Neetu Garcha
Reporter/Anchor
Neetu Garcha is an award-winning Global News reporter and anchor based in Vancouver.
A former reporter for Global BC where she has covered everything from Indigenous stories, crime, and politics to breaking news and international crises, Neetu joined Global National as a National Correspondent in May 2022.
The recipient of numerous awards, she received the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Broadcast Performer of the Year in 2022, the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Performer of Tomorrow award in 2018 and was a finalist for the 2021 Jack Webster Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Reporting award for her coverage of the India farmers’ protest and its impact on British Columbians.
Some of her career highlights include covering the 2023 wildfire season from across Alberta, BC, and in Maui when devastating flames killed hundreds and destroyed Lahaina, reporting reporting from U.S. military bases in Japan and a Canadian aircraft when it was intercepted by a Chinese jet, hosting Global National live from Edmonton in July of 2022 during the papal visit to Canada, and filing a series of enterprise stories about the impact of the visit on survivors and the calls to action on the issues raised with the church, reporting from Washington, D.C. on U.S. politics and international issues affecting both Canada and the U.S., reporting from the United Nations headquarters in New York City where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was meeting with other world and industry leaders, and travelling to Rome to cover the Indigenous delegation meetings with Pope Francis in Vatican City.
Neetu was also the reporter, producer and writer of Global News’ acclaimed investigative crime program Crime Beat for the season 3-episode, Forbidden Love: The Murder of Jassi Sidhu, the story of a newlywed from British Columbia who was attacked and killed while visiting India.
Born and raised in Penticton, B.C., Neetu is a graduate of the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). She began her broadcast career at Global Okanagan in 2014 and joined the team at Global BC in 2017.
When Neetu’s not working, she’s likely spending time with her family and friends, exercising, travelling or reading a good book. Her not-so-guilty pleasure is definitely chocolate.
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Video Archives
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B.C. wineries reeling from effects of climate change
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New film follows healing journey of 2 Inuit women
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Gaza crisis: Palestinian-Canadians frustrated with visa program
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Ski resorts, farmers struggling with warm winter
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Global National: Feb. 25
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Global National: Feb. 24
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Alexei Navalny death: Political activist Bill Browder remembers his friend
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Prince Harry, Meghan in Whistler ahead of 2025 Invictus Games
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Global National: Feb. 10
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Hockey Canada CEO says organization undergoing major changes in midst of sexual assault case
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‘It’s taking so long’: Calls to move forward on advanced consent MAID
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Heavy snowfall brings southwestern B.C. to a standstill
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Palestinians in Canada scramble to submit visa applications for family in Gaza
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Plunging temperatures in western Canada cause commuter chaos, excruciating cold
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Japan plane crash: Could airport runways in Canada see a similar deadly collision?
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More than 100 killed in twin bombings at ceremony of slain Iranian general
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Japan earthquake: What helped country avert a bigger disaster
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Powerful earthquakes prompt evacuations, tsunami warnings in Japan
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Tobacco-free generation? The calls for lifetime ban on cigarette sales in Canada
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Arrests expected soon in Sikh leader’s slaying: report
Author Archives
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B.C. wine industry at a crossroads after ‘catastrophic’ lossesAfter two consecutive winters with widespread crop losses due to cold weather, B.C. wine producers are having to rebuild and reimagine the future.CanadaMar 15
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Palestinians in Canada scramble to submit family applicationsPalestinian-Canadians and permanent residents are in a race against time to submit applications for extended family members to come to Canada.CanadaJan 16
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When police fail, this First Nations tracker steps in: ‘I’m searching for our people’Indigenous women are 400 per cent more likely go missing and when they do, the search is often hampered by police apathy. That's where Mukwa Bear comes in.CanadaDec 20, 2023
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Indigenous community haunted by U.S., Canadian military presence in JapanThe presence of U.S. military bases on Okinawa, regularly used by Canadian Armed Forces members, is coming under criticism from locals who are Indigenous to those lands.WorldDec 5, 2023
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Chinese military jet intercepts Canadian Forces plane in ‘aggressive manner’Global News was on board the Canadian military aircraft reporting on the mission as part of Operation NEON, Canada’s contribution to helping enforce sanctions against North Korea.CanadaOct 16, 2023
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How to manage Canada’s ‘unprecedented’ wildfires before they startExperts say that to reduce wildfire damage in the future, we need to change the way we approach and mitigate fires before they start.FireSep 30, 2023
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Canada facing an ‘epidemic’ of sextortion cases among children, teensStatistics Canada data reports a nearly 80-per cent increase in cyber-related extortion offences in 2020 from the year before.FeaturesApr 14, 2023
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Victim stabbed by alleged ISIS supporter aboard B.C. bus says attack was unprovokedIn texts to his family, the stabbing victim recounted Saturday's attack.CrimeApr 5, 2023
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Bill Wilson on the fight for Indigenous rights 40 years after negotiating constitutional changeThe constitutional reform, enshrining Indigenous land and treaty rights, was born out of the First Ministers Conference in March 1983.PerspectivesMar 15, 2023
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2 Sikh Afghan teens make most of newfound freedom, opportunity in CanadaAs the Taliban's crackdown on women's rights in Afghanistan continues, two teens now in Canada say they are embracing their newfound freedom and opportunities.CanadaJan 12, 2023
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‘Kids are dying’: B.C. doctor speaks out over respiratory illness-related deathsThe pediatric cardiac surgeon in Vancouver says recently, he’s had to transition from the operating room to supporting patients with respiratory illnesses.HealthDec 14, 2022
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Canadians appeal for expansion of closed Afghan refugee sponsorship programThere's a major obstacle in the way for private sponsorship groups hoping to bring eligible Afghan families, who often have relatives already in Canada, into the country.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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Former Vancouver Canucks staff member files human rights complaint over dismissalA former member of the team's coaching staff, Rachel Doerrie, who worked as an analytic specialist and assistant video coach, parted ways with the organization in September.SportsNov 28, 2022
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National Indigenous Veterans Day honours ‘often overlooked’ sacrificesAhead of the day of remembrance, Global News spoke with several service members in B.C. on what they described as an opportunity for Canadians to reflect on their sacrifices.FeaturesNov 8, 2022
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New CMA president says he has a plan to change Canada’s ‘faceless’ health-care systemDr. Alika Lafontaine’s term as president of the Canadian Medical Association comes at a time when health care is collapsing and crises are overlapping.CanadaOct 8, 2022
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New initiative helps Indigenous people reconnect with community, cultureTwo B.C. Indigenous leaders, who were themselves taken from their families and placed in foster care, are now looking to help others who were separated while fostering healing.CanadaSep 30, 2022
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Inter-generational survivors on healing through the power of Pow WowsWhile they were once banned throughout the country, Pow Wows have made a comeback in various ways and are growing in popularity.CanadaSep 30, 2022
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Why Indigenous-led projects could be key to combating Canada’s energy dilemmaIndigenous leaders say the path forward in dealing with Canada's energy and climate crises would involve First Nations communities having an equity stake in major energy projects.CanadaSep 21, 2022
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Mass adoration for Queen Elizabeth overshadows Indigenous survivors’ trauma: ‘It hurts’The passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the mass mourning that's followed, brings up deep-rooted trauma for some Indigenous people, including a prominent matriarch in B.C.CanadaSep 15, 2022
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Indigenous leader calls for new reconciliation agreement with the monarchy“We need to exercise our own form of government based on our own worldview, philosophies, traditions and values of the nations.”CanadaSep 10, 2022
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After the papal apology: Residential school survivors on next stepsIn April, in front of a room of Indigenous delegates, Pope Francis delivered a historic apology. For some it provided healing and for others more concrete action is needed.FeaturesJun 11, 2022
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‘I kept it hidden’: Survivor of Kamloops Indian Residential School speaks for 1st timeShirley Paul said attending the memorial marking a year since the detection of unmarked graves on the grounds of the former institution has helped her heal.PerspectivesMay 27, 2022
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Identifying remains found at former B.C. residential school will be costly, slow: expertsEarlier this week the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation said it would work to eventually use DNA to identify and repatriate the remains believed to be at the site,.CanadaMay 26, 2022
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B.C. First Nation lays out plan to repatriate remains found at former Kamloops residential schoolTk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation says it plans to exhume the bodies found at the Kamloops residential school, identify them using DNA and return them to their home communities.CanadaMay 25, 2022
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‘Turning our culture into contraband:’ Calls for national inquiry into B.C. eagle-poaching caseB.C. officials accused 13 Indigenous men of poaching dozens of eagles but dropped the charges after nearly a decade of legal proceedings prompting calls for an apology and inquiry.PerspectivesMay 12, 2022