Sharon Dunn (born in

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) is a

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Career

At the age of 21, Dunn was hired as a TV weather reporter at CJCB-TV in

. She later moved to CBC Halifax where she was hired as a news anchor; four years later, she became the anchor at CBC's flagship station,

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in Toronto, for ''Newshour''. Her article about her son's scoliosis called Amazing Brace for the magazine MacLean's was well received. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Dunn wrote a touching piece for The National Post in September, 2024 called 'I Have Breast Cancer. So What?' Dunn's husband was renowned horse breeder, John Sikura, who died in 1994.

Personal life

Dunn is currently a writer living in

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. She was in a much publicized relationship with

Mike Harris Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. Taking the PC ...

when he was premier of Ontario."The made-for-TV mover"
The Globe and Mail, September 5, 2000

References

External links

Sharon Dunn's Website
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