Kayla Hounsell

National Reporter at CBC

halifax, nova scotia, canada

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Covering Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island for CBC National News on radio, on television and online. Most often found on The National, Your World Tonight & World Report.

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Why a N.S. assault case before Canada's top court could set a precedent for Indigenous sentencing options | CBC News

Warning: This story contains graphic details of intimate partner violence. Brittany Sack, a Mi’kmaw woman from Nova Scotia, says she was seeking comfort from her former partner, who is also Mi’kmaw, following the death of her infant daughter when he began... See more

cbc.ca•Kayla Hounsell•Dec 20, 2025

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Writing at Poynter InstituteGraduated: 2013

Bachelors, Journalism at Carleton UniversityGraduated: 2007

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