In Lebanon, a Canadian artist is painting through the bombardment — After Israeli strikes destroyed much of his life’s work, the painter is now documenting the losses endured by his community — including the destruction of his own paintings. New from Shenaz Kermalli: ricochet.media/war/in-leban...

Can Newfoundland and Labrador have oil and gas, and climate targets too? Finance minister tells us yes, but our ATI requests show there’s no plan for how to do both — and reveal significant unpublished emissions estimates. Justin Brake reports from St. John’s. ricochet.media/climate/can-...

This isn’t a natural disaster. It’s a policy failure — spring flooding devastating parts of Canada is the result of governments failing to act on decades of warnings about #climate risk and crumbling infrastructure. New analysis from Nir Hagigi: ricochet.media/climate/this... #Ontario #Quebec

Thunder Bay cop sentenced to three years in prison over “militantly illegal” police raid. It’s rare for a police officer to do time in Canada, but judge says sentence is a ‘deterrent.’ This case was featured in the award-winning Crave docuseries Thunder Bay. ricochet.media/justice/poli...

On the latest episode of In Bed with the Elephant, David Suzuki turns 90. The iconic Canadian environmentalist and former host of CBC’s Nature of Things sits down with @caradrianh.bsky.social to look back on six decades of fighting for a sustainable future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8we... #IBWTE

Canada’s silence at the UN exposes a buried history of slavery at home. Abstaining on a recent United Nations reparations vote cannot erase Canada's role in two centuries of slavery — or the structural disparities that still persist today. ricochet.media/justice/cana...

How #ThunderBay police investigated their own Indigenous board chair. Court documents expose inner workings of a police scandal, as criminal charges are pursued against multiple officers. The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/h... #onpoli

Check out the episode on YouTube, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts. And if you like what you hear, don't forget to subscribe to In Bed with the Elephant with host @caradrianh.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW88...

There is no NYC without unions. A people united and organized cannot be defeated. Together, we're showing the world what solidarity means.

Your weekend listen: On the latest episode of our podcast, journalist Andrew Cohen joins @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss one year of Mark Carney. “The world has changed and human rights don’t mean as much… we should do what it takes to preserve our prosperity and our standard of living.”

Ricochet earns FOUR Digital Publishing Awards nominations, including best community reporting, investigative journalism, podcast and editorial achievement of the year. Read all about our nominees, and the incredible work they did to earn national recognition. ricochet.media/media/ricoch...

📣 We’re honoured to have received four nominations today for Digital Publishing Awards — including best podcast, investigative journalism, local reporting and editorial achievement of the year.  Congratulations to Jon Thompson, Brandi Morin, Zahra Kozema and Andrea Houston! 🥂

Happy Earth Day!

Carney’s fuel tax pause rewards polluters. Instead of capturing windfall profits for the public good, Ottawa is bankrolling fossil fuel companies and starving services needed during the #climatecrisis. New from @silasxuereb.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/car... #cdnpoli @c4tf.bsky.social

We launched our @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast “In Bed with the Elephant” in April 2025. One Year Ago! Thanks to all of you who’ve been supporting us by listening to our work-33 episodes so far. If you’re so inclined write us a review & leave a rating.Thanks! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

New: Thomson Reuters, which runs the CLEAR database ICE uses, fired a longstanding employee for speaking out against ICE, a new lawsuit says. Billie Little led an internal effort raising concerns; was fired. We've shown CLEAR is linked to ICE's Palantir tool www.404media.co/thomson-reut...

NDP Leader Avi Lewis calls on the Liberal government to ban algorithmic pricing

The Canada Border Services Agency’s detector dogs are really stepping up and bringing their A game to work lately

Carney’s ‘big tent’ makes room for bigotry By welcoming Marilyn Gladu into its ranks, Mark Carney tests how much Liberal voters will accept to hold and expand power. NEW from @christoaivalis.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/car... #cdnpoli

I admire and respect the bravery of these people

I'm the daughter of an Army paratrooper who refused orders during our illegal invasion of Vietnam back in the day. He went to LBJ military jail. Dad taught his girls this: "Just following orders" is NEVER any excuse for anyone who's complicit in war crimes. You MUST refuse heinous orders.

This headline is making me feel less insane today and bless them for that.

Anne-Marie Mediwake: You have repeatedly said we need to tax the rich in order to pay for this Avi Lewis: Oh yeah.

A comprehensive and well written look at the Bracken/Narwhal vs RCMP case for journalistic freedom.

If the RCC excommunicated Vance it would the first ethical action in centuries.

Carney’s plan to militarize the melting #Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world. A $40-billion plan to arm and extract from the North ignores Indigenous calls for stewardship and risks accelerating #climate collapse. New from Tamara Lorincz: ricochet.media/climate/carn... #cdnpoli

On the latest episode of In Bed with the Elephant, host @caradrianh.bsky.social gets reaction to Avi Lewis’ NDP leadership race win with @nolore.bsky.social, judreb.bsky.social & Matt Foder. Listen wherever you listen to podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p... @avilewis.ca #IBWTE #cdnpoli

Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year. Province says it’s dealing with an increase in requests, but NDP says problems may be intentional. The latest from our new #AtlanticCanada reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/pro...

‘How many more have to die?’: Northern Ontario fires expose delays in human rights complaints for First Nations. After a child’s death and another home lost, First Nations leaders say delays are putting lives at risk. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/h... #onpoli

A reminder that this weekend is a government holiday, with school closures, to mark a Christian holiday. But apparently it's only ideologically based when it's everyone else.

Check out the first story from journalist @justinbrake.bsky.social's new LJI Atlantic Canada beat, in partnership with @independentnl.bsky.social. Newfoundland student union walks back a plan to close radio station amid backlash: ricochet.media/politics/pro...

How the Hormuz crisis is driving a shift away from fossil fuels: ☑️Developer in Vietnam wants to replace an LNG terminal with renewables and batteries ☑️Sinopec cancels LNG terminal expansion in Tianjin, China ☑️New Zealand LNG terminal uncertain after PM doubts business case

Orange ‘Every Child Matters’ shirts banned from Queen’s Park legislature A formal complaint has been submitted requesting clarity surrounding the blanket ban on ‘political statements' in the Ontario legislature. NEW from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/o... #EveryChildMatters

At the Supreme Court this week, challenges to Bill 21 expose Quebec’s secularism hypocrisy. The law claims neutrality while targeting Muslim women — and entrenching a double standard that protects Catholic symbols and erodes minority rights across Canada. ricochet.media/justice/at-t...

The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social, 'Doug Ford floods the school zone', Check out the latest on Doug Ford's attack on education in Ontario, from cutting OSAP to threatening to eliminate elected public school boards: open.substack.com/pub/ricochet...

ICYMI: On this week's episode of IBWTE, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down w/ journalist Justin Brake to examine the case from The Narwhal and photojournalist Amber Bracken against the RCMP, which could decide the future of #pressfreedom in Canada. LISTEN: ricochetmedia.substack.com/p/this-week-...

Ontario Ombudsman’s final act: A new Indigenous plan to confront systemic failures. A new plan to give First Nations a stronger voice, as crises in the north persist from long-term boil-water advisories to overcrowded jails. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/o...

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🤦Coca-Cola Bottling's actions suggest it doesn't give a damn about human rights protections for injured workers in Canada. Good work, CBC Go Public. cbc.ca/news/gopubli...

I don't understand how anyone with even a remote understanding of journalism can read "reporter free newsroom" and think it's a positive thing.

Across Canada, politicians are betting you don't care about restricting access to information. Prove them wrong. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/reflect...

What everyone is missing about what I'm saying is that Twitter made deliberate investments in, say, the Middle East, and Africa. It didn't just *happen* for Twitter. And it's not going to just *happen* for Bluesky unless it invests.

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By "modernise" Canada presumably means "colonise".

Justin Brake reports from Vancouver, where press freedom in Canada is having its day in court in Bracken/Narwhal v. RCMP. “The man, whose tie is fastened to his shirt with a small golden pin in the shape of handcuffs, sits down two rows directly in front of me…” ricochet.media/media/the-rc...

On the latest episode of In Bed with the Elephant, host @caradrianh.bsky.social interviews writer @jeetheer.bsky.social to discuss Donald Trump’s impact on Canada and the rest of the world. Listen wherever you get podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w... And check out our new #IBWTE graphics!

Is Doug Ford planning to axe elected public school boards in Ontario? Critics warn the move would end more than two centuries of local #education governance, with damaging impacts on #Indigenous and other marginalized communities. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/i...

Brandi Morin and Geordie Day’s latest documentary premieres today at 1 PM ET. “Pipsell: The Last Stand” exposes the human and environmental costs of Canada's TMX pipeline. This film is a co-production with @therealnews.com Watch live at 1, or on demand afterwards: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b4eo...

Brandi Morin's latest: On the front lines of #Edmonton’s Indigenous unhoused crisis. On the frigid city streets, one woman, known as ‘Mama Bear,’ offers care and resistance as police intensify encampment crackdowns. Read more from @brandimorin.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/o... #Alberta

War won’t free Iran. As the US and Israel launch strikes that plunge #Iran into war, ordinary Iranians pay the price. It will empower hardliners and crush the same protesters demanding rights, dignity, and freedom. New from Jasmine Ramze Rezaee: ricochet.media/internationa...