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As news breaks of a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, Emilie Nicolas and Mattea Roach discuss anti-Palestinian media bias in media as well as look at the deaths of over 50 journalists in the region. They also talk about dwindling faith in Canadian media as more layoffs rock the industry.  Host: Emilie Nicolas Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer),...

Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson team up with Cherise Seucharan for the conclusion to Post Mortem, a two-episode dive into the connection between the police, the coroners, and the canary in a coal mine for death investigations across the province. Host: Jesse Brown  Credits: Jon Thompson (Reporter), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Ryan McMahon (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Tech...

As sexual assault convictions stack up for Peter Nygard, another alleged predator is walking free in Montreal. And an Ontario teacher under fire for teaching about socialist economics - in his economics class. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Guest: Jan Wong...

What defines someone’s national identity? Is it a drop of blood from a distant relative? Is it living in a community? Is it being accepted by that community as a member? Do we approach that question differently if we have Italian ancestry versus Indigenous ancestry? Justin continues his conversations with Qalipu leaders, community members, and distant relatives in his search to understand what it...

For over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions around the deaths of Indigenous people in this one Ontario town. We have looked at the cops. The schools. The courts. The  government. The people in the town itself. But we never looked at the coroners and the forensic patholo...

Un nouveau documentaire, Ados et armés, traite de la question de l’usage croissant des armes à feu chez les adolescents québécois. Le film donne la chance aux adolescents concernés de parler pour eux-mêmes. Le réalisateur du film, Fabrice Vil, se joint à nous pour parler des problèmes systémiques qui nous ont amenés ici. Nous parlons aussi de racisme dans le sport, suite à une histoire dans Le Dro...

Support Canadaland now! Click here: canadaland.com/join You’ve heard a lot from Jesse this crowdfunding campaign, it's time for Editor in Chief Karyn Pugliese (Pabàmàdiz) to share her vision for Canadaland. Karyn has seen journalism change Canada before, knows that it actually can make a difference in the conversations we have in this country, and in our democracy. We are in the final days of our...

The new refrain in the press gallery is that Trudeau has got to go. How seriously should we take this? And the world of deep fakes has come for Canadian news anchors. Glen McGregor co-hosts.  Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Guest: Glen McGregor  ...

This is chapter 2 of a mini series. To listen to all episodes, become a supporter at https://canadaland.com/join When Newfoundland joined Canada as the tenth province in 1949, both the new province and the federal government neglected to mention in their terms of union that any indigenous people lived there. That meant Canada had no legal obligations to Mi’kmaq or Innu under the Indian Act. So Fir...

Jill Heinerth is one of the most accomplished aquanauts in the world. With over 8500 dives, she is hired by some of the most notable names in film and television, from David Suzuki, to James Cameron.  But her life isn’t all about shooting epic underwater scenes for the big screen, a lot of her life is doing research in underwater caves, looking at organisms that few have ever seen before. She...

It was impossible to look away once CBC released the story and Fifth Estate documentary questioning Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous identity. How well did the CBC do in its reporting? And an update on the Greenbelt scandal under Doug Ford - including an RCMP investigation. Kim Wheeler co-hosts.   Host: Jonathan Goldsbie Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and...

This is chapter 1 of a mini series. To listen to all episodes, become a supporter at https://canadaland.com/join In 2001, 9/11 forced airplanes from all over the world to suddenly land in Newfoundland. As communities responded to the crisis and welcomed people into their homes, there was a chance encounter between a Rabbi from England and an elderly person from Gander, Newfoundland: Edward Brake,...

Support Canadaland now! Click here: canadaland.com/join We are way off our target for our crowdfunding goal this year. When we launched our campaign a few weeks ago, we had the best launch day ever. And then a war broke out….  We have so many really exciting stories to report and plans for the coming year to tell you about, and our ability to move on them depends on your support right now. Ne...

Le gouvernement caquiste du Québec a récemment proposé une nouvelle mesure qui, selon le premier ministre François Legault, protégera la langue française. Cette mesure consiste à augmenter les frais de scolarité pour les personnes non-québécoises souhaitant étudier dans une université au Québec. Comme cette hausse aurait certainement un impact sur les universités anglophones qui accueillent un gra...

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre goes international by chomping on an apple. And journalist Tim Bousquet could face jail time for articles he published about a murder trial in Nova Scotia.  Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Guest: Tim Bousquet  ...

At ten years old, the Canadaland network has had its share of successes: investigative journalism, powerful accountability interviews, thoughtful analysis, critique of the media when it’s at its worst, and telling the weird, often untold stories about Canada.  It has also had a few misses, like hiring the voice actor for Lisa Simpson to advertise for the company. Today’s episode features a fe...

As the conflict in Gaza and Israel continues to escalate, Pacinthe Mattar sits down with Jonathan to consider the ways in which narratives are shaped, journalists are obstructed, and parameters of discussion get enforced. They also look at the RCMP’s response to photojournalist Amber Bracken’s wrongful-arrest lawsuit, which somehow finds a new way to wring controversy from the term “occupation.” C...

Award-winning podcaster Connie Walker joins Jesse in studio to talk about the problems and racism she faced at the CBC, including the pushback she received when trying to tell stories about Indigenous women.  But that racism and pushback didn’t deter her. During her time at the CBC, she created what is now known as CBC Indigenous. She also created the hit podcast series Missing & Murdered...

L’Israël et le Hamas sont au centre de l’attention des médias du monde entier à la suite de l’escalade du conflit israélo-palestinien la fin de semaine dernière. Michel Cormier, ancien correspondant international et ancien directeur général de l'information à Radio-Canada, se joint à Émilie pour discuter de la couverture médiatique d’enjeux particulièrement sensibles.  Que doivent garder à l’...

Journalism in Canada is fighting for it's life. Support Canadaland now . The violence that erupted in Israel and Gaza this past weekend has spawned a hurricane of misinformation. So, we’re fact-checking some of the early claims and posts about this war of the words from here in Canada. Plus, having the conversation you can’t have - we continue to explore the topic of empathy, Palestine, and Israel...

Journalism in Canada is fighting for its life. Support Canadaland now . There’s a video on YouTube titled “Trudeau’s Alleged AFFAIR with Minister of AFFAIRS” that baselessly suggests the Prime Minister’s marriage fell apart due to a dalliance with a member of his cabinet. It has nearly half a million views. It’s the biggest hit for a channel called Street Politics Canada that, for more than a year...

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Click here to support us ! Elon Musk accused Justin Trudeau of “trying to crush free speech in Canada.” The jab was prompted by Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, which creates new regulations for online creators in Canada. So what does the law actually say? And what’s behind this growing international movement of painting Trudeau as a tyrant? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Kevin Sexton (Producer),...

In 2016, a 56 year old Saskatchewan farmer named Gerald Stanley shot an unarmed 22 year-old Indigenous trespasser named Coulten Boushie in the back of the head. Stanley was acquitted of murder in 2018 — and nobody was happy. Indigenous people considered the verdict proof positive of racial bias in the courts and a tacit declaration of open season on Indigenous people, including hunters, who take t...

La tension monte entre le Canada et l'Inde après que Justin Trudeau a accusé le gouvernement indien d'avoir joué un rôle dans l'assassinat du leader sikh Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Maïka Sondarjee rejoint Emilie pour discuter des angles morts des médias dans la couverture de cette accusation et des réactions qui s'ensuivent. Ce n'est pas la première histoire controversée impliquant le Canada et ses rel...