Kwabena Oduro

Journalist

Kwabena Oduro is an award-winning video journalist with CBC Montreal. Kwabena was a mixed-zone reporter for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games where he covered canoe, kayak and rowing. He enjoys covering sports and community stories and anything that brings a smile to people's faces. Have a story idea? Drop him an email at kwabena.oduro@cbc.ca.

Latest from Kwabena Oduro

Boaters have been stuck at a Quebec marina for 2 weeks due to canal repairs

Boaters have been trapped in a marina on the Chambly Canal — some for two weeks — after Parks Canada was forced to lower water levels to enact dike repairs, making it impossible to leave.

Plaque installed for 12 children who drowned in Quebec boating tragedy 70 years ago

Seventy years after 12 children drowned in one of this country’s worst boating tragedies, a commemoration plaque has been installed at the site of the incident to honour the victims.

Video of man throwing water on homeless person in Montreal draws outrage

The incident happened Saturday at the entrance of MTL Gaming Centre on St. Laurent Boulevard, in Montreal's Chinatown, where a homeless man was sleeping.  

'We're not going anywhere,' say pro-Palestinian protesters at McGill encampment

Students camping out on McGill's campus in solidarity with Palestinians say they won't go anywhere until the university divests from funds linked to weapons manufacturers, banks and other companies with ties to the war in Gaza. The university said it is working with Montreal police to ensure campus safety.

Union takes step to represent Amazon warehouse workers in Laval, Que.

A Quebec-based union is trying to represent hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. workers at a warehouse in Laval, Que., a first of its kind in Canada if they succeed.

Stop funding fossil fuels, protesters tell RBC at Montreal rally

Protesters gathered in front of the Royal Bank of Canada's Montreal office Saturday, one of dozens of rallies held across the country.

Non-profit hosts Easter brunch for seniors across Quebec to break isolation

Volunteers with Little Brothers, a Quebec non-profit group that provides support to lonely seniors aged 75 and older, spent this holiday weekend brunching with seniors across the province.

Montreal rabbit rescue group saves abandoned bunnies from streets

Sauvetage Lapins Errants wants Quebecers to do their research before buying a pet rabbit. Left to fend for themselves in the city, domesticated rabbits face many risks.

A family's fight against deportation from Quebec rallies community support

Deborah Adegboye, her husband and first-born child came to Canada via the unofficial border crossing Roxham Road in 2017 after facing threats to their lives in their home country of Nigeria. Now the family, which has since grown by two, is facing deportation on April 5. 

Parents file $1.5M lawsuit after Quebec teacher accused of selling students' artwork online

A group of parents has filed a lawsuit against a Montreal-area high school art teacher and his school board after students found their classroom artwork available for purchase on the teacher's personal website last month.