Deborra Jane Hope CM (née Brown; October 11, 1955 – May 15, 2023) was a Canadian journalist, anchor, and producer for Global owned-and-operated station CHAN-DT in Vancouver, British Columbia.
She attended the University of British Columbia, where she started in journalism by reading news on the campus radio station, CiTR and reporting for the student newspaper, The Ubyssey.
[2] As part of the 2022 Canadian honours, Hope was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (CM) "for her contributions to Canadian journalism as a reporter and anchor, and for her tireless involvement as a volunteer.”[3] When Hope retired in 2014, she had started to show symptoms of what would be revealed to be Alzheimer's disease.
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.