Laura Sciarpelletti

Journalist & Radio Columnist

Laura is a journalist for CBC Saskatchewan. She is also the community reporter for CBC's virtual road trip series Land of Living Stories and host of the arts and culture radio column Queen City Scene Setter, which airs on CBC's The Morning Edition. Laura previously worked for CBC Vancouver. Some of her former work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, NYLON Magazine, VICE Canada and The Tyee. Laura specializes in human interest, arts and health care coverage. She holds a master of journalism degree from the University of British Columbia. Send Laura news tips at laura.sciarpelletti@cbc.ca

Latest from Laura Sciarpelletti

Regina's Globe Theatre to welcome audiences for Peter Pan as renovations continue

Regina's Globe Theatre may still be under renovation, but that's not stopping it from welcoming audiences to its opening show of the season.

'A fall would be disastrous': Disabled Saskatoon woman calls for better winter accessibility

Saskatchewan got hit with its first major snowstorm of the season Monday night. By Tuesday morning, many physically disabled people couldn't move in the snow, let alone get to work.

Politics newcomer Chad Bachynski elected as Regina's mayor

Chad Bachynski, 38, is a manager with SaskEnergy. He joins 10 city councillors, eight of whom are new to city hall.

Sask. hits milestone with more than 30% of projected MLAs being women

Equal Voice, a charity dedicated to improving gender representation in Canadian politics, says the 2024 election marks a transformative moment for Saskatchewan, especially since the progress toward gender equity in the province's politics has been gradual.

U of S issues health alert for whooping cough; experts encourage adult immunization

Whooping cough cases appear to be on the rise across the country, and health experts are worried about the illness spreading from students and adults to infants and those who are immunocompromised.

'Spicy grandma' among new projected NDP MLAs excited to tackle health care, education

The Saskatchewan Party is going back to the legislature with yet another majority. And while the Saskatchewan NDP fell short of returning to power for the first time since 2007, it is projected to make significant gains with only mail-in ballots left to count.

79 Shercom employees laid off in wake of California company's monopoly over Sask. tire recycling

Saskatoon tire processing company Shercom Industries has informed the Ministry of Labour Relations that it has to lay off 79 employees as of Dec. 2.

Privacy commissioner recommends RPS provide surveillance videos to man whose arm was broken during arrest

The Saskatchewan privacy commissioner says Regina Police Service (RPS) should hand over surveillance videos of a person being arrested last October.

Saskatoon teens who rescued woman from burning house honoured with bravery awards at Government House

Avery Chubb, Quinn Haugen and Georgia Vanderlinde were driving home after playing basketball in Martensville in November of last year when they saw thick smoke clouds coming from a house and went to investigate.

Sask. man who took daughter to prevent her from getting COVID vaccine tells court he has been punished enough

Michael Gordon Jackson, 55, was found guilty by a jury in April of contravention of a custody order.