Neetu Garcha
Reporter/Anchor
No stranger to shooting and editing her own broadcast stories, Neetu is a multimedia journalist based in Metro Vancouver.
When she’s not reporting for television, radio or online, Neetu is at the news desk for Global National.
Neetu has covered everything from crime and politics to breaking news and international crises. She is drawn to stories about social justice and equality and embraces the opportunity the job presents to hold powerful people to account.
Some recent highlights include being live from BC Green and BC NDP election-night headquarters in 2017 and 2020, respectively, on what would become historic nights in both years for the parties and provincial politics.
In 2017, Neetu reported every day for nearly three weeks straight in what would become an unprecedented wildfire season in B.C., travelling throughout the Interior providing coverage that balanced the evolving statistics associated with the raging blazes and the stories of real people, with real struggles.
In 2016, armed with curiosity and compassion, Neetu travelled to Greece, where she was on the front lines of Europe’s refugee crisis. There, during the cold winter month of January, she witnessed the arrival of hundreds of people from primarily Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq who had made the dangerous crossing on the Aegean from Turkey to Lesvos. Pairing her footage, which included images of the so-called “life jacket graveyard,” a real refugee cemetery and the rescue efforts, with her interviews with asylum seekers, volunteers, locals and officials, Neetu produced a series with an on-the-ground look at the crisis.
In 2015, Neetu produced a series she filmed in Haiti, at a school built by volunteers with a connection to an elementary school classroom in B.C.
Neetu has been in the Global News family since she graduated from BCIT’s Broadcast and Online Journalism program.
Before landing her current job, Neetu worked as Global BC’s Vancouver Island reporter, based out of Victoria.
She previously worked at Global Okanagan, living in her hometown of Penticton and reporting from across the beautiful valley.
Her family is originally from Punjab, India.
Neetu is motivated by the support and guidance she received throughout her life from her late grandmother, who she calls Bibi, and by the sacrifices her parents made immigrating to Canada to raise a family and the opportunities this has given her.
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.
Video Archives
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B.C. government, tech sites discuss online accountability
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Alberta wildfires: Some Fox Creek residents return home
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Alberta wildfires: Optimism rises as more rain falls
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‘I hope she pours and pours and pours’: Rain helps douse Alberta wildfires
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Alberta wildfires: Crews from Yukon, U.S. coming to help tame blazes
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Alberta wildfires prompt partial closure of Highway 43
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Alberta wildfires: Close-up look inside Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation fire zone
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Alberta wildfires: Concerns about air quality, looting, well-being of troops
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Alberta wildfires: Valleyview evacuated as flames creep closer
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Alberta wildfires force nearly 25,000 people from their homes
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Dozens of Alberta wildfires force thousands to flee
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Renewed calls for King Charles III to renounce Doctrine of Discovery ahead of coronation
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Canada, U.S. and Mexico looking to combat fentanyl overdose crisis together
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Trudeau wraps up New York City trip with focus on Haiti
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Trudeau criticized for attending NYC conference focused on extreme poverty amid cuts to foreign aid
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Biden officially launches 2024 White House bid
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Big tree registry highlighting awe and need of majestic B.C. beings
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Federal government resumes funding to Hockey Canada
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B.C. aims to protect children, teens from sextortion
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Displaced people in Vancouver struggle to find housing
Author Archives
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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‘Significant loss’: Midwives, mothers concerned by midwife shortage in Abbotsford, B.C.When Alescia Richardson started 13 years ago, she said there were about 21 midwives with primary privileges in the community. By her count, there will soon be less than 10.HealthMay 5, 2022
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Williams Lake First Nation launches historic land claim settlement referendumThe proposed settlement of $135 million would be the largest specific claim settlement in British Columbia and one of the largest in Canada.PerspectivesApr 25, 2022
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Vancouver play explores themes of Indigenous perspectives and internalized racismThe production of 'White Noise' comes just months after its writer, up-and-coming playwright, poet and actor Taran Kootenhayoo, died at age 27 in December.PerspectivesApr 23, 2022
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B.C. First Nation moving ahead with off-reserve, Indigenous-led health-care centreThe project is a part of a reconciliation agreement between the B.C. government and the Sts'ailes First Nation, which includes $2.5 million to help purchase land for the site.HealthApr 20, 2022
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Trudeau to visit B.C. First Nation that found 93 possible burial sites at former residential school siteHis scheduled visit to Williams Lake First Nation comes the same week an Indigenous delegation is in Vatican City for private meetings with Pope Francis.CanadaMar 28, 2022
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‘Called us disgusting’: Vancouver businesses facing push-back for requiring masksThe owner of Space Salon said some of their staff and clients lost loved ones to COVID-19 so they made the decision to keep the mask requirement in place for at least two weeks.CanadaMar 18, 2022