LaFlamme joined '' CTV National News '' in 2003 as a foreign correspondent as well as back-up anchor to Lloyd Robertson . She covered many international events and conflicts : the September 11 attacks and the subsequent Iraq War , the War in Afghanistan ( 2001 – present ) , the Arab Spring in Cairo , Hurricane Katrina , the 2010 Haiti earthquake , the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005 and the election of Pope Francis in 2013 . LaFlamme has also covered every Canadian federal election since 1997 , and every Olympic Games since 2006 , most recently , the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London . Also from London , she covered the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 and the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011 . After Robertson 's departure in September 2011 , LaFlamme was promoted to sole anchor in his place
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Lisa LaFlamme