Freedom Of The Press

• Press freedom advocates slam media restrictions in Vancouver tent removal

  "To ensure safety and privacy for people in the encampment, we have limited public access," Vancouver police tweeted Wednesday morning.

  Politics

  Apr 6, 2023
  
• News outlet, journalist file lawsuit against RCMP for wrongful B.C. arrests

  The Narwhal and freelance journalist Amber Bracken are suing the RCMP over her arrest covering the dispute between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and Coastal GasLink Pipeline.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2023
  
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• Toronto, Vancouver Island protests shine spotlight on media access, freedom of the press

  Police and politicians' efforts to limit public access to events in Toronto and Vancouver Island have cast a spotlight journalists and spurred concerns over freedom of the press.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2021
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• Canada Post employee says he won’t deliver ‘hate mail’ newspaper in Regina

  The letter carrier said he was suspended earlier this month after he refused to deliver samples of the Epoch Times newspaper.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2021
• Legault singles out English media for poll showing fear in anglophones

  Premier Legault says he is doing his best in French and English to explain the pandemic situation to all Quebecers.

  Canada

  May 13, 2020
• Canada, Britain launch push to protect media freedom at international conference

  More than 100 countries will be represented, but two Russian news outlets have been banned.

  World

  Jul 10, 2019
• Russia threatened retaliation against Canadian media after Sputnik and others barred at Lima Group

  "We can expect reciprocal actions against Canadian media in Russia," officials at Global Affairs Canada warned internally.

  Canada

  May 14, 2019
• Global News marks World News Day 2019 with commitment to ‘get it right’

  Global News is proud of its contributions to the communities where our journalists live and work across the country, as we celebrate World News Day.

  Commentary

  May 1, 2019
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• Number of media employees killed on the job rose in 2018, journalist group says

  The International Federation of Journalists said in an annual report set for release Monday that 94 journalists and media workers died in targeted killings, bomb attacks and conflict crossfire this year.

  World

  Dec 30, 2018
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• Deputy mayor of Saint John calls for ban on bad news, wants more positivity

  Shirley McAlary says she was speaking somewhat in jest when she suggested, during a growth committee meeting this week, that there be a four-month ban on negative news.

  Politics

  Dec 13, 2018