in the trial of five members from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team charged with sexual assault. The judge is looking for 14 people who haven’t already formed an opinion that can’t be changed. Lots of media here for the trial.
ICYMI, my documentary, #Ibogaine: The last trip? Some people struggling with opioid addiction are turning to a powerful psychedelic called ibogaine. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Manitoba RCMP just confirmed regularly scheduled Black Hawk helicopter flights along the Manitoba-United States border, looking for asylum seekers and the human smugglers who facilitate their journey, and detecting trafficking of contraband goods like illicit drugs.
We’re at an inauguration watch party in Fargo, North Dakota. @cbcnews
In North Dakota to talk to people about inauguration and tariffs. Farmer Ben Vig is concerned about what may be coming. This state exports nearly 80% of its goods to Canada every year, mainly agricultural. @cbcnews