Rebecca Lau
Online web producer
Rebecca is a passionate journalist whose love of storytelling is what drives her. Whether it’s breaking news or a heartwarming human interest piece, she strives to both inform and engage people through her work.
As an online web producer, she has been able to combine her experience in broadcast reporting and writing to share even more stories.
Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, and began her career in Ontario in Sudbury and Windsor.
Her first taste of the Maritimes came when she moved to New Brunswick to report from Global News’ Fredericton bureau, and eventually took on weekend anchoring and reporting in Halifax.
Rebecca loves to take advantage of everything the region has to offer. She enjoys trying new foods, loves to travel, and is always up for a spontaneous road trip.
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Video Archives
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76-year-old Cole Harbour man charged with murder -
Day of Mourning a somber reminder of workplace safety -
Sullivan’s Pond geese move to winter home -
Cargo Plane overshoots runway -
Brush fire near Kearney Lake sends firefighter to hospital -
Exhibit featuring preserved human bodies in Atlantic Canada for 1st time -
Remembering help from Truro in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion -
What’s the best model for food safety inspections? -
Why owners and safety experts want restaurants to be inspected -
How often is Nova Scotia conducting food safety inspections at restaurants? -
Dartmouth pizza shop employee injured in robbery -
Halifax’s waterfront to get $200M transformation -
Video Difference closing after 34 years in business -
Health records in NS go online -
Hunger in Dartmouth North schools -
Former NDP MP Peter Stoffer sells famed baseball cap collection -
Halifax retirement home raises pride flag -
Human trafficking awareness campaign success -
Sexual assault allegations against cab drivers -
Visitors owe Halifax over $1M in parking tickets
Author Archives
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N.B. legislature resumes with slate of bills from Liberals, Opposition finds it underwhelmingThe legislative assembly is back in session with a slate of new bills from the majority Liberal government, but the leader of the Opposition says it's all underwhelming.Politics8 hours
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N.S. advocacy groups, opposition calling for more workers’ rights protectionsOpposition parties in Nova Scotia and some advocacy organizations are calling for the province to do more to protect workers' rights and improve labour conditions.Canada8 hours
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Missing 8-year-old girl found safe after emergency alert issued in Cumberland CountyRCMP say an 8-year-old girl who was reported missing from the Cumberland County area of Nova Scotia "has been located and is safe."CanadaMay 5
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Nova Scotia Health firm on digital records launch as union urges delayThe union representing thousands of medical workers in Nova Scotia is sounding the alarm over the launch of a new digital medical record system.HealthMay 4
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Argyle Street businesses worried about construction 9 years after ‘disastrous’ projectBusinesses along Argyle Street are raising concerns about construction just ahead of the busy summer season and the impact it will have on foot traffic in the area.CanadaMay 4
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Some N.B. municipal politicians reconsidering futures over harassment, bullyingTantramar's mayor, Andrew Black, says he's running as a councillor this election instead of re-offering as mayor because of the harassment he's faced in that job.PoliticsMay 4
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Search suspended in Cape Breton highlands for missing hiker from AustraliaRCMP say the search has been suspended for a woman from Australia who is believed to have gone missing while hiking in Cape Breton Highlands National Park last month.CanadaMay 4
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‘We need more answers’: Rally for N.S. missing kids 1 year after disappearanceA Nova Scotia community gathered Saturday to mark the one year anniversary of Lilly and Jack's disappearance and to call for more answers into the two young siblings.CanadaMay 2
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‘Senior Assassin’ game prompts warnings, but students say it’s all in good funThe 'Senior Assassin' game for Grade 12 students has an app that collects video evidence and tracks the leader scoreboard. Police in the country have been issuing warnings though.CanadaMay 1
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N.B. health minister says province considering regional travel nurse agencyNew Brunswick's health minister says the province is considering a regional travel nurse agency in the Maritimes, but unions representing nurses say they have concerns.HealthApr 30
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‘Very sad day’: Postmedia to stop printing newspapers at Moncton facilityPostmedia is shutting down its Moncton, N.B., printing facility, meaning most newspapers in the province will have to be outsourced for printing.CanadaApr 30
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RCMP now reviewing 90 fraud complaints against N.S. car dealershipRCMP said investigators are collecting information, which will be reviewed by their financial crime unit, to see if actual charges are warranted.CanadaApr 30
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Search continues in Cape Breton highlands for missing hiker from AustraliaDenise Ann Williams, 62, from Australia was last heard from two weeks ago on April 15 when she indicated she was travelling to Chéticamp.CanadaApr 30
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N.S. missing kids: RCMP ‘want answers’ 1 year after Lilly and Jack’s disappearanceExtensive searches were conducted using ground search and rescue crews, helicopters, drones equipped with heat-seeking sensors, police divers and cadaver dogs.CrimeApr 30
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‘There must be another way’: New Brunswick border towns worried about highway tollBusiness owners and local politicians in New Brunswick border communities say they are opposed to the plan and are worried what the financial implications will be.CanadaApr 29
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New Brunswick premier says progress made in efforts to improve health care, some targets metThe New Brunswick government is reporting progress in its efforts to improve health care one year after announcing its first collaborative care clinic in Fredericton.HealthApr 29
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Calls for more medical school seats to help doctor shortage in Nova ScotiaA national public policy think tank is warning that Nova Scotia has its work cut out if the province wants to solve its doctor shortage.HealthApr 29
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U.S. booze ban ‘doing its job,’ will stay as long as tariffs do: New Brunswick premierNew Brunswick's premier says she's willing to put American alcohol back in stores if the United States reverses course on significant tariffs and duties.CanadaApr 28
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Nova Scotians can now opt in to volunteer for medical research and clinical trialsNova Scotians who want to take part in medical research, whether it's participating in a clinical trial or having their samples collected for studies, can now opt in.HealthApr 28
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Corrections staff at N.S. prison assaulted by inmate as union says violence on the riseMultiple staff members at the Springhill Institution, a medium-security federal prison in Nova Scotia, were assaulted by an inmate on the weekend and treated in hospital.CanadaApr 28
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Early season wildfires in Maritime provinces has officials urging cautionWeekend wildfires in both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have officials urging caution.FireApr 27
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Drug overdoses spike in Fredericton, other Maritime communities see similar trendPolice in New Brunswick's capital city are warning of a dramatic spike in drug overdoses so far this year.CanadaApr 27
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Fire kills 3 in Lower Sackville, N.S. as community faces tragedy againFire investigators are working to determine what caused a house fire in Lower Sackville over the weekend that claimed the lives of three people.FireApr 27
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Nova Scotia woman alleging fraud against car dealership says she’s on the hook for $60KMore customers of a Lower Sackville used car dealership are alleging fraud, as RCMP confirm the number of complaints they're investigating has more than doubled in a day.CanadaApr 24
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Former Halifax bar bouncer sentenced to 4 years in patron’s deathA former Halifax bar bouncer who was found guilty of manslaughter has been sentenced to four years in prison for the death of a patron on Christmas Eve 2022.CrimeApr 24