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Ethan Cox
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Investigative journalist. Senior editor and co-founder at Ricochet Media. Board with For the Refugees. Montrealer. Husky dad.
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Second day has just begun with Crown lawyer representing BC's Attorney General downplaying the gravity of this case, arguing the judge should not view it as an inquiry into how the #RCMP treats journalists.
"This is about one arrest and one detention - not a pattern of conduct issue."
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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11 years ago I helped found Ricochet Media.

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December 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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FINAL HOURS. Thanks to 17 new donors today, who have given over $2,354.

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December 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happy New Year’s Eve!

If you love Ricochet’s award-winning journalism, chip in to support us!

This year we earned charitable RJO status, and that means all donations are tax deductible! Donate before midnight, and write it off on 2025 taxes.

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December 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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How rich can a prime minister be before it clashes with the job? It’s the question that is quickly dominating the debate over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s finances.

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Carney’s finances ignite showdown over conflict-of-interest laws
A new ethics committee report has intensified scrutiny of the prime minister’s 500-plus holdings — including millions in Brookfield stock — with questions of whether existing rules can contain unprece...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Karyn Pugliese is a towering figure in Canadian journalism, having held senior management roles everywhere from APTN to CBC to Canadaland (she’s also written for us).

Here, she breaks her silence on leaving Canadaland, and Jesse Brown’s selective memory.

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Live from a padded room: Jesse Brown is interviewed by Jon Kay.
The staff who spent years building Canadaland deserve better than how they were characterized in this interview.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The colonial playbook never ended — Canada’s pipeline deal proves it.

Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia.

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The colonial playbook never ended — Canada's pipeline deal proves it
Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia
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December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
FIFA just gave their newly-created FIFA Peace Prize to Donald Trump.

What gutless boot-licking. Unreal.
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Ignored since the federal election, an arms-length expert body set up to advise the federal government on the energy transition is collapsing.
The latest pipeline agreement between Canada and Alberta representing the final straw for two members. @woodsideful.bsky.social reports
Federal net-zero body falling apart in wake of Alberta-Ottawa deal
Two prominent members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body, including its chair, have resigned this week, citing a lack of influence over a government that’s increasingly pulling back on climate action.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Canada can’t build pipelines without Indigenous consent

Mark Carney and #Alberta’s pipeline pitch promises co-ownership with First Nations, but without any authority over their land, resources, or revenues.

From Nehiyaw and Metis writer Marcel Desjarlais:

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Canada can’t build pipelines without Indigenous consent
Mark Carney and Danielle Smith’s newest pipeline pitch promises Indigenous co-ownership, but without authority over land, resources, or revenues — reinforcing colonial control rather than partnership
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December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Funding for critical, independent journalism might be shrinking, but our to-do list isn't.

We’re aiming for 100 new monthly donors by Dec 31, and now every dollar is tax-deductible.

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December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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‘Unprecedented’: #Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach

Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.

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‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode constitutional protections and expose Canadian marginalized communities and dissidents to U.S. investigations, surveillance and political r...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Wondering why Dallas Brodie and Frances Widdowson got kicked off the UVic campus today?

Gitxan journalist Jerome Turner attended one of their unsanctioned events, and wrote about it.

Here’s what academic Sean Carleton told Jerome about their movement.

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December 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Where are the bodies? Trio take residential school denial on tour.

Unsanctioned events at B.C. universities, all recorded for a “documentary,” seem like an attempt to generate conflict — and package it as content, writes acclaimed Gitxsan journalist Jerome Turner.

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Where are the bodies? Trio take residential school denial on tour
Editors’ note: Jerome Turner is a celebrated Gitxsan journalist who won the Canadian Association of Journalists’ highest honour, the President’s Award, for his ‘moral courage’ covering RCMP raids on W...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Love to see @jonthompson.bsky.social’s great reporting republished by our friends at The Narwhal.
Onigaming First Nation in northern Ontario says it’s done being ignored, as mining plans that threaten its water advance without its consent. For a community grieving multiple losses, it's one struggle of many. Via @jonthompson.bsky.social + @ricochetmedia.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/onigaming-fi...
Onigaming First Nation says no to mining without consent | The Narwhal
In northwestern Ontario, a grieving Onigaming First Nation says it would blockade the highway if mining permits are granted without consent
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November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Toronto! This starts in a half hour, and it will be amazing! Check it out.
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Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.

Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.

Register now: shorturl.at/mavNU
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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We're now a Registered Journalism Organization.
This means we can now issue tax receipts to donors, so you can DOUBLE your donation at practically the same cost.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I was asked to complete the @rsf.org World Press Freedom Index questionnaire for Canada. Here’s what I wrote at the end.

Police attempts to exclude journalists from the site of arrests, particularly of Indigenous Peoples, represents the most significant threat to press freedom in Canada.
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop #mining near drinking #water source.

After a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent.

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Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near drinking water source
In a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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We've got some exciting news to share! We recently found out that we're an RJO! (we can now issue tax receipts like a charity)

"This is, without exaggeration, a game-changer for us."

Check out the full announcement from one of our founders, @ethancox.bsky.social:

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November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment.

Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.

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Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment
Doug Ford wants to fast-track critical mineral development, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights
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November 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Big news! Ricochet has become just the fourth English-language media outlet in Canada to earn para-charitable RJO status!

This makes us a qualified donee in tax parlance, and means all donations are fully tax deductible — just like donations to charities.

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Big news! Ricochet earns para-charitable RJO status
We are the fourth English-language outlet in Canada to qualify as a Registered Journalism Organization
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November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM