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Cindy E. Harnett

Cindy E. Harnett

Cindy Harnett is a Times Colonist reporter focused on health.

Cindy is originally from Toronto, where she attended York University and Ryerson University before taking her first newspaper job in northern Ontario, where she learned about forestry, wildlife, block heaters, and snowstorms in May. She has worked as a reporter in Quesnel and a managing editor at Black Press, and has contributed to publications including Maclean’s magazine.

In 2008, Cindy and her Times Colonist colleagues picked up a Jack Webster Best News Reporting of the Year award for coverage of the 2007 Lee family murder-suicide, which highlighted gross inadequacies in domestic violence and child protection services and police co-ordination.

Over the years, Cindy has gravitated to issues of justice, including the 1997 swarming and murder of teenager Reena Virk, the 2012 botched firing of eight B.C. Health Ministry researchers during which one committed suicide, the 2018 toxic drug poisoning death of Elliot Eurchuk, and the 2019 William Head jailbreak that saw two prisoners charged with murder.

Email
ceharnett@timescolonist.com

Recent Work by Cindy E.

MLA Adam Walker returning to NDP is unlikely, say political observers

MLA Adam Walker returning to NDP is unlikely, say political observers

“I think a lot depends on what we learn in terms of what actually happened here but this doesn’t help anyone’s re-election at all."
From waitlist to vacant seats in B.C. nursing program

From waitlist to vacant seats in B.C. nursing program

The college suspects a number of factors are at play, with some applicants from outside south Vancouver Island citing the challenge of finding affordable — or any — accommodation
Family hires private care for dad at understaffed B.C. hospital

Family hires private care for dad at understaffed B.C. hospital

The Hulme family hired a care aide for $850 a month to be with their 82-year-old father for a couple of hours two days a week — something they were surprised to find is not uncommon
The search: Kelowna mother scours Victoria streets for her son

The search: Kelowna mother scours Victoria streets for her son

The last time Sherry McMillan heard from her son was February. This week, she travelled to Victoria to try to find him
Henry eyes changes to safe-supply drugs program

Henry eyes changes to safe-supply drugs program

Program offers people at high risk of overdose pharmaceutical alternatives to illicit drugs, but some say it’s resulting in opioids flooding the street market
B.C. expects to offer COVID and flu shots beginning in October

B.C. expects to offer COVID and flu shots beginning in October

Health Canada approval of the new COVID vaccine might come as early as this week

Victoria nurse disciplined for not following rules for administering opioids

“This conduct places patients at risk of inappropriate and dangerous medication administration, and risks other practitioners overdosing a patient,” said the B.C. College of Nurses & Midwives
Sooke man told he'll be waiting years for hip surgery due to OR closures

Sooke man told he'll be waiting years for hip surgery due to OR closures

The last time all of the operating rooms at Victoria’s two main hospitals were open was September 2022
Saanich Peninsula Hospital emergency staying closed overnight amid staff shortage

Saanich Peninsula Hospital emergency staying closed overnight amid staff shortage

Overnight emergency service was scheduled to resume today.
Nanaimo cab driver helps to deliver a baby

Nanaimo cab driver helps to deliver a baby

“I wanted to the paramedic to get there,” said the cabbie. “I didn’t want the baby to shoot out onto the floor, right?”
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