• INCIDENTS
  • RESEARCH AND TOOLS
    • REPORTS
    • LEGAL GUIDES
  • ABOUT
    • METHODOLOGY
      • TRACKING ONLINE THREATS
      • REQUEST OUR DATA
    • CONTACT US
    • SUPPORTERS
    • PARTNERS
  • SUBMIT AN INCIDENT
DONATE
Canada Press Freedom Project
  • INCIDENTS
  • RESEARCH AND TOOLS
    • REPORTS
    • LEGAL GUIDES
  • ABOUT
    • METHODOLOGY
      • TRACKING ONLINE THREATS
      • REQUEST OUR DATA
    • CONTACT US
    • SUPPORTERS
    • PARTNERS
  • SUBMIT AN INCIDENT
DONATE
Search site...

Category / Incidents / 2026

  • March 11, 2026
    Chilling statement

    SLAPP lawsuit against the Globe and Mail dismissed

    The Ontario Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Globe and Mail, Globe journalist Robert Fife and journalist Sam Cooper by former Ontario Liberal MPP and cabinet minister Michael Chan. 

  • March 4, 2026
    Intimidation/harassment

    Extremists follow journalist Rachel Gilmore

    Two people named in an investigation into a neo-Nazi and white nationalist group accosted journalist Rachel Gilmore at a concert the day after Gilmore’s article was published. 

  • February 18, 2026
    Chilling statement

    Alberta ministry blacklists CityNews Calgary

    In a post on social media, the press secretary for Alberta’s Ministry of Education and Childcare said that the ministry would “not engage” with any journalists from CityNews, in response to an article from the broadcaster’s Calgary bureau.

  • January 9, 2026
    Denial of access

    Federal Conservative party denies access to Canada’s National Observer journalist

    The federal Conservative Party denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to Arno Kopecky, a journalist with Canada’s National Observer. 

Arrest/criminal charge (10)
Chilling statement (39)
HonestReporting Canada chilling statements (841)
Denial of access (57)
Denials of access at Fairy Creek (16)
Equipment search/seizure/damage (8)
Intimidation/harassment (30)
Intimidation/harassments at convoy protests (25)
Leak case (3)
Physical attack (25)
Subpoena/legal order (3)

Data, resources and analysis about press freedom conditions in Canada.

PRIVACY AND CPFP

Contact Us

 

Logo and artwork design by Mariah Meawasige/Makoose

SUBSCRIBE TO THE J-SOURCE NEWSLETTER

By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: J-Source, https://j-source.ca/ The Canada Press Freedom Project, https://canadapressfreedom.ca. You can revoke consent at any time by following the unsubscribe link in every email.

J-Source

News, research and commentary about

journalism in Canada.