Heather Yourex-West
Network Digital Journalist: Alberta Correspondent
Heather Yourex-West is an award-winning journalist based in Calgary. As a Network News Digital Journalist, Heather contributes to all Global News platforms, covering news throughout the Prairies for Global National.
Prior to joining the network’s national team in 2018, Heather spent 10 years covering the health beat for Global Calgary. During that time, her work was recognized with a number of awards.
In late 2015, she produced a special series examining Canada’s upcoming medical assistance in dying legislation that went on to win an International Edward R. Murrow award and a Canadian Screen Award nomination.
Heather received her broadcasting education at the University of Calgary and SAIT. After a brief time working as videographer, anchor, producer and news reader at CFTK-TV in Terrace, B.C., Heather joined Global Lethbridge in 2003 before moving to Global Calgary in 2005.
In 2008, Heather’s curiosity about the AIDS pandemic in Africa took her to South Africa, where she took a break from broadcasting to help a small NGO produce videos about the work they were doing. Deeply moved by the tragedy of the orphan crisis created by the pandemic, Heather shared her experiences with the Global audiences online.
Outside the newsroom, Heather is a mother of two young girls and enjoys exploring the mountains with her husband, Dave.
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Video Archives
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Cooler temps, rain helping fend off wildfires in Western Canada
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‘Stressful and uncertain time’: Thousands flee Fort McMurray wildfire
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Protesters return to University of Calgary campus after night of clashes
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RCMP not enforcing injunction at Alberta First Nation blockade
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Alberta is calling, but migration speed sparks affordability concerns
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Cancelled carbon capture project casts doubt on Canada’s climate plan
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Future of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion as long-awaited project opens
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Cyberattack prompts all London Drugs locations to close temporarily
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Municipal governments face threat as Alberta asserts power over them in Bill 20
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Alberta launches organ donation awareness campaign
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‘Banff Borrows’: Alberta tourist hotspot aims to curb plastic waste with new eco-friendly program
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‘Inspiring’: Alberta community served by all-female fire crew
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New Calgary brand ‘Blue Sky City’ receives mixed reviews
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Southern Alberta stakeholders sign historic water-sharing agreement
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Canada wildfires: Indigenous communities sound alarm as evacuations already underway
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Banff’s famous grizzly bear’s close call with moving train caught by local filmmaker
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Difficult Canadian wildfire season expected to start early
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Calgary man finally brings Gaza relatives to safety after long struggle
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Canada’s opioid crisis continues to ravage the country
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Aid worker deaths rattle humanitarians in Gaza
Author Archives
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‘We are buying our family members’ lives’: How a Calgary man rescued his family from GazaTamer Jarada says he couldn't believe it when he first heard his sister-in-law and her son had made it safely out of Gaza.WorldApr 9
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Ottawa says only a handful of visas have been approved for Gaza refugees with relatives in CanadaOttawa opened a pathway for Canadian citizens and permanent residents to obtain visas for extended family members in Gaza but very few applications have been approved.CanadaMar 20
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Alberta says it consulted widely in drafting controversial transgender rights policyAlberta's premier says she's had many conversations with members of the trans community before and since drafting a suite of policy proposals dealing with transgender rights.HealthFeb 8
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How a ranch on the Siksika First Nation became a destination for people seeking hopeAcross many indigenous cultures, the white buffalo is a sacred animal because it's seen as a symbol of hope.CanadaJan 31
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‘It will be traumatic’: James Smith Inquest could re-open old woundsCommunity leaders say they aren't sure if the inquest will be worth the pain.CanadaJan 15
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Canada not on track to meet climate goals. Can Ottawa close the gap?As bad as the 2023 fire season was, climate scientists agree the planet is in for far worse if global average temperatures are allowed to rise more than two degrees.EconomyDec 1, 2023
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Pride on the Prairies: Lacombe’s first Pride Society reflects on a tumultuous year'When I was younger, people shouted the F-slur down the street. You were kicked out of businesses for the way you dressed or looked at with disgust for holding someone's hand.'CanadaJun 30, 2023