Nick Rose
The CBC Is Telling Its Reporters to Not Confront "FHRITP" Douchebags
An internal memo tells reporters to neither confront men shouting them down nor vent on social media if it should happen.
Montreal Police Cracked Down Hard on Formula 1 Sex Tourism
A Formula One Grand Prix means tourism, and tourism also means a spike in the sex trade—which city authorities are trying to contain.
We Asked a Whole Bunch of Questions About the CRTC's Mysterious New Mandatory Emergency Broadcast System
Some broadcasters have expressed concern about the nature of these messages.
A Dispatch from Montreal’s Raucous, Tear Gas–Filled May Day Protest
A day that started with the usual Marxist marching ended in a haze of tear gas.
The Montreal Student Who Took a Picture of Anti-Police Graffiti Found Guilty of Criminal Harassment
The conviction stems from an incident in March 2013, wherein Jennifer Pawluck posted a picture of a mural clearly depicting police commander Ian Lafrenière with a bullet in his head.
Canada’s Supreme Court Shoots Down Harper’s Minimum Sentences for Firearm Offences
Another big legal loss for the Harper government's tough-on-crime agenda.
Quebec’s Most Militant Student Group Has Purged Its Executive Committee
Quebec's most militant student group has voted to throw out all six of its executive committee after they brought up the possibility of delaying strikes.
Maple Spring Breakers: Quebec Students Are Back on Strike in a Big Way
Thousands are taking to the streets again, aiming to be part of a larger social movement, not just a student movement.
Son of Hells Angels Boss Accidentally Released from Quebec Prison
Francis Boucher, who was set to be released in May, is now on the lam.
Add Quebec’s Separatists to the Groups That Think Bill C-51 Will Target Them
Bill C-51 "challenges citizens' right to dissent and reaches way beyond its mandate, which is to fight against terrorist threat."
Some Kind of Monster: A Brief History of Harper’s Big Fat Omnibus Bills
Bill C-51 is the most polarizing issue in Canada right now. It has sparked a national debate about surveillance, terror, and judicial oversight, but it is also the most recent in a long line of mind-numbingly long Conservative bills.
Terror Group Behind Kenyan Shopping Massacre Threatens Edmonton’s Iconic Mall
Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab is calling on jihadis in the West to target North America's largest shopping center, the West Edmonton Mall. This isn't the first time that Al-Shabaab has called for attacks on Canadian soil.