Sharon Dunn

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Sharon Dunn
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EducationDalhousie University
OccupationsJournalist, writer
Employer(s)CJCB-TV; CBC Halifax; CBLT (CBC Toronto); National Post
Known forTelevision news anchoring; columnist

Sharon Dunn (born in Sydney, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian journalist.

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Early life and education

Dunn was born and raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She attended Holy Angels High school, where she served as President of the Student Council, and received the Birks Medal for Leadership in student affairs, and later graduated from Dalhousie University in Halifax.[ citation needed ]

Career

Dunn began her broadcasting career at CJCB-TV in Sydney, Nova Scotia, where she worked as a weather presenter. She later joined CBC Halifax as a TV news anchor and subsequently moved to CBLT in Toronto, where she was the anchor of the 6 o’clock CBC TV news program, then called Newshour. [1] [2] [3]

After leaving broadcasting, Dunn worked as a columnist for the National Post and contributed as a freelance writer to various publications, including Modern Love, New York Times as well as NYT Syndication. Her article for Maclean's on non-surgical scoliosis treatment, titled “Amazing Brace,” received attention in public discussions of the subject. [4] [5] In 2024, she wrote a personal essay for the National Post about her breast cancer diagnosis, titled “I Have Breast Cancer. So What?”. [6] [7] [8]

Personal life

Dunn was married to racehorse breeder John Sikura until his death in 1994, and they have two sons. [9] She is currently a writer living in Toronto, Ontario. [7] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "CBLT-DT – The History of Canadian Broadcasting" . Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  2. ↑ go.gale.com https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA30188494&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=03190714&p=AONE&sw=w . Retrieved 2025-12-12.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "CBLT 1983-1999". attheplate.com. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  4. ↑ http://www.spinecor.com/published/65/resources/documents/new_articlesandpapers/1_Macleans_Canada_Feb_2008.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ www.posturetek.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120524103646/http://www.posturetek.com/includes/pdf/Dynamic-brace-Canadian-Chiropractor-Magazine-2008.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2025-12-12.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Dunn, Sharon (18 September 2024). "I have breast cancer. So what? I've never slept better or laughed more". National Post . Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. 1 2 Smith, John (April 10, 2025). "I Have Breast Cancer — So What?". National Post. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/article/281805699327175 . Retrieved 2025-12-13– via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ CBC News (January 21, 2002). ""Death of prominent horsebreeder was accidental – coroner"". CBC News. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Death of prominent horse breeder was accidental - coroner", CBC News, January 21, 2002
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