Ella Macdonald
Digital Broadcast Journalist
Ella Macdonald is a Digital Broadcast Journalist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Ella grew up in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains and moved to Nova Scotia to study journalism at the University of King’s College in 2019. She graduated from King’s in 2023 and began freelancing at Global Halifax later that year. Following a stint as the station’s Assignment Coordinator, Ella moved into her current role as a full-time reporter.
Ella’s passions include mountain biking and dancing when there are few mountains around. She loves to tell stories that involve world affairs, women’s health and the justice system. Ella currently reports on crime and the courts.
To contact Ella, you can send her an email, or follow her on Twitter @ella_gmac
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Video Archives
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Missing N.S. kids spotted day before disappearance, stepfather says he’s taken polygraph
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Monarchy fans in Halifax gather to watch King Charles deliver throne speech
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Developments stall in siblings’ disappearance in Pictou County
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Big name acts coming to Halifax after a lull in drawing famous artists
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Baby raccoons found outside N.S. fire station getting the help they need
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Trial for man charged with stabbing death of rapper Pat Stay enters second week
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A closer look at EHS LifeFlight and ambulance response in the Maritimes
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How posting theories about 2 missing N.S. kids online could land you in legal trouble
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Emotional day in court for Pat Stay’s family and friends
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Crown lays out how they say rapper Pat Stay was killed inside a Halifax bar
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Teen who allegedly made threats against Halifax school appears in court
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No charge yet in Tantallon wildfire as two-year anniversary approaches
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RCMP have ‘scaled back’ search for missing N.S. children, say little chance they are alive
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Search for missing siblings in Pictou County enters 5th day
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Missing kids’ stepfather wants search area expanded
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Nova Scotia horse born with cognitive disorder defying the odds
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May Day rally in Halifax includes calls for inclusion in trade discussions
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Nova Scotia removing parking fees for hospitals
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East Coast Filipino community mourns after Vancouver tragedy
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Tight election races seen across Maritimes, as NDP falls short
Author Archives
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N.S. monarchists say King Charles’ throne speech sends message to ‘neighbour to the south’In Halifax, a group of royal watchers gathered to hold a viewing party, including former Nova Scotia lieutenant-governor Mayann Francis.CanadaMay 28
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N.S. missing kids: Retired police detective on ‘big statement’ made in caseDevelopments in the vanishing of two children in Nova Scotia's Pictou County have seemingly stalled, as no new information is being shared with the public.CanadaMay 27
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N.S. firefighters spot 2 masked baby bandits in a different kind of rescueTwo orphaned newborn raccoons are now recovering at Hope for Wildlife after being found outside a Dartmouth, N.S. fire station.CanadaMay 22
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Delivering care 5,000 feet in the air: How LifeFlight takes the ER sky-highCombine the stress of a hospital ER with being thousands of feet in the air. That's the everyday job of an EHS LifeFlight critical care nurse.HealthMay 17
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Emotional day in court for Pat Stay’s family and friends as murder trial continuesIt was an emotional day in court for friends and family of Nova Scotia rapper Pat Stay, as they heard details about the night he was stabbed to death at a Halifax bar.CanadaMay 15
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Crown lays out how they say rapper Pat Stay was killed inside a Halifax barThe trial has begun for Adam Drake, accused of fatally stabbing Dartmouth, N.S., battle rapper Pat Stay outside a Halifax bar in September 2022.CrimeMay 13
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Horse with cognitive disorder defies odds thanks to generosity of strangersThe little foal was born with a rare cognitive disorder and her owners at Meadow Brook Stables in Alton, N.S., weren't sure she'd make it.CanadaMay 3
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Free hospital parking in N.S. a relief for many, but are there enough spots?A new free parking protocol at Nova Scotia hospitals that begins Thursday is a huge relief for patients, visitors and staff. But some wonder if capacity concerns can be addressed.CanadaMay 1
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‘We are resilient’: Nova Scotia Filipino community mourns after Vancouver tragedyIn Nova Scotia, members of the Filipino-Canadian community are speaking out in support of the victims and their families.CanadaApr 30
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Calls to improve tenant safety in Halifax after carbon monoxide leaksThere are calls to improve tenant safety in Halifax after firefighters responded to two carbon monoxide leaks in apartment buildings over the past three days.CanadaApr 16
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N.S. couple on nightmare of paying 2 rents, including apartment they can’t accessA senior couple from Dartmouth says they are living in a financial nightmare as they wait for their case to be heard in front of Nova Scotia's tenancy board.CanadaApr 15
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‘I feel I have died’: Mother whose son was killed recounts unbearable year of griefThis past year has been "unbearable" for the Al Marrach family, Al Jaji says as the court process continues for those who have been charged in the high-profile Halifax homicidee.CrimeApr 8
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Nova Scotia man pleads guilty to killing mother after she told him to move outA Halifax man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of his 71-year-old mother in what he told police was a 'fit of rage.'CrimeApr 7
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Victim’s mother angered over teen girl’s sentence in mall parking lot killingNearly a year after 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach was killed in Halifax, the first of four youths charged in connection to his death has been sentenced.CrimeApr 4
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Halifax-area family ‘uprooted’ by backyard flooding, and it’s costing them a fortuneIt's been almost four months since a Lucasville family was forced to move out of their Halifax-area home, after their backyard was inundated with water.CanadaApr 1
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Plenty of Americans are visiting this N.S, town – some, even want to move thereThe number of Americans visiting the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia might remain the same, but their reasons for making the trip appear to be shifting.EconomyMar 29
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Halifax tent encampments prepare for influx of new and returning residentsWith the summer season only a couple of months away, residents of tent encampments throughout the city have seen an increase in population. William Thompson has been a resident of the Geary Street encampment for a month but has been sleeping rough for the past year. “In the past week, we’ve had at least three,...CanadaMar 28
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‘I am sorry’: Youth speaks at sentencing in killing of teen outside Halifax mallOne of four youths charged in connection with the killing of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach apologized in court Wednesday as part of her sentencing hearing for manslaughter.CanadaMar 26
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‘I’m being ignored’: Nova Scotia woman says justice system failing her in IPV caseBrandi Whynot said she was attacked by her ex-partner and, four years later, is still waiting from him to go to trial on two counts of assault involving strangulation.CrimeMar 21
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Flying in a trade war: Why some feel ‘betrayed,’ others look at moving to CanadaAt the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, the tariff trade war between Canada and the U.S. is leaving flyers who travel between the two countries feeling very uneasy.PoliticsMar 13
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Canadian bakery’s ‘reverse tariff sale’ raises spirits in face of U.S spatThe Great British Shop's 'yuge' -- with a Y -- savings event in Halifax is a tongue-in-cheek way to keep things light-hearted in the face of the negative political climate.CanadaMar 6
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Harry Critchley remembered for ‘dedicating his life’ to helping the most vulnerableHarry Critchley is being remembered by his friends and family as an incredible advocate, lawyer, husband and father. The Nova Scotia man died suddenly last month.CrimeMar 4
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Devon Marsman’s remains identified, but his mother says this isn’t closureWhile Devon Marsman's mother, Theresa Gray, had long thought that the remains belonged to her son, the news was still difficult to accept.CrimeFeb 27
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First-of-its-kind pelvic health unit opens at Dartmouth General HospitalAs the first-of-its-kind in Atlantic Canada, the Deanne Reeve Pelvic Health Suite represents much-needed change.CanadaFeb 27
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Vandals strike Halifax-area businesses with anti-trans messagingTwo Halifax-area businesses are grappling with vandalism after discriminatory messages targeting the trans community were written on their buildings.CanadaFeb 11