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WEBThe investigation kicked off in March, in the wake of a deadly fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people. Ricochet was the first to identify the man operating an illegal Airbnb network out of the building that burned, tied the building’s owner to the scheme and exposed the nature of this new, and as yet unreported, type of property scam.
About Ricochet - Ricochet
WEBWe practice public-interest journalism. Founded in 2014, Ricochet Media is a national, non-profit media outlet with a mandate to serve the public interest. We publish rigorous, well-edited investigative journalism and incisive opinion with a focus on climate, Indigenous rights and corporate and government accountability. All of our content is freely available, without ads, and is […]
Ricochet’s 10 year anniversary - Ricochet
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Indigenous Leaders Unite Against Nuclear Waste Dump in …
WEB2 days ago · First Nations opposing nuclear waste burial in northwestern Ontario are growing in number and are now mobilizing across the region. A fledgling movement of Indigenous leaders hosted a small rally with non-Indigenous allies in Thunder Bay on Wednesday, with a refrain of “Gaa-Wiin,” the Anishinaabemowin word meaning “no” to nuclear waste ...
Old Montreal fire: Victim quoted in media reports is ex-employee …
WEB17 hours ago · Fatal Old Montreal fire: Victim quoted in media reports is ex-employee of building owner. Amanda Kozutsky told journalists she was a fire victim. Turns out she is a long-time employee of Emile Benamor. October 4 2024. The site of the fire in an old Montreal building. Photo by Ethan Cox. This investigation …
Feds withheld report showing contaminated water in Fort …
WEB2 days ago · Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam says a 2017 report showing high levels of toxicity was buried — and is only coming to light now, seven years later — after it was shared with Fort Chipewyan leadership by a third-party contractor earlier this year. A copy of the report was provided to Ricochet. The revelation has sent shockwaves through ...
Northern Ontario First Nations collectively say no to nuclear waste ...
WEB4 days ago · Photo by Crystal Greene. Nine northern Ontario First Nations signed a joint letter to the head of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization on Friday, voicing their opposition to nuclear waste burial in the region. “Our Nations have not been consulted, we have not given our consent, and we stand together in saying ‘no’ to the proposed ...
CGL is not the RCMP’s lawyer - Ricochet
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · Why is the RCMP taking civil-liberties advice from pipeline company lawyers? The testimony of Royal Canadian Mounted Police heard in a small British Columbia courthouse last month revealed evidence that the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) unit is interpreting injunctions in ways that bend to …
Canadian journalism is dying, and philanthropy won’t save it
WEBSep 20, 2024 · One by one, the philanthropic organizations that once funded journalism are “changing direction” and “shifting strategies” away from funding news. This, at a time when the government is encouraging non-profit outlets like Ricochet to attain charitable-like status and go after philanthropic funds. These are devastating losses, and each ...
Awards - Ricochet
WEBThe last of the untamed: Wedzin Kwa and the Wet’suwet’en fight to save her Reporting by Brandi Morin