Grant LaFleche
@grantrants.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, senior writer at The Fifth Estate at CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/fifthestate
Formerly Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star investigations, and the St. Catharines Standard
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Formerly Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star investigations, and the St. Catharines Standard
PGP Key: http://bit.ly/3w2s5LY
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Grant LaFleche
@grantrants.bsky.social
· Oct 31
Behind the fear: The unsolved killings in Dawson Creek, B.C. | CBC News
A year after the RCMP told the fifth estate “some level of success” was coming in a string of killings in a small B.C town, they remain unsolved and the body count continues to rise.
www.cbc.ca
Read out latest investigation into the killing spree in Dawson Creek.
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One of my most dug in beliefs is that people criticize rodeo and not racing only because of their (mis)perceptions of culture and class, not animal welfare.
"Horse racing was once the only form of legal gambling. The story of the sport’s decline is, among other things, the story of an industry losing its monopoly power..." I'm late to this tough but very good @nickhunebrown.bsky.social about the state of horse racing in Ontario. (CW horse deaths.)
Breakdown at the Racetrack | The Local
Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of f...
thelocal.to
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
One of my most dug in beliefs is that people criticize rodeo and not racing only because of their (mis)perceptions of culture and class, not animal welfare.
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The United States could begin requiring visitors from countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal.
https://wapo.st/4pB5v7W
https://wapo.st/4pB5v7W
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The United States could begin requiring visitors from countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal.
https://wapo.st/4pB5v7W
https://wapo.st/4pB5v7W
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The top 10 people of 2025 @nature.com who shaped science.
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The top 10 people of 2025 @nature.com who shaped science.
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Breaking news: The Defense Department’s top watchdog assessed in a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions in the “Signalgate” affair “created a risk to operational security,” contradicting claims made by Hegseth and his aides.
‘Signalgate’ report contradicts Hegseth’s claim of ‘total exoneration’
The defense secretary’s actions “created a risk to operational security,” according to an independent assessment by the Pentagon’s inspector general.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Breaking news: The Defense Department’s top watchdog assessed in a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions in the “Signalgate” affair “created a risk to operational security,” contradicting claims made by Hegseth and his aides.
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d a...
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MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d a...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Our expose on the unsolved killing spree in Dawson Creek has been updated with the identity of the latest victim, the 15th homicide in four years in the small town.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Behind the fear: The unsolved killings in Dawson Creek, B.C. | CBC News
A year after the RCMP told the fifth estate “some level of success” was coming in a string of killings in a small B.C town, they remain unsolved and the body count continues to rise.
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our expose on the unsolved killing spree in Dawson Creek has been updated with the identity of the latest victim, the 15th homicide in four years in the small town.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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David Barrick, of fame from the late 2010s Niagara Region scandals, has a new job.
CAO of the Township of South Stormont.
@grantrants.bsky.social extensively covered Barrick's behaviour, and recently reported that Barrick had left the employ of Thames Centre
www.southstormont.ca/news/posts/t...
CAO of the Township of South Stormont.
@grantrants.bsky.social extensively covered Barrick's behaviour, and recently reported that Barrick had left the employ of Thames Centre
www.southstormont.ca/news/posts/t...
Township of South Stormont Announces Administrative Leadership Transition | Township of South Stormont
www.southstormont.ca
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
David Barrick, of fame from the late 2010s Niagara Region scandals, has a new job.
CAO of the Township of South Stormont.
@grantrants.bsky.social extensively covered Barrick's behaviour, and recently reported that Barrick had left the employ of Thames Centre
www.southstormont.ca/news/posts/t...
CAO of the Township of South Stormont.
@grantrants.bsky.social extensively covered Barrick's behaviour, and recently reported that Barrick had left the employ of Thames Centre
www.southstormont.ca/news/posts/t...
Read out latest investigation into the killing spree in Dawson Creek.
Behind the fear: The unsolved killings in Dawson Creek, B.C. | CBC News
A year after the RCMP told the fifth estate “some level of success” was coming in a string of killings in a small B.C town, they remain unsolved and the body count continues to rise.
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Read out latest investigation into the killing spree in Dawson Creek.
NEW: The fifth estate takes you inside one of Canada's most dangerous towns, where more than a dozen people have been murdered in two years, with little sign there will be an end to the killing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzvS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzvS...
Inside the deadly drug trade in Dawson Creek, B.C. | Full episode | the fifth estate
YouTube video by the fifth estate
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
NEW: The fifth estate takes you inside one of Canada's most dangerous towns, where more than a dozen people have been murdered in two years, with little sign there will be an end to the killing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzvS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzvS...
Some great reporting by my colleague at the St. Catharines Standard, Bill Sawchuk, who looks at how the horrible sexual assault of a minor was seized upon by a Hitler-quoting, white nationalist in Welland, Ontario with ties to Second Sons named Rob Primo.
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara...
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara...
The far-right connection to Niagara’s pedophile protests
A self-proclaimed white nationalist is leading demonstrations over a horrific sexual assault of a toddler in Welland.
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Some great reporting by my colleague at the St. Catharines Standard, Bill Sawchuk, who looks at how the horrible sexual assault of a minor was seized upon by a Hitler-quoting, white nationalist in Welland, Ontario with ties to Second Sons named Rob Primo.
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara...
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara...
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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
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Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maine, apologized for having a tattoo that resembles a Nazi symbol and said he would have it removed. He also sought to distance himself from his Reddit posts on sexual assault in the military and white Americans living in rural areas.
Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Apologizes for Tattoo With Nazi Links
Graham Platner, a Democrat, said he would remove the tattoo. He also sought to distance himself from old Reddit posts that drew criticism.
nyti.ms
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maine, apologized for having a tattoo that resembles a Nazi symbol and said he would have it removed. He also sought to distance himself from his Reddit posts on sexual assault in the military and white Americans living in rural areas.
My colleagues in CBC's visual investigations unit show their homework about how they were able to identify where Second Sons, a white nationalist active club, staged events during the August long weekend:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWha...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWha...
Exposing a fascist MMA tournament in a small Ontario town | Visual investigations
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My colleagues in CBC's visual investigations unit show their homework about how they were able to identify where Second Sons, a white nationalist active club, staged events during the August long weekend:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWha...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWha...
White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
