INCIDENTS

Incidents

Toronto Star photographer assaulted on assignment

Toronto Star photographer Rick Madonik was assaulted and harassed while working on a story about housing for refugees on Nov. 12, 2021. 

Shots fired at Brampton home of radio and TV host

Gunshots were fired at the Brampton, Ont. home of Joginder Bassi, host of the radio and TV show Gaunda Punjab. 

Photojournalist assaulted at Fairy Creek blockade

Angelo Scaia, a photojournalist on assignment for Ricochet Media, was assaulted during a blockade of an industrial lot near Lake Cowichan on June 25, 2021.

Anti-mask protesters spit on Winnipeg Free Press journalist, hurled slurs

Two people spat on a Winnipeg Free Press journalist at a protest against COVID-19 health measures in Winnipeg on May 28, 2021.

CBC news vehicle vandalized in Kamloops, B.C.

A CBC news vehicle was vandalized in Kamloops, B.C. over the weekend of April 4, 2021.

CBC News photojournalist attacked at pro-Trump protest in Vancouver during U.S. Capitol insurrection

CBC News photojournalist Ben Nelms was punched in the face by a protester while documenting a pro-Trump protest in downtown Vancouver on Jan. 6, 2021.