"We’d love to say that we don’t care about awards, but we’d be lying. The truth is, we desperately hope each year that at least one of our submissions will be nominated, because it gives us proof that we are legitimate, that we do good work." @savannahstewart.bsky.social on why awards matter to us

Thrilled to be nominated for a CAJ award alongside my colleague and friend, Justin Khan, for Palestine on Campus!

Yesterday's 2nd annual Independent Media Summit bringing together journalism, social economy and philanthropy was a big success! Thanks to @therovermedia.bsky.social @pivot.quebec @policyalternatives.ca + @laconverse.bsky.social and our conference organizing partners @chantieres.bsky.social 💕

I don't understand this approach to public safety. Particularly when the STM has the personnel to mobilize dozens of officers for fare-jumper blitzes (which I had barely ever seen before this winter.) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

In her latest column, Managing Editor @savannahstewart.bsky.social writes about our comment moderation concerns. How do we maintain a healthy environment on our platforms with our limited resources?

“When people were asked how many refugees were accepted in Canada in 2018 (during the Roxham Rd. surge), the median answer given by study participants was 256,000. The actual number of refugees accepted by Canada that year was … 49,504. The gap between perception and reality can be staggering.”

Quebec’s Bill 21 is sold as “state neutrality,” but in practice it strips citizens of a fundamental liberty: the right to live and serve publicly without abandoning their faith. montrealgazette.com/opinion/lett...

Le gouvernement Legault estime qu'il a perdu la moitié de son investissement dans l’A220 d’Airbus, soit 400 millions $. Dans les comptes publics 2024-2025, l'info était noyée parmi des pertes d’1,1 milliard $ dans des entreprises (Northvolt, Lion, etc). ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219...

I think this is still an argument for better transit, personally. The piece gets into arguments for and against, but I think one aspect that isn’t talked about is how parking is just not good for city economics. Fewer homes, less tax revenue, utilities cost more per capita, etc.

Melanie O’Brien, President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars: “It is without a doubt that we are witnessing a genocide now in Gaza, and state parties to the Convention are failing in their obligation to prevent and punish it.” opiniojuris.org/2025/08/04/i...

🎙️ LISTEN: @savannahstewart.bsky.social joined CKUT’s Jules Bugiel to talk about The Rover’s first documentary, Palestine on Campus ⬇️⬇️⬇️

It’s easy for the Legault government to claim they’re big fans of gender equality when it suits their narrative, but when women’s groups are begging them to fast-track construction of more women’s shelters, they refuse to allocate the money.” cultmtl.com/2025/07/the-...

My pals @therovermedia.bsky.social released a wide-ranging documentary on Palestinian protests on Montreal campuses and their fallout. It's 30 mins, in depth, & worth your time. As usual, the Rover goes where others fear to tread. Bravo, @savannahstewart.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvO7...

The Rover exists with just about every traditional source of institutional funding closed off to us. How do we make it work, and what does that mean for our sustainability? @savannahstewart.bsky.social talks funding in the latest Editor's Note ⬇️

On a new episode of @unrigged.bsky.social's 💬PROGRESSIVE PUBLICS💬 join @therovermedia.bsky.social's @savannahstewart.bsky.social, @emeliafournier.bsky.social + others for a conversation exploring the state of independent journalism in Canada today. www.spreaker.com/episode/mont... 🔶

This is probably @savannahstewart.bsky.social’s best column detailing how we planned, executed and paid for our election coverage. At The Rover, we’re committed to showing you exactly how we do what we do.

In case you didn’t notice, The Rover went pretty hard this election. Here's a recap of our hectic, hellish month of April. By @savannahstewart.bsky.social

Everybody knows it's Allez Montréal, Go Habs Go, or olé olé olé olé. Those are the choices. It's not Go Canadiens, not Allez Canadiens, there are no good Canadiens chants. Does not work. www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hocke...

Having lived here for 30 years, this was inevitable. But to me it also signals how these laws restrict the Québécois from their own freedom of expression. The busses have had that for about twenty years or so. The STM isn’t some bastion of Anglo culture. Francophones likely chose it originally…

We're going over the federal parties' platforms on some key issues that matter to Montrealers and Quebecers, starting with social programs: what are the leader promising for healthcare, dental care, childcare and more! By @savannahstewart.bsky.social therover.ca/what-social-...

🔥 Nous publions ce matin un étude effectuée par @agoratlas.com pour le compte de Pivot qui analyse l'écosystème TikTok entourant l'élection fédérale. Constat: des spammeurs, principalement pro-conservateurs, publient une quantité importante de commentaires. pivot.quebec/2025/04/23/d...

Watching Pierre Poilievre’s press conference in Hamilton right now, and his speech has devoted extended amounts of time to repeating two debunked claims: 1) that the Liberal platform was written for Trudeau (it wasn’t, Janyce McGregor already fact checked this)

«les créateurs de contenu comme lui n’ont pas à jouer le jeu de la neutralité. Cela les décrédibilise aux yeux de certains, mais d’autres y voient une marque d’honnêteté qui inspire la confiance.» Toujours pertinente @daphneb.bsky.social 👇 www.lapresse.ca/societe/chro...

Selon Cardinal, @pressprogress.ca et @breachmedia.ca ont un biais «qui les disqualifie pour le titre de journalistes». Cardinal peut-il identifier une faute déontologique de ces médias? Une seule?

Comme on s'y attendait, le militant d'extrême centre François Cardinal rejoint la conversation: www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c...

Le poste frontalier de Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle accueille de plus en plus de demandeurs d’asile qui souhaitent quitter les États-Unis. En pleine élection fédérale, la crainte d’un nouveau chemin Roxham est au cœur des débats. Un reportage de @loubnachlaikhy.bsky.social

The Rover’s Natalia Rivero Gómez was nominated for a CAJ for her piece on agricultural farm workers in Quebec as part of the temporary foreign worker program! Read the article here: therover.ca/without-our-...

Pour @therovermedia.bsky.social, j’ai écrit sur mes expériences avec le multilinguisme au Québec. J’ai aussi interrogé le gouvernement québécois à ce sujet. Merci @savannahstewart.bsky.social et @titocurtis.bsky.social pour les révisions et l’opportunité! therover.ca/les-defis-et...

If you’re curious about why and how we do what we do, @savannahstewart.bsky.social’s column lets you in on the process of running a chaotic newsroom. This week, we looked at the influence of neoliberalism on journalism

Neoliberalism is killing journalism and it’s killing us too. Independent media like The Rover are a place to challenge that status quo. Also, I’m obsessed with the column’s new graphic depicting our beloved office space 🥹

Tandis que 60 femmes ont été tuées par leur conjoint ou leur ex-partenaire depuis 2020 au Québec, dont 13 l’année dernière, le gouvernement provincial a mis fin à deux programmes d’aide aux victimes de violences conjugales. Un reportage de @jdaveigar.bsky.social et @loubnachlaikhy.bsky.social

'St. Paddy's Day' is usually preferred over 'St. Patty's Day.' 'Paddy' is the shortened form of the original Irish spelling of 'Patrick,' which is 'Pádraig.' 'Patty' is the shortened form of 'Patricia.'

Currently in Vermont and I can confirm that this is a widely-held sentiment here

Le 15 mars prochain, Montréal découvrira le successeur ou la successeure de Valérie Plante à la tête de Projet Montréal. La Converse a donc invité dans ses bureaux les cinq candidats à la chefferie pour discuter de leurs ambitions. www.laconverse.com/articles/por...

« On ne fugue pas de chez nous, on fugue du centre » La Converse a pu confirmer qu’au moins trois des quatre jeunes filles portées disparues il y a quelques semaines sont placées au Centre jeunesse de Laval, dans l’unité réservée aux filles, Notre-Dame de Laval. www.laconverse.com/articles/fug...

🚨Advertising Opportunity🚨 The Rover is about to launch a 6-episode investigative podcast into Quebec’s housing crisis. It is an unprecedented look at the crisis using a Serial/Slowburn style storytelling and I believe one of our journalists may have literally chased a cabinet minister (mic in hand).

Le cours de français dont s’est mêlée la ministre Pascale Déry n’est pas de nature à jeter de l’huile sur le feu. C’est un cours de littérature faisant partie du Peace Certificate, créé après la tuerie à Dawson pour inviter les élèves à une réflexion critique sur la paix.👇🏽 lp.ca/mvd6XG?shari...

CSIS releases a report with info that any activist already knows -- that antisemitic threats are most dangerous and serious coming from the far right, and CBC inexplicably talks to a random cop who says actually, Muslims are still more dangerous. What in the fuck, CBC? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I've been reporting on housing for a few years now and it's not always easy, but it's needed more than ever. I talk about some of the challenges in the latest installment of my column, Editor's Note.

Wake up, kids. We got the dreamers disease.

Everyone has that chaotic friend they explicitly don’t invite to parties but he always ends up there anyway

We journalists have failed to communicate how we do our job and why it's important — that's the role we've played in the loss of public trust in the media. In my column, we'll get into how journalism is made and explore ways to fix this struggling industry. therover.ca/editors-note...

Sunday Read: @emeliafournier.bsky.social returns on the closure of Nouvel Établissement, La Tulipe and other music venues, and the City of Montreal's new nightlife policy. Will this policy save our struggling nightlife scene? It's complicated. therover.ca/the-closure-...

According to Pew Research, 86% of Canadians say that rich people having too much political influence leads to economy inequality in the country

Women are at high risk for intimate partner violence after a natural disaster “In all countries, violence against women and girls is a factor post-disaster. Sexual assaults, physical abuse and human trafficking increase after a disaster” disasterphilanthropy.org/resources/wo...

Some hope in times of despair: Mohawks in Kahnawake are restoring creeks that were wrecked by the federal government 70 years ago. Fish, muskrats and all manner of flora are thriving on Mohawk territory. Big article by @natirv.bsky.social for @therovermedia.bsky.social therover.ça/revitalizing...

Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The collective exhale when he finally resigns will be so sweet