Debra Arbec

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Debra Arbec is a Canadian television journalist, who has been the lead anchor on CBMT-DT, the CBC Television station in Montreal, Quebec, since 2011.Brendan Kelly, "Debra Arbec rises to 'bigger challenge' at CBC; Move was inspired by a need to grow as a news anchor". Montreal Gazette, September 26, 2011. She is most noted as the winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Local Anchor at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/canadian-screen-awards-winners-news-entertainment-sports/ "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports"]. Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2024.

Arbec grew up in Rawdon, Quebec, and studied journalism at Concordia University.{{cite news |title=Debra Arbec and Andrew Chang – Co-anchors for CBC News: Montreal |url=https://themontrealeronline.com/2013/03/debra-arbec-and-andrew-chang-co-anchors-for-cbc-news-montreal/ |work=The Montrealer |date=March 11, 2013}} She began her career as a reporter for radio station CJAD, and briefly worked for The Weather Network before joining CFCF-DT in 1997 as a reporter and weekend and late-night anchor.

She moderated the English-language debate during the 2018 Quebec general election.{{cite news |last1=Plante |first1=Caroline |title=Débat en anglais: l’éducation et l’immigration créent des flammèches |trans-title=English debate: education and immigration sparks |url=https://lactualite.com/actualites/debat-en-anglais-leducation-et-limmigration-creent-des-flammeches/ |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=L'actualité |agency=La Presse Canadienne |language=French |date=17 September 2018 |location=Montreal}}

She was previously nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for best local news anchor at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018,{{cite news |title=CBC Montreal's Debra Arbec nominated for Canadian Screen Award |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/community/cbc-montreal-s-debra-arbec-nominated-for-canadian-screen-award-1.4489387 |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=CBC News |date=16 January 2018 |location=Montreal}} the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019,{{cite web |last1=Furdyk |first1=Brent |title=Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Non-Fiction TV Programming: The Complete List Of Winners |url=https://etcanada.com/news/434901/canadian-screen-awards-presented-for-non-fiction-tv-programming-complete-list-of-winners/ |website=Entertainment Tonight Canada |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=26 March 2019}} and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.{{cite news |title=Debra Arbec nominated for Canadian Screen Award |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/debra-arbec-nominated-for-canadian-screen-award-1.5467222 |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=CBC News |date=18 February 2020 |location=Montreal}} She was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for best News special at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015 for the results of the 2014 Quebec general election.