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Reports by Eric Taschner
- 'It sure is special’: EA Sports adds former North Bay hockey player to NHL 21 video game
- YMCA continues to adapt during COVID-19 pandemic
- North Bay businesses react to extended shutdown
- North Bay councillor wants city budget re-examined in wake of extended stay-at-home order
- Passenger treated for injuries following two-vehicle collision in North Bay
- North Bay’s 'Sunset Man' donates photos to Tourism North Bay in hopes of attracting visitors when pandemic lifts
- Man dies in hospital following Saturday's McIntyre Street fire in North Bay
- North Bay city council passes city budget with 3.38 per cent tax levy increase
- North Bay magician bringing joy to people all across Ontario
- Nipissing University club highlighting contributions by Black Canadians
- Police and health unit asking people to avoid Super Bowl parties
- After facing criticism, Invest North Bay to shut down
- North Bay Police uncover green fentanyl as drug strategy committee calls for local public alert system
- ‘It brought tears to my eyes’: North Bay re-names street after former politician
- 22 Wing/CFB North Bay providing support on Bell Let’s Talk Day
Eric Taschner
ContactEric Taschner is a Video Journalist 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
CTV News Northern Ontario Team
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