ʃiː stˈʌdid dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˈɪŋz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn hˈælɪfˌæks, nˈoʊvə skˈoʊʃə ænd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz æt sˈaɪmən fɹˈeɪsɚ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn bˈɜːnəbi, bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə.
She studied journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and communications at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.