Local Journalism Initiative

By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator Emma Richard awoke to the sound of her mother screaming. She ran down the stairs to find a police officer comforting the distraught woman …

By Talar Stockton | Yukon News The information and privacy commissioner for the Yukon says the current approach to access to information isn’t working.   In the Yukon ombudsman’s 2023 annual …

By Connor Luczka | Stratford Times After multiple cancelled council meetings and three residents were suspended from city property in Stratford, Ont., over the summer – all because of alleged infractions …

By John Chilibeck | The Daily Gleaner An instructor in New Brunswick who had accused a forestry college of firing him for his outspoken views about chemical spraying has lost his …

By David Briggs | BayToday.ca Mattawa’s former Chief Administrative Officer, Francine Desormeau, has filed a civil claim against the Corporation of the Town of Mattawa alleging wrongful dismissal. She is seeking …

By Michelle Gamage | The Tyee A former Northern Health employee says she was removed from her position for being critical of Israel’s war in Gaza, which has now killed at …

By Andrew Bates | Telegraph-Journal A whistleblower challenging his firing from Opportunities New Brunswick says his case exposes issues preventing whistleblowers from coming forward. Scott Campbell, 54, of Saint John, alleges …

By Dave Baxter | The Winnipeg Sun The former CAO of a western Manitoba community is suing his former employer, claiming years of harassment and bullying by one man left him …

By Lauren Phillips | The Coast The university pledge is simple enough: “(W)e [our vice-chancellor and higher education provider] commit to not using non-disclosure agreements to silence people who come forward …