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Articles by Beth Macdonell
- 'Really inspiring': Young female basketball players pumped for WNBA in Toronto
- New dentist office on wheels caring for seniors in Toronto-run long-term care homes
- Advocacy groups concerned as TTC fare inspectors, special constables will be equipped with body-worn cameras starting in May
- Israeli humanitarian volunteer shares 'unbelievable' violence seen in aftermath of Hamas attack
- 'Big loss': Fear and sadness grips Ghanaian community, high school students after Toronto bus shootings
- Nighttime views of Toronto skyscraper lighting up mixed reactions from Torontonians
- Mississauga man attacked by coyote while walking his dog
- Racism, social isolation playing role in youth access to sports in Ontario, study finds
- 'Dream come true' for young GTA students controlling moon rover in simulated space mission
- Couple with mild dementia found wandering near Toronto Pearson instead of being on Calgary-bound flight
Beth Macdonell
ContactBeth Macdonell joined CTV News Toronto as a videojournalist in November 2019. After covering news in Eastern and Western Canada, she returned to her hometown to tell stories.
Previously, Macdonell was a videojournalist with CTV News Winnipeg, where she reported on a wide range of topics including the rise of asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Canada border, tornadoes and wildfires, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Macdonell has worked as a reporter at CBC News in St. John’s N.L., and as a producer with Discovery Channel Canada and CTV News Channel. She also spent time at a radio station in Accra, Ghana. Macdonell is a graduate of McGill University with a B.A. in International Development Studies and the postgraduate journalism program at Humber College.
Macdonell is drawn to storytelling because she enjoys meeting and talking with people from all walks of life. When she’s not chasing down a story, Macdonell loves exploring the natural world. Depending on the season, you can often find her on the trails, cross-country skiing or hiking.
She speaks English and French.
Follow her on Twitter: @BethMacdonell