INCIDENTS

Incidents

New Brunswick RCMP threaten Telegraph-Journal reporter with arrest

RCMP officers prevented a journalist with the Telegraph-Journal from photographing a house fire on the Kingston Peninsula in N.B and said the journalist could be arrested. 

Montreal police refuse to answer questions from The Rover

A Montreal police media relations officer refused to answer an emailed request from journalist Christopher Curtis, because the officer didn’t consider his outlet The Rover to be a “professional” media organization. 

Humber College apologizes after security guards stopped two journalism students who were filming for a class assignment on campus

Humber journalism students Kyshia Osei and Makayla Verbruggen were confronted by campus security after a Starbucks employee reported that the two were filming in a public lobby, reported Humber News on April 14, 2022. 

Humber College apologizes after security guards stopped two journalism students who were filming for a class assignment on campus

Humber journalism students Makayla Verbruggen and Kyshia Osei were confronted by campus security after a Starbucks employee reported that the two were filming in a public lobby, reported Humber News on April 14, 2022. 

Edmonton police revoke press credentials of The Progress Report

The Edmonton Police Service refused to give The Progress Report access to an online press conference on Feb. 24, 2022 and later revoked the publication’s press credentials. 

Ottawa police officer tells photojournalist to stop photographing 

An Ottawa police officer told photojournalist Carlos Osorio not to take photos while he was covering the convoy protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 20, 2022.