Deborra Jane Hope ( Brown; October 11, 1955 – May 15, 2023) was a Canadian journalist, anchor, and producer for

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owned-and-operated station

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in Vancouver,

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. She joined the station in 1981, when it was known as BCTV, then a CTV affiliate. Hope hosted the ''Early News'' at 5 p.m. and the 'InSight' segment of the ''News Hour'' at 6 until she retired in 2014.

Background and career

Hope was born in

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, a small town in the west

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. She attended the

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, where she started in journalism by reading news on the campus radio station, CiTR and reporting for the student newspaper, ''

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''. She graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Hope then attended

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in Ottawa where she received a

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(Honors). After graduating, Hope started working for

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as a junior reporter. She then returned to British Columbia where she joined the now-defunct United Press Canada, working there for three years before joining BCTV. She was married to Roger Hope, a Global BC news cameraman; they had two daughters. As part of the 2022 Canadian honours, Hope was appointed a

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(CM) "for her contributions to Canadian journalism as a reporter and anchor, and for her tireless involvement as a volunteer.”

Health and death

When Hope retired in 2014, she had started to show symptoms of what would be revealed to be

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. Her coworkers said they had noticed she was beginning to make mistakes with names and words occasionally while reading the news, and seemed to be gradually getting forgetful and confused. After living at home with her family for a number of years, she eventually entered a long-term care facility. She died on May 15, 2023, at the age of 67.

References

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