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Articles by Reta Ismail
- 'In my opinion, that is a slap in my face': New Canada Disability Benefit a 'disappointment' to those living in deep poverty
- Fatal crash victim identified as 24-year-old Western University graduate
- A First Nations young female hockey player bears the Toronto Maple Leafs’ flag before playoff game
- 'People have a right to transit': Huron University College students hope to bridge gap between LTC and paratransit users
- Annual '20 Minute Makeover' takes place across the city ahead of Earth Day
- 'It’s pretty messed up': Vaping and vandalism continue to impact high school students and staff across the region
- 'Addressing our housing concerns': Developer plans to turn unused parking lot at White Oaks Mall into apartment towers
- 'They can be here for remembrance': Silver stolen from victims of Holocaust now in London
- A section of Highway 401 near Dorchester, Ont. is closing for construction. Here's when
- 'Futuristic' convenience store now open in London
- Dream Lottery officially launches spring draw to support local hospitals
- London Food Bank wraps up Spring Food Drive with slight decline in donations
- 'It’s an emotional time': Basketball game honours young players who died two decades ago
- Knights ready to take on Firebirds in first round of OHL playoffs
- 'I can’t wait for it': Port Stanley, Ont. prepares for total solar eclipse
- 'Let’s talk about race': London Public Library celebrates diversity, one kit at a time
- Will the Standing Whale withstand the wind? Western University model testing a unique art piece inside WindEEE
- Artist behind 'The Starry Night' mural in London, Ont. encourages others to rediscover their passion
- Authorities prepare for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this weekend
- 'We needed this': Big funding boost for local Indigenous-led health care center
Reta Ismail
ContactBorn in Baghdad, Iraq, Reta Ismail fled the war-torn country in 1990. Reta's family spent three years in Greece as refugees before being sponsored to come to Canada.
Reta's media career began at an early age. In high school, she had a co-op placement at Mohawk College's radio station doing on-the-hour news updates and co-hosting a radio show.
After her placement, she attended and graduated from Mohawk College's Broadcast Journalism and Communications program.
Shortly after graduation, she was hired as a weekend anchor/reporter for Newstalk 610 CKTB in St. Catharines, Ont. covering news, sports, traffic and weather on 97.7 HTZ FM and 105.7 EZ Rock. During this time, Reta volunteered as a videographer with Rogers Television to gain on-camera experience.
Wanting to further her career and get into a major market, she applied and was hired to work as an assignment editor for CityNews in Toronto where she spent eight years as a Media Library archivist and as an assignment editor monitoring breaking news.
In January of 2015, Reta made the jump from behind the scene to on camera. She was offered an opportunity with CTV London’s news team as a weather anchor and videographer.
Since then, she has covered various breaking stories including the arrival of Syrian refugees to Canada.
In August of 2019, Reta began producing and anchoring the weekend newscast and in June 2022, she became the anchor for CTV News at Six.
In her spare time Reta loves travelling, and spending time with her family
Reta speaks English and is fluent in Assyrian.