Here's my report on the Narwhal/Bracken v. #RCMP #pressfreedom case in B.C.
Lawyers on both sides are relying on the 2019 NL Court of Appeal decision in my case (the "Brake decision").
So I wanted to dig into how the RCMP interpreted & used it to justify jailing @amberbracken.bsky.social in 2021.
❗On Friday evening, the CAJ learned that journalist Rachel Gilmore had recently been approached in public by individuals linked to, or implicated in, an investigation she had written, and was published by The Tyee that focused on white nationalists.
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EVENT: 'Ready or not, AI is HERE'
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March 25, 2026 @ 7-9 p.m. NDT
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Rhea Rollmann argues #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 is not a day for celebration.
Here's why 👇
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NEW: Deloitte is being investigated by Newfoundland & Labrador's accounting watchdog over the firm's use of #AI in a $1.6-million government healtcare report that contains at least four fake citations #artificialintelligence #nlpoli
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"In today’s world of far-right conservative men waging war on women and other gender minorities, and with the past century’s human rights gains rapidly unraveling, there should be no illusions that we have time or cause to celebrate anything." #IWD2026
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With the sky warmed by the setting sun, the scene at the refugee camp Michelle Shephard visits in Adré, Chad appears almost bucolic. But just five kilometres away, the war in Sudan rages on, forcing thousands into life-threatening displacement. https://thewalrus.ca/sudan-genocide/
"These deaths happened," says investigative journalist Nilo Tabrizy. "They’re important for us to investigate, and all of us should be interrogating what happened." #Iran
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"History is consistent: sustainable freedom is built by people who organize, strike, write, teach, and resist—not by foreign jets, sanctions regimes, or crowns," writes Sima Atri.
"Iranians deserve more than a choice between destruction and dictatorship."
The Tony Wakeham government quietly placed an asterisk next to its promise, ‘For all of us’
N.L. NDP Leader Jim Dinn is calling on Progressive Conservative government to legislate wage increases #nlpoli
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“This war is a war of power, a war of resource and land grab, and it is nothing about democracy.”
'Why These Iranian-Canadians Strongly Oppose U.S.-Israeli Aggression' from @readthemaple.com
#cdnpoli
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Today marks the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Since then, many Ukrainians have made NL home.
Some, like Katarina Gavrilyuk & her family, have returned to Ukraine to visit family and friends.
🇺🇦 Read our Nov. 2025 story about that journey:
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"Each cut sends the same message, never stated outright but unmistakable: research not directly tied to immediate economic outcomes is dispensable."
Read MUNL Philosophy Professor Sean McGrath's new op-ed in our 'State of the University' series 👇
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A St. John’s woman is speaking out after facing online backlash and racism for criticizing the provincial government’s lacklustre acknowledgement of #BlackHistoryMonth.
#nlpoli #BHM2026
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
Sorry not yesterday, on Tuesday
Yes, he testified yesterday
Fun (?) fact: Justin was the subject of another major media freedom case in Canada in recent years for his coverage for @independentnl.bsky.social of Indigenous opposition to Muskrat Falls development in Labrador. He won, so why do police continue to arrest journalists? rrj.ca/charged-jour...
Quick update on the latter half of this week's proceedings from the BC Supreme Court in the Narwhal/Amber Bracken v. RCMP #pressfreedom trial in Vancouver.
Stay tuned, there's lots more to come!
"The final fight for #pressfreedom begins here."
The latest from @justinbrake.bsky.social covering @thenarwhal.ca and @amberbracken.bsky.social’s case against the RCMP.
What’s at stake, what could happen next, and what has led to this moment?
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UPDATE: The Independent & @cajournalists.bsky.social submitted an application to the BC Supreme Court to obtain exhibits submitted by The Narwhal / Amber Bracken and the Crown / RCMP in the #pressfreedom case underway in Vancouver.
Justice Diane MacDonald granted our request. #cdnmedia
EXPLAINER: The significance of The Narwhal & Amber Bracken v. Attorney General of Canada et al. press freedom case.
NEW: With the gutting of The Washington Post, we've entered a major change in the news media landscape. Large outlets are either die slowly or are funded explicitly to propagandize from the right. Despite fear mongering about a "free press" dying only in dictatorships, the culprits are capitalists.
My Feb. 3 update on the Narwhal v. RCMP #pressfreedom case in Vancouver. On Tuesday, and for the rest of this week, the court will be hearing from RCMP officers involved in the raid of the tiny house at Coyote Camp in unceded Wet'suwet'en territory. #cdnmedia
Did you know that there's a database of banned books across Canada?
If you've heard of a ban, the @cfetmu.bsky.social encourage all libraries (public, school, academic, and government) in Canada to add it to this online resource by completing a simple form:
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