Two people charged with mischief for climbing a bridge in Montreal at an environmentalist protest were released on bail conditions, which included not speaking to journalists.  Two of the three people arrested agreed to the bail conditions; the third refused and began a hunger strike, reported La Presse. The prosecutor told the first of the…

In testimony at a House of Commons committee, former Conservative MP and cabinet minister Chris Alexander accused Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese of being an “agent” paid by the Russian intelligence service. 

The Israeli government’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism included Toronto-based journalist Samira Mohyeddin on a list of “antisemitic generators and influencers in Canada.” 

A journalist with Canadian Architect magazine was denied access to an Ontario government technical briefing on a controversial project to redevelop Ontario Place, a waterfront public property in Toronto. 

A journalist with Spacing magazine was denied access to an Ontario government technical briefing on a controversial project to redevelop Ontario Place, a waterfront public property in Toronto. 

In October 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 47 campaigns which named at least 47 individual media workers.

Radio host Rishi Nagar was assaulted by two people in Calgary, in an incident he believes was related to his reporting on a recent criminal incident and extortion targeting the city’s South Asian community. 

In response to a critical comment from journalist Samira Mohyeddin on social media, Goldie Ghamari, an independent Ontario MPP, posted the name of a restaurant owned by the journalist’s family and said she was “looking forward” to visiting.

In September 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 46 campaigns which named at least 53 individual media workers.

On the day residents were allowed to return to Jasper, Alta. after a wildfire burned part of the town, media workers were again denied access and held at an RCMP checkpoint outside the town.  With a few exceptions, media workers were denied access to Jasper for most of three weeks in July and August 2024. …