Anne Drewa
Consumer Reporter
Anne Drewa is a graduate of the University of British Columbia (UBC) and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
She is a recipient of two national RTNDA (Radio Television Digital News Association) award scholarships. Anne also is the recipient of a Jack Webster Award for 2010 Best News Reporting of the Year, which was for team coverage of the “Boulder Mountain Avalanche.”
Anne left B.C. to pursue her journalism career and worked in Red Deer, Alta., before spending the next five years in Halifax at ATV (CTV). There, she was awarded a silver medal for “Best New Journalist” from the Atlantic Journalism Awards. In addition to reporting, she also anchored the early morning news. Anne was also the host of CTV’s Good Morning Canada, the network’s weekend national breakfast show.
Anne’s most memorable moments were reporting on Hurricane Juan and covering 9/11, when many of the planes were diverted to Halifax International airport and the city looked after thousands of stranded passengers.
But Anne missed her native West Coast and returned five years later, where she is enjoying being back home on the North Shore and working for Global BC, the station she grew up watching.
Anne is the consumer reporter for Global News Hour at 6.
When she is not reporting, Anne can be found on the ski slopes or running. This is no surprise, since she was a competitive track and field athlete for years and ran for UBC’s varsity team at the national level. She also loves travelling and testing her patience at golf.
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Video Archives
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Consumer Matters: Buying local is more important than ever -
Consumer Matters: Beware of AI scams this holiday season -
Why Black Friday is looking different this year -
Warning about large-scale phishing campaign coming from Meta -
Why checking your credit statement regularly is important -
Retailers offering Black Friday deals early and with deeper discounts -
Passengers with airline complaints may be directed to CTA now -
Consumer Matters: Used vehicle prices starting to come down -
Consumer Matters: A look at women’s running shoes -
Consumer Matters: Overcharged by EasyPark -
B.C. woman shares travel nightmare after her luggage goes missing -
Consumer Matters: Rogers billing mistake frustration -
Consumer Matters: Beware of Amazon Prime Day scams -
Consumer Matters: British Columbians making tough decisions to save money -
Breaking down the cost of Thanksgiving dinner
Author Archives
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Air passenger rights advocate wants answers after temporarily restricted from FacebookGábor Lukács is the founder of the non-profit group. He says he regularly comments on the Air Passenger Rights Facebook page, providing information to the traveling public.ConsumerDec 9
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How AI is targeting consumers during holiday shopping seasonSecurity expert Miles Walker tells Consumer Matters that AI-generated deep fakes are simulating celebrity endorsements, cloning voices, and creating fake retail websites.ConsumerNov 26
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Why Black Friday is looking different this year for retailers and shoppersOwner of Toy Traders in Langley, Matthew Purdy, says he’s held a Black Friday sale event in the past, but this season he won’t be having one.ConsumerNov 24
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Why a mistake on your credit report could cost youThe non-profit Credit Counselling Society tells Consumer Matters the frequency of people finding mistakes on a credit report can be as high as 30 per cent.ConsumerNov 13
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Why retailers are offering early Black Friday sales with deep discounts“Anybody and everybody that could possibly be putting out a deal right now is,” said RedFlagDeal’s content coordinator Kari Erickson.ConsumerNov 10
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B.C. woman faces travel health insurance nightmare after shocking U.S. $108K hospital billTravel expert Claire Newell says stability clauses are often written in standard medical insurance policies and reading the fine print of any policy is crucial.ConsumerSep 11
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B.C. business out thousands to scam impersonating BC Lions repBack in June, Jenell Parsons says she received an email from the BC Lions inviting her to be a vendor at the team’s home opener at BC Place.ConsumerJul 2
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Lufthansa customer promised reimbursement then later told ‘case closed’Jarett Wong says he’s been battling with the German airline over his owed funds for almost two years.Jun 23
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B.C. woman launches petition for ‘lemon law’ after vehicle buybackSince Canada does not have a formal ‘lemon law’, Nicole Pajak turned to CAMVAP, which tries to resolve disputes between consumers and manufacturers.ConsumerJun 2
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‘I had no idea I was dead’: B.C. man fights with TransUnion Canada to prove he’s aliveThe North Okanagan resident says his troubles with the credit reporting agency started at the end of 2017 when his mother passed awayConsumerMay 27
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‘It was just outrageous’: Telus customer angry after monthly bill doesn’t reflect new contractTony Brown says he refused to pay the bill and reached out to Telus multiple times, but says he was put on hold for hours without success.ConsumerMay 14
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He’s not a CIBC customer. So how did a fraudster open a line of credit in his name?After Consumer Matters reached out, Steve Jones says he received a call from CIBC informing him his credit score would be corrected within three to five business days.ConsumerMay 12
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Vancouver Canucks season ticket holder waits months for over $5K payout after selling ticketsThis past September, the B.C. resident says she ran into issues. When she went to sell some of her tickets on the resale platform, Trish Connolly says she never received her funds.ConsumerMay 1
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Telus customer ‘furious’ after he says was promised better rateThe B.C. senior says that back in January 2025, he reached out to Telus the telecom provider to complain about increases in his monthly bill.ConsumerApr 22
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2016 Nissan Leaf EV owner says cost of battery replacement may not be worth investmentNeil Turner says his EV was driving well until this past winter during a cold snap. He says the battery range began to drop a kilometre a second.ConsumerApr 14
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Ford owner wants buyback after recall on hybrid over battery fire risk“I want Ford to buyback my vehicle so I can take the money I put down on it and go buy a reliable vehicle from somewhere else,” said Jason Turner.ConsumerApr 3
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CIBC customer shocked after someone takes out $260K mortgage without warningA B.C. woman who banks with CIBC says she's wondering how her personal banking information was changed without her being notified.ConsumerMar 5
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‘I feel duped’: B.C. woman falls victim to elaborate Uber scamThis past January, the Vancouver resident had her car serviced and says her dealership requested an Uber to pick her up at her home.ConsumerFeb 27
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Small B.C. business voices frustration with Shopify after payout funds on holdThe North Saanich couple opened their doors in early December 2024 and use Shopify to track store inventory and as a point-of-sale platform.ConsumerJan 28
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StubHub sellers frustrated after waiting for payoutThe B.C. resident sold two Eagles Sphere tickets on the resale platform for the Oct. 19, 2024 concert in Las Vegas for CDN$4,922.26ConsumerDec 19, 2024
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Air passenger advocate ‘alarmed’ after BC Civil Resolution Tribunal puts passenger disputes on holdThe tribunal said to Consumer Matters for Air Passenger Protection Regulation related disputes not yet assigned to a tribunal member for adjudication those disputes are on hold.ConsumerOct 17, 2024
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B.C. man wants answers from Ticketmaster after Toronto Taylor Swift tickets vanishJeremy Brady says he’s thankful he reached out to Global News: “Until I talked to Consumer Matters until you guys reached out, absolutely nothing was happening."ConsumerOct 3, 2024
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B.C. man receives ticket after parking in free spot“It makes me feel like I got scammed. Like they cheated me. If it's not free parking say it's not free parking,” Dan McGillivray told Consumer Matters.ConsumerSep 16, 2024
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RBC customers outraged over partial refund after unauthorized withdrawalsJason and Susan Lyne say money was being withdrawn monthly from a joint RBC account they share with their daughter without their authorization.ConsumerSep 9, 2024
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Airbnb guest ‘felt sick’ after she says she found hidden cameraBack in April, Zorina Mellis, who is from British Columbia, says she rented an apartment in Santa Monica through the Airbnb platform for six weeks.ConsumerAug 29, 2024