Ethan Cox
@ethancox.bsky.social
Investigative journalist. Senior editor and co-founder at Ricochet Media. Board with For the Refugees. Montrealer. Husky dad.
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Deloitte used AI in $1.6M government report, but watchdog says it can’t investigate.
NL government consulted firm on how to respond to media requests asking questions about hallucinated content.
New from #Atlantic reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social:
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NL government consulted firm on how to respond to media requests asking questions about hallucinated content.
New from #Atlantic reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social:
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Deloitte used AI in $1.6M government report, but watchdog says it can’t investigate
NL government consulted firm on how to respond to media requests asking questions about hallucinated content
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August 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Deloitte used AI in $1.6M government report, but watchdog says it can’t investigate.
NL government consulted firm on how to respond to media requests asking questions about hallucinated content.
New from #Atlantic reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social:
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NL government consulted firm on how to respond to media requests asking questions about hallucinated content.
New from #Atlantic reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social:
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Join Jeremy Appel (@readtheorchard.org) on r/RicochetMedia next Wednesday, August 19th at 7PM ET for an AMA to dive deep into his latest piece with Ricochet Media, on how Postmedia has shifted Canadian political debate to the right.
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August 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Grassy Narrows First Nation has declared a state of emergency and the community is under evacuation over water.
August 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Grassy Narrows First Nation has declared a state of emergency and the community is under evacuation over water.
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Repeated evacuations strain mental health in Northern Ontario — First it was #wildfires. Then a sewage leak. For Neskantaga First Nation, summer is a series of hotel rooms.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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Repeated evacuations strain mental health in Northern Ontario
First it was wildfires. Then a sewage leak. For Neskantaga First Nation, summer is a series of hotel rooms
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August 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Repeated evacuations strain mental health in Northern Ontario — First it was #wildfires. Then a sewage leak. For Neskantaga First Nation, summer is a series of hotel rooms.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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Ricochet wins a record FOUR national awards for journalism in 2026.
Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas this year.
‘Ricochet routinely wins nominations and prizes for our work, but 2026 was a high water mark.’
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Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas this year.
‘Ricochet routinely wins nominations and prizes for our work, but 2026 was a high water mark.’
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Ricochet wins a record FOUR national awards for journalism in 2026
Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas
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August 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Ricochet wins a record FOUR national awards for journalism in 2026.
Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas this year.
‘Ricochet routinely wins nominations and prizes for our work, but 2026 was a high water mark.’
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Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas this year.
‘Ricochet routinely wins nominations and prizes for our work, but 2026 was a high water mark.’
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BREAKING: Only five days after being repatriated from a forest fire evacuation, Neskantaga First Nation is flying out again, this time due to a contractor causing a sewage backup in the health centre basement.
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Just as summer festival was to begin...
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Just as summer festival was to begin...
From wildfire to sewage crisis: Neskantaga's nightmare isn't over
Just days after returning from a wildfire evacuation, the northwestern Ontario fly-in First Nation has declared another state of emergency after a sewage disaster has forced residents to leave their c...
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August 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
BREAKING: Only five days after being repatriated from a forest fire evacuation, Neskantaga First Nation is flying out again, this time due to a contractor causing a sewage backup in the health centre basement.
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Just as summer festival was to begin...
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Just as summer festival was to begin...
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From wildfire to sewage crisis: Neskantaga’s nightmare isn’t over
Just days after a wildfire evacuation, the fly-in Ontario First Nation has declared another state of emergency forcing residents to leave their community again.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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Just days after a wildfire evacuation, the fly-in Ontario First Nation has declared another state of emergency forcing residents to leave their community again.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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From wildfire to sewage crisis: Neskantaga's nightmare isn't over
ust days after returning from a wildfire evacuation, the northwestern Ontario fly-in First Nation has declared another state of emergency after a sewage disaster has forced residents to leave their co...
ricochet.media
August 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
From wildfire to sewage crisis: Neskantaga’s nightmare isn’t over
Just days after a wildfire evacuation, the fly-in Ontario First Nation has declared another state of emergency forcing residents to leave their community again.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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Just days after a wildfire evacuation, the fly-in Ontario First Nation has declared another state of emergency forcing residents to leave their community again.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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NEW: Ford government won’t commit to forest fire inquiry, as chiefs demand change.
‘Ontario is burning and there’s no end in sight,’ say First Nation leaders. But ‘we have a treaty partner that refuses to listen’
Latest from Jon Thompson in Northern Ontario.
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‘Ontario is burning and there’s no end in sight,’ say First Nation leaders. But ‘we have a treaty partner that refuses to listen’
Latest from Jon Thompson in Northern Ontario.
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Ford government won’t commit to forest fire inquiry, as chiefs demand change
‘Ontario is burning and there’s no end in sight,’ say First Nation chiefs. But ‘we have a treaty partner that refuses to listen’
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July 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM
NEW: Ford government won’t commit to forest fire inquiry, as chiefs demand change.
‘Ontario is burning and there’s no end in sight,’ say First Nation leaders. But ‘we have a treaty partner that refuses to listen’
Latest from Jon Thompson in Northern Ontario.
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‘Ontario is burning and there’s no end in sight,’ say First Nation leaders. But ‘we have a treaty partner that refuses to listen’
Latest from Jon Thompson in Northern Ontario.
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Running the blockade: evacuation orders challenged in northern First Nations.
NEW report from Jon Thompson: Elders left behind, speedboats used to get around checkpoints as wildfires loom over northern Ontario communities.
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NEW report from Jon Thompson: Elders left behind, speedboats used to get around checkpoints as wildfires loom over northern Ontario communities.
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July 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Running the blockade: evacuation orders challenged in northern First Nations.
NEW report from Jon Thompson: Elders left behind, speedboats used to get around checkpoints as wildfires loom over northern Ontario communities.
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NEW report from Jon Thompson: Elders left behind, speedboats used to get around checkpoints as wildfires loom over northern Ontario communities.
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Canada’s safety net is collapsing.
Working Canadians squeezed by high rents, unstable employment, and inadequate public supports are increasingly turning to food banks. The growing crisis is fuelling calls for permanent EI reform.
New by Juan Suarez:
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Working Canadians squeezed by high rents, unstable employment, and inadequate public supports are increasingly turning to food banks. The growing crisis is fuelling calls for permanent EI reform.
New by Juan Suarez:
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Canada’s safety net is collapsing
Working Canadians squeezed by high rents, unstable employment, and inadequate public supports are increasingly turning to food banks. The growing crisis is fuelling calls for permanent EI reform
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July 28, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Canada’s safety net is collapsing.
Working Canadians squeezed by high rents, unstable employment, and inadequate public supports are increasingly turning to food banks. The growing crisis is fuelling calls for permanent EI reform.
New by Juan Suarez:
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Working Canadians squeezed by high rents, unstable employment, and inadequate public supports are increasingly turning to food banks. The growing crisis is fuelling calls for permanent EI reform.
New by Juan Suarez:
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On #IBWTE, sports journalist and soccer expert @shireenahmed.bsky.social talks with @caradrianh.bsky.social to unpack the politics, and corruption, of the 2026 #WorldCup.
"There are systems of fraud. There are cover-ups of abuse. So many pernicious things."
Episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87B...
"There are systems of fraud. There are cover-ups of abuse. So many pernicious things."
Episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87B...
July 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
On #IBWTE, sports journalist and soccer expert @shireenahmed.bsky.social talks with @caradrianh.bsky.social to unpack the politics, and corruption, of the 2026 #WorldCup.
"There are systems of fraud. There are cover-ups of abuse. So many pernicious things."
Episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87B...
"There are systems of fraud. There are cover-ups of abuse. So many pernicious things."
Episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87B...
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another shameful reversal by mark carney that shows how much power the US tech companies have over our government.
there’s no sovereignty when foreign companies wield this much influence over our domestic policy.
there’s no sovereignty when foreign companies wield this much influence over our domestic policy.
A massive giveaway from Carney to Big Tech.
Elbows up to punch yourself in the face, I guess.
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Elbows up to punch yourself in the face, I guess.
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BREAKING: Ottawa to scrap all contribution requirements for U.S. streamers - The Wire Report
In a recent letter to the Federal Court of Appeal, the government outlined its intention to “eliminate the base contribution requirement on streaming services and to provide government funding to repl...
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July 29, 2026 at 12:48 AM
another shameful reversal by mark carney that shows how much power the US tech companies have over our government.
there’s no sovereignty when foreign companies wield this much influence over our domestic policy.
there’s no sovereignty when foreign companies wield this much influence over our domestic policy.
I just donated to The Grind’s legal defence. Lawsuits like this are about shutting down journalism, not rectifying mistakes. We can’t let subjects of accurate reporting bully outlets into removing coverage.
July 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I just donated to The Grind’s legal defence. Lawsuits like this are about shutting down journalism, not rectifying mistakes. We can’t let subjects of accurate reporting bully outlets into removing coverage.
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EXCLUSIVE: First Nations Chief says government MPP is lying about meeting with him.
Kevin Holland, an associate minister in the Ford government, told a reporter he met with the Gull Bay Chief. Wilfred King says it never happened.
@jonthompson.bsky.social reports.
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Kevin Holland, an associate minister in the Ford government, told a reporter he met with the Gull Bay Chief. Wilfred King says it never happened.
@jonthompson.bsky.social reports.
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First Nations Chief says government MPP is lying about meeting with him
PC representative Kevin Holland told a reporter he met with the Gull Bay Chief. Wilfred King says it never happened.
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July 27, 2026 at 11:50 PM
EXCLUSIVE: First Nations Chief says government MPP is lying about meeting with him.
Kevin Holland, an associate minister in the Ford government, told a reporter he met with the Gull Bay Chief. Wilfred King says it never happened.
@jonthompson.bsky.social reports.
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Kevin Holland, an associate minister in the Ford government, told a reporter he met with the Gull Bay Chief. Wilfred King says it never happened.
@jonthompson.bsky.social reports.
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Superb, in-depth reporting on maga Post media's radical agenda, supported by our tax dollars.
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‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right
Canada’s largest newspaper chain has amplified conservative grievance politics — creating fertile ground for MAGA-style ideas, Alberta separatism, and an increasingly polarized political landscape
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July 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Superb, in-depth reporting on maga Post media's radical agenda, supported by our tax dollars.
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Q&A: Fighting wildfires, and Doug Ford, with NDP leader Marit Stiles.
Opposition leader calls for public inquiry into Ontario government’s response to wildfires.
Ricochet’s Jon Thompson caught up with Stiles yesterday in Thunder Bay as part of ongoing fire coverage.
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Opposition leader calls for public inquiry into Ontario government’s response to wildfires.
Ricochet’s Jon Thompson caught up with Stiles yesterday in Thunder Bay as part of ongoing fire coverage.
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Q&A: Fighting wildfires, and Doug Ford, with NDP leader Marit Stiles
Opposition leader calls for public inquiry into Ontario government’s response to wildfires
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July 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Q&A: Fighting wildfires, and Doug Ford, with NDP leader Marit Stiles.
Opposition leader calls for public inquiry into Ontario government’s response to wildfires.
Ricochet’s Jon Thompson caught up with Stiles yesterday in Thunder Bay as part of ongoing fire coverage.
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Opposition leader calls for public inquiry into Ontario government’s response to wildfires.
Ricochet’s Jon Thompson caught up with Stiles yesterday in Thunder Bay as part of ongoing fire coverage.
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Our episode on the #WorldCup is out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87B...
On the next episode of #IBWTE, we sit down with sports journalist & prof @shireenahmed.bsky.social to discuss politics, and censorship, at the #WorldCup.
"There's a tendency by some people to want to separate sports and politics."
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"There's a tendency by some people to want to separate sports and politics."
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July 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Our episode on the #WorldCup is out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87B...
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As #wildfires engulf northern Ontario in historic fires, the union representing forest firefighters is blaming the Doug Ford government for “mismanagement at the highest levels.”
Northern communities are now paying the price.
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Northern communities are now paying the price.
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Union blasts Ford government for ‘mismanagement’ of forest firefighting efforts
Despite warnings from the Auditor General, budgets have failed to keep pace with climate change — and northern communities are now paying the price
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July 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
As #wildfires engulf northern Ontario in historic fires, the union representing forest firefighters is blaming the Doug Ford government for “mismanagement at the highest levels.”
Northern communities are now paying the price.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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Northern communities are now paying the price.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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NEW from Brandi Morin.
The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away.
First Nations elders are once again on the front lines. With ancient forests facing imminent destruction, they say industry has written off entire ecosystem as ‘collateral damage.’
The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away.
First Nations elders are once again on the front lines. With ancient forests facing imminent destruction, they say industry has written off entire ecosystem as ‘collateral damage.’
The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away
First Nations elders are once again on the front lines. With the last ancient forests facing imminent destruction, they say industry has written off the trees, wildlife and entire ecosystem as ‘collat...
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July 20, 2026 at 6:11 PM
NEW from Brandi Morin.
The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away.
First Nations elders are once again on the front lines. With ancient forests facing imminent destruction, they say industry has written off entire ecosystem as ‘collateral damage.’
The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away.
First Nations elders are once again on the front lines. With ancient forests facing imminent destruction, they say industry has written off entire ecosystem as ‘collateral damage.’
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NEWS: Abandoned on the road to the Ring of Fire.
@jonthompson.bsky.social reports from Northern Ontario, where First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk — as raging forest fires close in.
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@jonthompson.bsky.social reports from Northern Ontario, where First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk — as raging forest fires close in.
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Abandoned on the road to the Ring of Fire
In the path of raging forest fires, First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk
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July 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM
NEWS: Abandoned on the road to the Ring of Fire.
@jonthompson.bsky.social reports from Northern Ontario, where First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk — as raging forest fires close in.
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@jonthompson.bsky.social reports from Northern Ontario, where First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk — as raging forest fires close in.
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NEW: In a new piece for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social, Alberta journalist @readtheorchard.org detailed how Postmedia is pulling Canadian politics to the right. He joins the show to discuss the piece, the company’s influence and the sorry state of their flagship publication the National Post. #cdnnews
Postmedia Is Dragging Us All to the Far-Right ft. Jeremy Appel (Podcast)
On the company's pivot to the dregs of discourse
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July 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
NEW: In a new piece for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social, Alberta journalist @readtheorchard.org detailed how Postmedia is pulling Canadian politics to the right. He joins the show to discuss the piece, the company’s influence and the sorry state of their flagship publication the National Post. #cdnnews
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NEW from me: I took a deep dive for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social into the American hedge fund-owned Canadian newspaper chain that’s pushing anti-trans, pro-genocide and climate science denial narratives down our throats.
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‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right
Canada’s largest newspaper chain has amplified conservative grievance politics — creating fertile ground for MAGA-style ideas, Alberta separatism, and an increasingly polarized political landscape
ricochet.media
July 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
NEW from me: I took a deep dive for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social into the American hedge fund-owned Canadian newspaper chain that’s pushing anti-trans, pro-genocide and climate science denial narratives down our throats.
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What Montreal’s police scandal reveals about systemic racism in #Quebec.
Shocking allegations that officers ripped locs from Black men to keep as ‘trophies’ is no surprise to many who've been living with #racistpolicing for years.
New from @mtltoula.bsky.social:
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Shocking allegations that officers ripped locs from Black men to keep as ‘trophies’ is no surprise to many who've been living with #racistpolicing for years.
New from @mtltoula.bsky.social:
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What Montreal's police scandal reveals about systemic racism in Quebec
Allegations that officers ripped locs from Black men to keep as ‘trophies’ have stunned the public. But those who have lived under aggressive policing say the accusations reveal a reality they've been...
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July 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
What Montreal’s police scandal reveals about systemic racism in #Quebec.
Shocking allegations that officers ripped locs from Black men to keep as ‘trophies’ is no surprise to many who've been living with #racistpolicing for years.
New from @mtltoula.bsky.social:
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Shocking allegations that officers ripped locs from Black men to keep as ‘trophies’ is no surprise to many who've been living with #racistpolicing for years.
New from @mtltoula.bsky.social:
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LISTEN: On #Greenland: #Trump’s Threats and the Implications for #Canada . My @ricochetmedia.bsky.social interview w/ @b-popps.bsky.social @thewalrus.ca podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...
Greenland, Trump's Threats & The Implications for Canada w/ Brett Popplewell
Podcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · July 7 · 41m
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July 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
LISTEN: On #Greenland: #Trump’s Threats and the Implications for #Canada . My @ricochetmedia.bsky.social interview w/ @b-popps.bsky.social @thewalrus.ca podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...
Great news, congratulations!
I have been acclaimed as the first-ever Northern Ontario national director for the Canadian Association of Journalists.
Our region has unique challenges with press freedom & professional development. I hope CAJ can be a conduit to improving our lot in every way possible.
🥂 To better stories ahead.
Our region has unique challenges with press freedom & professional development. I hope CAJ can be a conduit to improving our lot in every way possible.
🥂 To better stories ahead.
July 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Great news, congratulations!