PressProgress has been put in a pretty dire financial situation because of a major lawsuit, so while this wasn’t exactly a total surprise for me, I didn’t think it would come to this so soon.
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This is my last working week as the labour reporter at PressProgress. I received notice a little over a week ago that the labour reporter position is being terminated and I’m being laid off.
🚬 Good morning Calgary, today's forecast is a mix of sun and smoke. Lots of smoke. 10-plus rating on the air quality health index. The highest level. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Wildfire smoke pushes Calgary air quality to highest risk level
A red-coloured sunrise on Friday marked the start of another smoky day in Calgary.
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Watching CBC News, you might not even make the connection between this year's extreme wildfire season, and fossil fuel-induced climate change. Tara Mahoney sits down with @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss gaps in the public broadcaster’s climate coverage. breachmedia.ca/why-is-cbcs-...
Why is CBC’s reporting on wildfires ignoring the role of climate change? ⋆ The Breach
Tara Mahoney sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss the climate gaps in CBC’s wildfire coverage
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Heads up #cdnnews on TwiXtter, DM's are now coming from the compromised account from my colleague below. Please be careful, do not open, do not touch the links.
Brishti Basu@brishti.bsky.social · last mo.Heads up: my Twitter/X account has been hacked. Just in case it’s not clear, the photo in this post is AI-generated; it’s definitely not me. Thanks to @godfrey.work for flagging and apologies for any erratic posts/messages from that account. Pls do not engage
Uber drivers in Victoria are the first app-based workers in Canada to have a collective agreement. I spoke to @thelawofwork.bsky.social and @verosioufi.bsky.social about what's in it — including the clause that could be key to building gig worker power in BC pressprogress.ca/uber-drivers...
Uber Drivers in Victoria Successfully Bargained a Collective Agreement, and Here’s What They Got
Labour experts say the union's contract reins in Uber's 'largely unfettered authority to do whatever it wants'
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Looking for leads on experts related to gang violence in BC. Plz DM or email rjohal @/pressprogress.ca
Canada's biggest labour body has voted to cut ties with its Israeli counterpart. How Palestine activists eked out a win at the Canadian Labour Congress: pressprogress.ca/clc-histadru...
How Palestine Activists Eked Out a Win at the Canadian Labour Congress
Canada's biggest labour body agreed to cut ties with its Israeli counterpart
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In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has recognized coercive control as a form of intimate partner violence. The decision will especially help BIPOC women who face particular barriers in reporting and seeking compensation for abuse. pressprogress.ca/supreme-cour...
Landmark Decision by Supreme Court Recognizes ‘Coercive Control’ as Form of Intimate Partner Violence
The decision will help BIPOC women who face specific barriers in reporting and seeking compensation for abuse
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Inject this into my veins (or my nose) right now.
Chise@sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2mo agoGOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.
City of Hamilton workers didn't find out about a shooting at their office complex from security — they found out through group chats. @ericwickham.ca and I investigated why the city's emergency alert system was delayed for @pressprogress.ca
PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 3mo agoAfter a shooting at their office building, Hamilton city workers waited nearly an hour to get an emergency alert. In the aftermath, the city said the system worked "as intended." (They've since acknowledged room for improvement.) pressprogress.ca/hamilton-jac...
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PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 3mo agoA doctor was removed from the Ontario Medical Association's AGM for refusing to take off his watermelon pin. Why? "We want to make sure that everybody feels comfortable and safe." We obtained an audio recording of the incident. pressprogress.ca/yipeng-ge-on...
... "on March 6, 2023, a Ministerial Order was issued and signed by then-Deputy Minister Rae-Ann Lajeunesse, who is now Deputy Minister of Health. The Order asserted direct control by the Minister and Deputy Minister over all freedom of information requests." What? Do other provinces do this?
Euan Thomson@drugdatadecoded.ca · 3mo agoLatest on SCAN Act surveillance of nonprofits by AB government: The Ministry of Public Safety reveals 300 pages of records exist while paywalling access to them at $2295. w/ new documents revealing the extent of political control over freedom of information: drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...
Latest on SCAN Act surveillance of nonprofits by AB government: The Ministry of Public Safety reveals 300 pages of records exist while paywalling access to them at $2295. w/ new documents revealing the extent of political control over freedom of information: drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...
Alberta government may be surveilling nonprofits province-wide using SCAN Act
The Ministry of Public Safety, working to prevent the release of files related to surveillance of nonprofit organizations by government police, has admitted that it holds 300 pages of records related ...
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Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas. "He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop
The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.
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bezos bought a prestigious national investigative newspaper so he could gut it and run "consider setting a monthly budget" and "pay off your credit cards" tier financial advice columns like those blogs with adsense spots on all 4 corners of the screen
Will Jones@willpjones.bsky.social · 5mo agoAmazing that this essay never even mentions public transportation @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Well, at least he’s leaving a trail for law enforcement, if one of his obsessive disciples does what I’m sure he’s trying to threaten me with in this post. I recommend these guys stop spiralling and threatening me for reporting on things you say and do. It makes them look desperate.
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 5mo agoTwo white nationalists I exposed in a recent article showed up to try to intimidate me in person last night. This is a press freedom issue. Here’s what happened:
Fun thing to think about very briefly: who currently has better lawyers, the United States or Nintendo
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 5mo agoNintendo suing US government over tariffs aftermath.site/nintendo-tarif...
I will also say that it’s a bit wild to me that no press freedom organization or professional journalistic association has tried to contact me or even put out a statement here. I mean Jesus Christ. A little solidarity from institutions would be nice here!
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 5mo agoTwo white nationalists I exposed in a recent article showed up to try to intimidate me in person last night. This is a press freedom issue. Here’s what happened:
The Disability Action Hall is/was a vital part of the Calgary community. They did so much and accomplished so much. They brought their voices to City Hall to make the city a better place for everyone. They will be deeply missed. #yyccc #yyc www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
‘Bitterness and sadness’: Calgary disability hub closes, leaves gap for community
An advocacy hub that has served Calgary’s disabled community for nearly three decades is closing after the province ended its funding contract a year early.
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I've been away for a couple months and am shocked to see that Calgary raised bus fare to $4 a ride, which is actually a deciding factor on whether or not I will take the bus today. I likely won't. I'd wager this is one way to choke the system even more than it already is, and decrease ridership.
People always complain about how there's never any original films or comedies in theatres anymore and right now one of the best films of the year is both
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
For more detailed explanations of our styleguide advice, see our recent expansion: www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
Why “biological sex” may not mean what you think
There are many terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.
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Mel Woods@melwoods.me · 6mo agoHey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org
BBC News unfortunately not following best practices. On the home page their sub-headline reads as shown below (alt text provided). Best practices say to avoid this sort of language and there's sound reasoning as to why: styleguide.transjournalists.org#section-phra...
The picture that's emerging is one of absolute tragedy for the young victims, a teacher, the shooter and her family. There are unresolved questions here about why/how the guns were returned and what mental health supports were available for a deeply troubled teen.
Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social · 6mo agoRCMP press conference is happening now. RCMP say that as police approached the school, they were shot at. The suspected shooter is identified as Jesse Rootsellar (I'm not sure if that's the correct spelling.)
Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org
Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide
The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...
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For those spreading hatred over the alleged identity of the suspect, people here think that’s despicable
I moved to Tumbler Ridge ten days ago for a job. All I can say is this is truly awful awful for this small town. My heart goes out to my new neighbours in their grief.