Articles by Scott Lightfoot
- 'I thought it would just be a regular day': Toronto teen surprised with birthday parade
- Nearly 90 per cent of hospitality workers will lose jobs because of COVID-19 pandemic, union predicts
- How to clean your home to prevent COVID-19 spread
- Birthday celebration held for 100-year-old WWII veteran who received 90,000 cards
- Man accused of killing Tess Richey appears to cry while jury is shown photos of body
- 'It was a lot of fun': Train engineer brothers take final trip together before retirement
- Woman opens up about PTSD struggle after being caught in shooting chaos during Raptors victory parade
- Ontario man says his security system failed when his home was robbed
- 96-year-old ham radio operator makes an out-of-this world connection
- Victims of Flight 752 crash remembered at University of Toronto
Scott Lightfoot
ContactScott Lightfoot is a videojournalist who joined CTV News Torontoin 2011. Since joining the station, Lightfoot has covered some of the most significant stories in the city’s history, including the Yonge Street van attack, the mass shooting on the Danforth, and the arrest of serial killer Bruce McArthur.
Aside from hard news, Lightfoot enjoys bringing to life colourful stories about unique characters. Among his favourites are the IKEA monkey, Fashion Santa, and an RTDNA award-winning piece about a multi-million dollar miniature replica of Toronto.
Previously, Lightfoot worked as a reporter and producer at CTV News London.
Education comes naturally for this son of two teachers, though Lightfoot’s path saw him trade in report cards for reporting. A native of London, Ont., Lightfoot is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. in Media Information and Technoculture. He continued his education at Ryerson University, obtaining a Bachelor of Journalism with a broadcast specialty, and later returned to Ryerson to work with aspiring journalists in their final year of studies.
In his spare time, Lightfoot can be found exploring Toronto with camera in hand, and is on a quest to discover the best bakery in the GTA.He is not related to Gordon Lightfoot, but is asked about it daily.
He speaks English.
Follow him on Twitter: @slightfootCTV
