NEWS: Roger Bilodeau, the Alberta farmer who started a vehicle chase the ended with two Métis men dead on the side of an Alberta road, has been granted day parole.

Bilodeau was convicted of two manslaughters and sentenced to 10 years in August 2022. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/alb…

Yowza! There are some exceptional pieces of journalism on this year's list of finalists for the Prix Michener Award awards.

We don't envy the judges one bit! Félicitations à tous les finalistes ! #cdnmedia

Stories are circulating on social media that retired Bishop Salvador Rangel of Chilpancingo-Chilapa has been missing since Saturday. Bishop Rangel has been known for his dialogues with drug cartel bosses in what was Mexico’s heroin-producing heartland. 1/

Former member of Hells Angels support club who murdered during biker war is closer to parole. Mario Lussier says he has changed since exploring his Indigenous roots. montrealgazette.com/news/local-new… via Montreal Gazette

BREAKING: An Ontario judge has ruled the police officers involved in the death of Ejaz Choudry cannot have their names shielded from the public. Superior Court Justice Paul Perell knocks down Peel Police's motion for a publication ban.

Story from Friday which I forgot to X out. Judge excludes testimony about confession from Manzo murder trial vancouversun.com/news/crime/jud… via The Vancouver Sun

My relationship with the #Canucks is one of the most challenging in my life!

Yet another Toronto sex assault case is tossed amid ongoing judge shortage thestar.com/news/gta/anoth… via @torontostar

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This memorial for Palestinian journalists killed by Israel was placed outside the White House Correspondents Dinner.

The White House Correspondents Dinner is attended by those sponsoring the Genocide and those providing media propaganda cover for it.

Saw #CivilWarMovie tonight and thought it was great - except for the fact the Reuters reporter never took a single note nor recorded an interview in the entire movie!! #reporterstakenotes

Police investigating after woman found dead in Surrey home theprovince.com/news/woman-fou…

'It's brutal': Family pleads for help finding missing Abbotsford man bc.ctvnews.ca/it-s-brutal-fa…

If you have any questions about the Shared Bylines program, let me know!

The program is for BIPOC student journalists in Canada (no need to be in a journalism program) and this year we have a brand-new opportunity for visually impaired student journalists thanks to Graham Isador !

NEWS: An RCMP officer in St. Paul is facing criminal charges after two videos depicting child sexual exploitation were uploaded to Snapchat. He's been suspended with pay. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/st-…

Man found with kilos of cocaine and Hells Angels 'propaganda:' B.C. government lawsuit vancouversun.com/news/crime/man… via The Vancouver Sun

Victim in last night's fatal stabbing in White Rock has been identified as 28-y/o Kulwinder Singh Sohi. Gurpreet S. Sahota reported that he was a plumber who went to the beach after leaving work. He recently arrived in Canada in 2018 on a work permit & had just obtained his PR. He…

A new law from New York that would give a tax credit to local news outlets that hire journalists should be a model for the rest of the country. freedom.press/news/new-york-…

Man who pleaded guilty in Richmond murder conspiracy seeks to withdraw plea vancouversun.com/news/crime/man… via The Vancouver Sun

Although it’s too early to say anything with confidence, drug poisoning deaths in BC seem to be going DOWN. 🧵

The number of deaths in December, January and February in this province were all lower than the same months in each of the two years prior.

And since November, the…

A few spots have opened up in our Pandemic University Pop-up School of Writing writing retreat weekend in Edmonton May 10-13. I'll be there as an instructor with my brilliant buds Omar Mouallem and Jana G. Pruden. pandemicuniversity.com/product/nonfic…