Sofia Misenheimer
Journalist
Sofia is a news anchor and reporter at CJAD 800.
Sofia Misenheimer
Articles
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Montreal labour pool evaporates with loss of local & immigrant workers
Retiring baby boomers, reduced immigration, and a work lull during the first and second waves of COVID-19 have quickened the city’s labour shortage, say experts. -
Micro-distilleries petition provincial government to lift local spirits
Small-batch spirit producers are asking the provincial government to give them the same freedoms as wineries and micro-breweries. Some Prohibition-era laws mean high-proof alcohol is taxed and regulated differently from fermented alcoholic drinks. -
Montrealers drawn to COVID-delayed Free Comic Book Day
The annual celebrations, traditionally held the first Saturday in May, have been pushed to August 14 this year, to foster a safer shopping experience for comic book fans during the pandemic. -
Montreal Pride Festival takes the queer dance party to new heights
This year's unusual Pride line-up features a spectacular nighttime show atop a city landmark. Mundo Disko will close out the festival from the roof of the Olympic Tower. -
A bumper berry crop has Quebec farmers scrambling to sell
A hotter than usual summer is bringing an influx of fresh berries to Montreal market stalls and grocery stores—a treat for local fruit lovers, that's leaving farmers in the lurch. -
"I was in the right place, at the right time": A Laval council candidate rescues a downed pilot
A candidate running for a council seat in Sainte-Dorothée says she didn't think twice before speeding out to the site of a downed hydroplane on the Rivière des Prairies, after witnessing it crash. -
Holiday food baskets available for Montreal families in need
Local outreach organization Sun Youth is looking to distribute thousands of food baskets to disadvantaged Montrealers during the holidays. The hampers will be filled with meats, cheeses, and other holiday items, and vary in size depending on the number of recipients in a family. -
A fatal motorcycle accident in a Laval construction zone
A motorcyclist is dead, and two others are hospitalized in critical condition, after a collision Autoroute 440 East. -
Montreal quad skaters say the good times will no longer roll after the loss of another rink
One long-time roller dancer says the city is not only losing part of its heritage, but the next generation of skaters, as one of the last wood floor rinks becomes a Bingo hall. -
Massage therapy association downplays COVID-19 risks
As businesses reopen across the province, a massage therapist says her association has not shared vital information with members about how to protect themselves or their clients from the virus. -
A new initiative offers heat wave relief to Montreal seniors
With summer around the corner, AC for Seniors is raising money to buy new air conditioners for Montreal seniors to help them survive rising temperatures. -
Social distancing prevents blind & partially sighted people from accessing essential services: CNIB
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Quebec Foundation (CNIB) is warning that Quebecers with sight loss face heightened discrimination amid the pandemic -
Webcam models being called upon to play a new role during this pandemic
While many businesses have shut down amid the pandemic, the adult entertainment industry is booming as Montrealers turn to online sex work to get through isolation. -
Cigarette seekers are igniting ire in Kanesatake
Mohawk Grand Chief Serge Simon says would-be customers are endangering residents' lives in their search for tobacco products. -
A Montreal factory is working 24/7 to supply Canadian comfort food
Millions of boxes of Kraft Dinner have flown off supermarket shelves in recent weeks, as Canadians across the country stock up on non-perishables. One Montreal factory is working around the clock to make sure those supplies don't run out. -
Plateau, Ville-Marie boroughs testing new way to keep bike paths clear this winter
Pilot bike path snow removal project gains traction with cyclists. -
Montreal-area mayors say they have been railroaded by REM project
Suburban Montreal mayors are frustrated with what they call tactics by the Caisse de dépôt to silence their input on the REM light rail project. -
YOUR STORY: Driver says new tactic to slow motorists is dangerous
Sainte-Adèle is using cut-outs of police officers to slow down drivers, but some say they could cause accidents. One driver said he braked heavily and swerved when he rounded a bend on winding Rolland Road and mistook a cut-out of an officer holding a radar gun for a hunter aiming at his car.
