Grant LaFleche
@grantrants.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, senior writer at The Fifth Estate at CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/fifthestate Formerly Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star investigations, and the St. Catharines Standard PGP Key: http://bit.ly/3w2s5LY
So excited to launch the next chapter of my project - made possible by supporters like you!
The State of Things with Christy Somos@thestateofthings.bsky.social · 2mo ago✨Launch Day✨ The State of Things with Christy Somos
My latest in @thewalrus.ca examines the patchwork obfuscation the government has used to deflect, deny and avoid answering questions about Canada’s role in the U.S. - Israeli war on Iran: thewalrus.ca/ottawa-says-...
Ottawa Says It’s Not Involved in the Iran War. It Might Be Lying | The Walrus
The trail of evidence linking Canadian forces to the conflict keeps growing
thewalrus.ca
A series of posts have been circulating in recent days on social media claiming that the man arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend has ties to the Montreal Canadiens.
No, the man arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner did not work for the Canadiens
A series of posts have been circulating in recent days on social media claiming that the man arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend has ties to the Montreal Canadiens.
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The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for. apnews.com/article/pitt...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open
Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down.
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Another Canadian Screen Award nomination. This ine for our investigation into white nationalist fight clubs.
Five Canadian Screen Award nominations for The Fifth Estate!
Was pleased to join CNN's @ellereeve.bsky.social in Hamilton to discuss the rise of white nationalism (and her new book, Black Pill) on Saturday at the H.A.R.R.C event for the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination. Thanks to H.A.R.R.C for including me!
An investigation by the fifth estate has found the website known as Entropy, which launched in Calgary, is in fact a safe haven for white supremacists and other extremists seeking to monetize the hateful content they livestream to online audiences. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
These Canadians are helping white supremacists profit from hateful livestreams | CBC News
A Canadian streaming platform is helping white supremacists who have been kicked off mainstream social media continue to profit from hateful content, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has fou...
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Threatening, surveilling, or harassing journalists for reporting in the public interest is an attack on press freedom, on democracy, and on the public’s right to know. CJFE stands in solidarity with Gilmore and calls on authorities to act. 2/2 #protectjournalists #cdnmedia
Ontario politician Bob Gale has resigned as chairman of the Niagara Regional government that borders Western New York after two racial justice groups made an accusation that he purchased an autographed first-edition of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" manifesto in 2010.
Ontario politician resigns after revelation he purchased signed copy of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'
Niagara Regional Chairman Bob Gale has resigned following a call from racial justice groups that he explain a purchase of an autographed first-edition of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's political manifesto "Mein Kampf."
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Niagara white nationalists have jumped on the Bob Gale/Being Kampf controversy, including Second Sons acolyte Rob Primo (who has quotes Hitler on his telegram page) complete with AI images and claims that Gale should have banished the book in public.
Postscript to Gale's resignation: after it was a revealed he spent more $6k for a signed copy of Mein Kampf...in his resignation letter, Gale quotes Winston Churchill from a letter in his collection. But according to the International Churchill Society, Churchill never actually wrote that. 🙄
Well, this was not on my political bingo card for 2026.
Niagara Region chair owns signed copy of Adolf Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
Niagara anti-racism groups are condemning recently appointed Niagara Region Chair Bob Gale for having purchased a copy of “Mein Kampf” signed by Adolf Hitler in 2010.
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More journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 than in any other year since CPJ began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 129 journalists and media workers were killed, two-thirds of them by Israel. Read CPJ’s #2025KilledReport: cpj.org?p=553549
Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law. Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures. They must be respected and protected. Journalists are #NotATarget.
Long history of Canadians at Fort Bragg - now Fort Liberty - and that includes the 82nd Airborne. Wonder if there are 🇨🇦 in the unit right now…
Dan Lamothe@danlamothe.bsky.social · 5mo agoSCOOP: The Army in recent days canceled a training exercise for the headquarters element of the 82nd Airborne Division, fueling speculation among soldiers that they may be called upon for a still undefined mission as the war with Iran widens. wapo.st/4uiXxTO
