Moira Wyton

Reporter

Moira Wyton is a reporter for CBC News interested in health, politics and the courts. She previously worked at the Globe and Mail, Edmonton Journal and The Tyee, and her reporting has been nominated for awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists, Jack Webster Foundation and the Digital Publishing Awards. You can reach her at moira.wyton@cbc.ca.

Latest from Moira Wyton

3 key takeaways from the Saskatchewan provincial election

The Saskatchewan Party won its fifth consecutive majority government Monday, CBC has projected, but the legislature will look significantly different this time around.

B.C. man shot in head by police sues for alleged excessive force

A Vancouver Island man who was shot in the head by police during an arrest last year is suing two RCMP officers who he alleges used excessive force on him while he was in the midst of a "medical crisis."

Sask. Party, NDP overdose and addiction plans missing harm reduction measures, say experts, workers

Public health experts and front-line workers are calling on Saskatchewan's next government to take urgent action to expand harm reduction and prevent drug overdose deaths, which have declined but still amount to one death every day in the province on average.

2 First Nations civil servants in Sask. 'shamed,' sent home for wearing orange on Sept. 30: chiefs

First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan are calling for change and more education after they say two First Nations women who work at the Meadow Lake provincial court house were "shamed" and sent home Monday for wearing orange shirts for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Regina man sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter in 'execution-style' shooting of man

A Regina man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter in the 2021 "execution-style" shooting death of another man lured to an apartment building in the city's Gardiner Park neighbourhood under the pretence of a party.

Sask. grain farmers say strike at B.C. export terminals a 'gut punch'

Saskatchewan grain farmers say their busy harvest season could be derailed after workers at six major grain export terminals in Metro Vancouver walked off the job Tuesday morning, and are urging Ottawa to do more to prevent future supply chain disruptions.

SGI appeals process not fair, accountable for people injured in car accidents: ex-civil servant

The former director of a program that helps people injured in car accidents appeal for more coverage from Saskatchewan Government Insurance is raising concerns about what she calls a lack of fairness for appellants that she says drove her to resign.

3 Saskatoon police officers could face discipline after using police database for personal snooping

Three Saskatoon Police Service officers are facing potential disciplinary measures after being caught snooping on personal information stored in the force’s database for personal, non-official reasons, according to the police service and Saskatchewan’s privacy watchdog.
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More than $60,000 raised for Sask. teen victim seriously injured in alleged school fire attack

Donations are pouring in for the Saskatoon teen seriously injured when a classmate at Evan Hardy Collegiate allegedly set her on fire last Thursday, an incident that has sent shock waves throughout the school community and across the entire province.

Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting classmate on fire at Sask. high school

The 14-year-old girl accused of seriously injuring a 15-year-old classmate by lighting her on fire at a Saskatoon high school has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson.