INCIDENTS

Incidents

Edmonton police arrest Ricochet journalist during encampment eviction

Edmonton police officers arrested Ricochet journalist Brandi Morin while she was reporting on the forced eviction of people, many of them Indigenous, living in an encampment in a vacant lot east of the city’s downtown. 

Edmonton police deny access to journalists covering encampment eviction

Edmonton police denied access to journalists covering the forced eviction of people living in an encampment in Dawson Park, near central Edmonton. 

Edmonton police deny access to journalists covering encampment eviction

Edmonton police denied access to journalists covering the forced eviction of people living in an encampment in Dawson Park, near central Edmonton. 

OPP detain and seize equipment from Guelph journalist

An OPP officer detained GuelphToday journalist Richard Vivian and seized his equipment while Vivian was reporting on a vehicle collision in Guelph, Ontario.

Edmonton transit requires media workers to ask permission to report on city property

An Edmonton Transit Service policy requires media workers to ask permission before “reporting, filming or conducting business” on transit property. 

Israeli government denies media accreditation to Canadian journalist

The Israeli government denied media accreditation to Jesse Rosenfeld, a Canadian journalist working with Rolling Stone. 

Liberal party denies media accreditation to True North

The Liberal Party of Canada denied Andrew Lawton, managing editor of far-right website True North, accreditation to cover its 2023 caucus retreat in London, Ont. 

Conservative party denies convention accreditation to journalist

The Conservative Party of Canada denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to Nora Loreto, a journalist covering the convention for independent progressive media outlets The Maple and The Real News Network. 

Conservative party denies convention accreditation to Xtra 

The Conservative Party of Canada denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to Denio Lourenço, a journalist reporting for Xtra. 

Conservative party denies convention accreditation to Canada’s National Observer

The Conservative Party of Canada denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to Canada’s National Observer journalist Natasha Bulowski.