INCIDENTS

Incidents

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. 

RCMP restrict media workers’ access as arrests made at Fairy Creek

RCMP prevented journalists, including freelance photographer Chad Hipolito on assignment for the Globe and Mail, from approaching a protest camp in the Fairy Creek old-growth forest on Vancouver Island as officers arrested protesters on Sept. 9, 2021. 

RCMP deny CBC crew vehicle access to Fairy Creek protest site

RCMP officers refused to allow a CBC vehicle through a checkpoint on a road leading to a protest site near Fairy Creek, forcing the crew to make a 14-kilometre round-trip hike to access the area. 

Halifax police threaten to arrest journalists covering homeless encampment eviction

Halifax Regional Police threatened to arrest journalists and pushed a CTV video journalist covering the eviction of a homeless encampment. 

Halifax police threaten to arrest journalists covering homeless encampment eviction

Halifax Regional Police threatened to arrest journalists and pushed a CTV video journalist covering the eviction of a homeless encampment. 

Halifax police threaten to arrest journalists covering homeless encampment eviction

Halifax Regional Police threatened to arrest reporters and pushed a CTV video journalist covering the eviction of a homeless encampment.