Ricochet Media
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Ricochet is an audacious response to a difficult context. Independent, dedicated to investigative journalism and incisive opinion, Ricochet seeks to illuminate the cultural and political diversity within Canada.
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3w ago
It took Pak-Kei Wong fifteen years working in Quebec public education before he joined his union. For most of the eleven years he taught math, then as a program advisor, Wong worked in contractual positions, never having enough job security to become ..read more
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3w ago
On Friday morning in Edmonton, Crown attorneys informed Brandi Morin that the charge of obstruction laid against her has been withdrawn. Morin’s lawyer, veteran criminal defence attorney Richard Mirasty, was to appear in court today to enter a plea o ..read more
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Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’Moks turns his smartphone to show an image of the bare mountain tops near his home in Hagwilget near Hazleton. Stegyawden, the Seven Sisters range and the Kispiox mountain — all visible on a clear day from his porch ..read more
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Here’s the thing you need to know about Uber: they lie. They lie like crazy. About everything, but especially about money. For the first decade of its existence, Uber lost tens of billions of dollars, lighting Saudi investment capital on fire while l ..read more
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An Indigenous woman has announced her intent to run for the leadership of Alberta’s NDP. This follows former Alberta premier Rachel Notley's recent announcement that she is stepping down as party leader after almost 10 years. Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse ..read more
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Rent is becoming increasingly unaffordable across Canada, with the upward trend most pronounced in Alberta’s two largest cities — Calgary and Edmonton. But Alberta is uniquely ill suited to address spiraling rental costs due to its wholly unregulated ..read more
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Another news media bloodbath this month. After accepting millions in public money, Bell Media announced that it is slashing 4,800 jobs at all levels — including hundreds of journalists, and selling 45 of 103 radio stations. The news was swiftly follo ..read more
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Last Friday, we published a story on a secretive private intelligence firm that was monitoring journalist Brandi Morin and her ongoing court case. Welund, which has an active contract with the Alberta government to provide intelligence reports, and h ..read more
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1M ago
Last November, a post on Facebook marketplace offered prospective tenants one hell of a deal. At a bargain of just $900 a month, with an upfront deposit of more than twice that amount, those in need of a place to live could luxuriate in half a bed. I ..read more
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In the Western imagination, Palestine of the 19th century was a dreary and uninviting place, a “desolate backwater” devoid of resources or economic potential. “Of all the lands there are for dismal scenery, I think Palestine must be the prince,” Mark ..read more