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Reports by Eric Taschner
- ‘Just special’: 3 northeastern Ont. athletes ready for upcoming Paris Paralympic Games
- British woman in North Bay, Ont., to learn about her uncle, a Second World War flight instructor
- North Bay business group opposes downtown location for homeless hub
- Homeless advocates say there’s not enough beds or services available in North Bay
- Week spotlights importance of water safety
- Veteran marches across Canada to create ‘generational change’ about mental health
- New commander takes the helm at 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base in North Bay
- Union blasts company, provincial governments over layoffs at plant near North Bay
- Northern Ont. council considers allowing backyard chicken coops
- Police stress safety on trails after another fatal ATV crash in northern Ont.
- Northern Ont. First Nation chief among Indigenous leaders upset with Poilievre’s AFN speech
- New long-term care home in North Bay set to open in the spring
- North Bay police rewarding youth who understand bicycle safety with treat coupons
- Convenience stores in North Bay can sell alcohol in September
- Northern Ont. health unit launches new information dashboard on wildfires and smoke
Eric Taschner
ContactEric Taschner is a videojournalist with CTV News Northern Ontario based in North Bay.
Originally hailing from Woodstock, Ontario, he is excited to call North Bay his home.
He joined CTV News Northern Ontario in July 2018.
Eric is a two-time RTDNF scholarship winner in 2017 for a three-part series he did on how animals impact our daily lives. He also won both the Dana Lewis Frontline Award for crime reporting and the Digital Journalist Award in 2016.
He has been on the scene of massive fires, floods, wildfires, car crashes, and murder scenes. Additionally, he covers city council meetings, along with both provincial and federal politics.
Eric remembers covering the return to North Bay for one of the last surviving Dionne Quintuplets in 2018. That story aired nationally on CTV News. He also worked on a story about a school shooting threat and exclusively reported on a large wildfire in B.C.
Before joining CTV News Northern Ontario, he previously worked at CJDC-TV in Dawson Creek, B.C. as a Reporter and Anchor. He also spent part of his career employed at 104.7 Heart FM as a Reporter/Newscaster.
He is a graduate of the Broadcast Journalism/Television News program at Fanshawe College, during which he completed an internship at CTV News in London.
Eric is fluent in English.
He enjoys watching soccer and cheering on his favourite team, FC Barcelona.
Dana Lewis Frontline Award, 2016
Digital Journalist Award, 2016