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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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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Deloitte used AI in $1.6M government report, but watchdog says it can’t investigate. NL government consulted firm on how to respond to media requests asking questions about hallucinated content. New from #Atlantic reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/pro...
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Deloitte used AI in $1.6M government report, but watchdog says it can’t investigate
NL government consulted firm on how to respond to media requests asking questions about hallucinated content
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
STARTING NOW! Join the conversation ⭐️
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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Grassy Narrows First Nation has declared a state of emergency and the community is under evacuation over water.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Repeated evacuations strain mental health in Northern Ontario — First it was #wildfires. Then a sewage leak. For Neskantaga First Nation, summer is a series of hotel rooms. The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/r...
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Repeated evacuations strain mental health in Northern Ontario
First it was wildfires. Then a sewage leak. For Neskantaga First Nation, summer is a series of hotel rooms
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Ricochet wins a record FOUR national awards for journalism in 2026. Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas this year. ‘Ricochet routinely wins nominations and prizes for our work, but 2026 was a high water mark.’ ricochet.media/media/ricoch...
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Ricochet wins a record FOUR national awards for journalism in 2026
Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas
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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
BREAKING: Only five days after being repatriated from a forest fire evacuation, Neskantaga First Nation is flying out again, this time due to a contractor causing a sewage backup in the health centre basement. ricochet.media/indigenous/f... Just as summer festival was to begin...
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From wildfire to sewage crisis: Neskantaga's nightmare isn't over
Just days after returning from a wildfire evacuation, the northwestern Ontario fly-in First Nation has declared another state of emergency after a sewage disaster has forced residents to leave their c...
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
From wildfire to sewage crisis: Neskantaga’s nightmare isn’t over Just days after a wildfire evacuation, the fly-in Ontario First Nation has declared another state of emergency forcing residents to leave their community again. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/f...
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From wildfire to sewage crisis: Neskantaga's nightmare isn't over
ust days after returning from a wildfire evacuation, the northwestern Ontario fly-in First Nation has declared another state of emergency after a sewage disaster has forced residents to leave their co...
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
NEW: Ford government won’t commit to forest fire inquiry, as chiefs demand change. ‘Ontario is burning and there’s no end in sight,’ say First Nation leaders. But ‘we have a treaty partner that refuses to listen’ Latest from Jon Thompson in Northern Ontario. ricochet.media/indigenous/f...
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Ford government won’t commit to forest fire inquiry, as chiefs demand change
‘Ontario is burning and there’s no end in sight,’ say First Nation chiefs. But ‘we have a treaty partner that refuses to listen’
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Running the blockade: evacuation orders challenged in northern First Nations. NEW report from Jon Thompson: Elders left behind, speedboats used to get around checkpoints as wildfires loom over northern Ontario communities. ricochet.media/indigenous/r...
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Canada’s safety net is collapsing. Working Canadians squeezed by high rents, unstable employment, and inadequate public supports are increasingly turning to food banks. The growing crisis is fuelling calls for permanent EI reform. New by Juan Suarez: ricochet.media/politics/can...
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Canada’s safety net is collapsing
Working Canadians squeezed by high rents, unstable employment, and inadequate public supports are increasingly turning to food banks. The growing crisis is fuelling calls for permanent EI reform
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
On #IBWTE, sports journalist and soccer expert @shireenahmed.bsky.social talks with @caradrianh.bsky.social to unpack the politics, and corruption, of the 2026 #WorldCup. "There are systems of fraud. There are cover-ups of abuse. So many pernicious things." Episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87B...
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 29/07/2026
another shameful reversal by mark carney that shows how much power the US tech companies have over our government. there’s no sovereignty when foreign companies wield this much influence over our domestic policy.
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Ethan Cox @ethancox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I just donated to The Grind’s legal defence. Lawsuits like this are about shutting down journalism, not rectifying mistakes. We can’t let subjects of accurate reporting bully outlets into removing coverage.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
EXCLUSIVE: First Nations Chief says government MPP is lying about meeting with him. Kevin Holland, an associate minister in the Ford government, told a reporter he met with the Gull Bay Chief. Wilfred King says it never happened. @jonthompson.bsky.social reports. ricochet.media/indigenous/f...
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First Nations Chief says government MPP is lying about meeting with him
PC representative Kevin Holland told a reporter he met with the Gull Bay Chief. Wilfred King says it never happened.
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Peter Louwe @peterlouwe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Superb, in-depth reporting on maga Post media's radical agenda, supported by our tax dollars. ricochet.media/media/dumpst...
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‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right
Canada’s largest newspaper chain has amplified conservative grievance politics — creating fertile ground for MAGA-style ideas, Alberta separatism, and an increasingly polarized political landscape
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Q&A: Fighting wildfires, and Doug Ford, with NDP leader Marit Stiles. Opposition leader calls for public inquiry into Ontario government’s response to wildfires. Ricochet’s Jon Thompson caught up with Stiles yesterday in Thunder Bay as part of ongoing fire coverage. ricochet.media/indigenous/q...
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Q&A: Fighting wildfires, and Doug Ford, with NDP leader Marit Stiles
Opposition leader calls for public inquiry into Ontario government’s response to wildfires
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Our episode on the #WorldCup is out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87B...
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
As #wildfires engulf northern Ontario in historic fires, the union representing forest firefighters is blaming the Doug Ford government for “mismanagement at the highest levels.” Northern communities are now paying the price. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/climate/envi...
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Union blasts Ford government for ‘mismanagement’ of forest firefighting efforts
Despite warnings from the Auditor General, budgets have failed to keep pace with climate change — and northern communities are now paying the price
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
NEW from Brandi Morin. The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away. First Nations elders are once again on the front lines. With ancient forests facing imminent destruction, they say industry has written off entire ecosystem as ‘collateral damage.’
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The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away
First Nations elders are once again on the front lines. With the last ancient forests facing imminent destruction, they say industry has written off the trees, wildlife and entire ecosystem as ‘collat...
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
NEWS: Abandoned on the road to the Ring of Fire. @jonthompson.bsky.social reports from Northern Ontario, where First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk — as raging forest fires close in. ricochet.media/indigenous/a...
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Abandoned on the road to the Ring of Fire
In the path of raging forest fires, First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk
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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 14/07/2026
NEW: In a new piece for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social, Alberta journalist @readtheorchard.org detailed how Postmedia is pulling Canadian politics to the right. He joins the show to discuss the piece, the company’s influence and the sorry state of their flagship publication the National Post. #cdnnews
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Postmedia Is Dragging Us All to the Far-Right ft. Jeremy Appel (Podcast)
On the company's pivot to the dregs of discourse
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 10/07/2026
NEW from me: I took a deep dive for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social into the American hedge fund-owned Canadian newspaper chain that’s pushing anti-trans, pro-genocide and climate science denial narratives down our throats. ricochet.media/media/dumpst...
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‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right
Canada’s largest newspaper chain has amplified conservative grievance politics — creating fertile ground for MAGA-style ideas, Alberta separatism, and an increasingly polarized political landscape
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
What Montreal’s police scandal reveals about systemic racism in #Quebec. Shocking allegations that officers ripped locs from Black men to keep as ‘trophies’ is no surprise to many who've been living with #racistpolicing for years. New from @mtltoula.bsky.social: ricochet.media/justice/poli...
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What Montreal's police scandal reveals about systemic racism in Quebec
Allegations that officers ripped locs from Black men to keep as ‘trophies’ have stunned the public. But those who have lived under aggressive policing say the accusations reveal a reality they've been...
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Adrian Harewood @caradrianh.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
LISTEN: On #Greenland: #Trump’s Threats and the Implications for #Canada . My @ricochetmedia.bsky.social interview w/ @b-popps.bsky.social @thewalrus.ca podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...
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Greenland, Trump's Threats & The Implications for Canada w/ Brett Popplewell
Podcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · July 7 · 41m
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Ethan Cox @ethancox.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Great news, congratulations!
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
LIVE NOW: AMA with the journalist banned by the Thunder Bay police in retaliation for award-winning reporting that sent at least one cop to jail. Got Qs about Thunder Bay, its police, its problems with systemic racism, missing people, anything else? We’ve got As. www.reddit.com/r/RicochetMe...
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We have some exciting news! Jon Thompson, the intrepid journalist whose award-winning work got him banned — and then unbanned — by the Thunder Bay police, is doing an AskMeAnything on Ricochet’s subreddit this afternoon at 4 ET. Context here: ricochet.media/media/thunde... AMA at r/ricochetmedia
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Thunder Bay police change media policy following closed door oversight meeting
After nearly two years of excluding Ricochet reporter Jon Thompson from media communications on the grounds that a national outlet can't do local journalism, Thunder Bay police reversed course followi...
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Were John A Macdonald’s policies towards #Indigenous peoples genocidal? On In Bed with the Elephant, historian @jdmstewart.bsky.social tells @caradrianh.bsky.social that Macdonald’s legacy should be judged on more than "just one issue." Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvlb... #IBWTE
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Ricochet journalist Jon Thompson is on APTN’s InFocus podcast today, talking about Thunder Bay Police efforts to exclude him from official communications. The police were forced to reverse course this week. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0ALa... Read our coverage: ricochet.media/media/thunde...
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What's happening with the Thunder Bay Police Service?
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
On this week's In Bed with the Elephant, new NDP leader @avilewis.ca is sits down with @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss the challenges ahead — how to reenergize and reorganize the party to power. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDsF... And if you like what you hear, please subscribe!
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Ethan Cox @ethancox.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Big win for press freedom in Canada. Following our public complaints, the Thunder Bay police are reversing a punitive media policy that excluded journalists who cover Indigenous stories from police communications. The about face followed a lengthy, closed door oversight meeting.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
As governments consult developers and landlords on the future of housing policy, tenants say they are being left out of the conversation — and they're no longer willing to wait quietly. More from Alejandra Ruiz-Vargas: ricochet.media/justice/hous... #HousingIsAHumanRight @acorncanada.bsky.social
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If Canada’s housing ministry won't listen to tenants, we'll go directly to the minister
As governments consult developers and landlords on the future of housing policy, renters say they are being left out of the conversation — and they're no longer willing to wait quietly
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Ethan Cox @ethancox.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is, hands down, the best interview I’ve heard yet with new NDP leader Avi Lewis. Adrian gets him comfortable and talking, and I think there’s a lot to be learned about who he is in here. This is the blueprint of how Avi Lewis plans to organize the NDP to power in Canada.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 16/06/2026
After weeks in court, The Narwhal is in the home stretch of our press freedom trial against the RCMP — final arguments are wrapping up.

 We’re standing firm in our conviction that journalists must be given access to cover the actions of powerful government institutions like the police.
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The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
‘They hate us more now’: Treaty Chiefs rally against #Alberta separatism At Treaty Unity rally in Calgary, First Nation Chiefs warn Alberta’s separatism has imported #Trump’s politics. New from @brandimorin.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/t...
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‘They hate us more now’: Treaty Chiefs rally against Alberta separatism
At Treaty Rally in Calgary, Chiefs warn Alberta’s separatism has imported Donald Trump’s politics
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Ethan Cox @ethancox.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Big weekend at the CAJ awards! Honoured to win gold in the scoop category, beating out the legendary Robert Fife! Ricochet won two awards last night, and two awards at last week’s Digital Publishing Awards, for a total of four national journalism awards out of six nominations.
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Ethan Cox @ethancox.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
So grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the incomparable Stephen Maher on this series last year. Despite being one of Canada’s most decorated journalists, he is humble, kind to a fault and a genuine delight to work with. Huzzah indeed! And kudos to Konnor for the amazing photos!
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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Huzzah! Grateful to Ricochet for sending me to Quebec and Alberta during the election to take a close look at the separatist movements in both provinces. It was a great experience, and I was happy with the articles: ricochet.media/author/steph...
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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Congratulations to my boss @ethancox.bsky.social for winning CAJ scoop of the year. I’m not there tonight but I’m very honoured that he chose to share that moment with me. The reaction has been touching in the 30 hours since @ricochetmedia.bsky.social ran this story: ricochet.media/media/thunde...
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Thunder Bay police retaliate against award-winning journalist
Force refuse to send official communications to reporter who won a Canadian Screen Award for exposing misconduct in the department
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Ethan Cox @ethancox.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Jerome Turner and I just won Gold in the scoop category at the CAJ awards! Beating out the legend Bob Fife! (Somehow!) I dedicated it to Jon Thompson — who we reported this week has been facing retaliation from the Thunder Bay Police for his reporting. Read here: ricochet.media/media/thunde...
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
NEW: Thunder Bay police retaliate against award-winning journalist “It’s this simple: If Chief Fleury can get away with blackballing a journalist for award-winning work exposing violations of public trust, future violations of public trust will not be exposed.” ricochet.media/media/thunde...
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Thunder Bay police retaliate against award-winning journalist
Force refuse to send official communications to reporter who won a Canadian Screen Award for exposing misconduct in the department
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 12/06/2026
This is ridiculous. Cops are learning they can pick and choose which media to speak to — and therefore, in a fragmented media world, which publics to engage with — and we're letting them get away with it.
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Thunder Bay police retaliate against award-winning journalist
Force refuse to send official communications to reporter who won a Canadian Screen Award for exposing misconduct in the department
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Ethan Cox @ethancox.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I just wrote this, and I hope you’ll read it. The most scandal-plagued police department in Canada is retaliating against an award-winning journalist for exposing misconduct within the department. I’ve spent two years quietly trying to resolve this issue. I failed. ricochet.media/media/thunde...
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Thunder Bay police retaliate against award-winning journalist
Force refuse to send official communications to reporter who won a Canadian Screen Award for exposing misconduct in the department
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Wooohooo! Ricochet wins big at the @DPAwards, taking home awards for editorial achievement of the year & best news coverage (local/community). These awards are a testament to crucial work that often goes unnoticed. Take a moment and read all about it! ricochet.media/media/ricoch...
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Ricochet’s Andrea Houston and Jon Thompson win national journalism awards
Ricochet’s Andrea Houston and Jon Thompson win national journalism awards for their exceptional work in editorial and news coverage.
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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Thanks so much to DPAs for standing behind the Work. Thanks @dreahouston.bsky.social and @ethancox.bsky.social at Ricochet for your patience. And to the Northwest, first, last, and always. I live to bear witness and your trust means everything.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Congratulations to @dreahouston.bsky.social for winning Editorial Achievement of the Year at today’s Digital Publishing Awards! This award confirms what everyone who has ever worked with Andrea already knows, her editorial vision and unrelenting spirit make her a shining light in our industry ⭐️
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Congratulations to @jonthompson.bsky.social on his big win at today’s Digital Publishing Awards in the Best News Coverage (Community/local) category! Jon won for his body of work. A beat covering an area larger than most European countries, and featuring stories no one else is telling. ❤️
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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler is calling for high-level meetings and police accountability after five missing people in Thunder Bay have been found dead in public places. ricochet.media/indigenous/f...
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Five missing people found dead as First Nations leaders demand answers in Thunder Bay
The bodies of five missing people found in Thunder Bay ignite calls for action from First Nations leaders regarding police response.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Five missing people found dead as First Nations leaders demand answers in #ThunderBay The recent deaths have reopened painful questions about policing, systemic racism, and why Indigenous families continue to lose faith. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/f...
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Five missing people found dead as First Nations leaders demand answers in Thunder Bay
The bodies of five missing people found in Thunder Bay ignite calls for action from First Nations leaders regarding police response.
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sophia de guzman rivadeiro @sophiadr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
CANSEC says that they “reserve the right to deny [media] accreditation,” however a key piece of CANSEC’s messaging is its ties to government. CANSEC is in the public’s interest ☝️
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