Mike De Souza

African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson HALIFAX —

Rev. Jesse Jackson left a lasting impact on Nova Scotia, say leaders of the African Nova Scotian community, and was considered like an extended family member to those he met during a visit to the province in 2009.

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Feels like ‘93

Todd: From baseball's best to worst — Expos doc gets it mostly right While Who Killed the Montreal Expos? portrays death by a thousand cuts, local investors and minority owners Loria, Samson also share blame.

My column on the Netflix documentary on the death of tye Expos.

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Reporter-Editor, Full-time, CP Atlantic Bureau - The Canadian Press Reporter-Editor, Full-time, CP Atlantic bureau Location: HalifaxDescription of RoleAre you a creative self-starter full of ideas? Able to juggle breaking news with longer pieces that delve into m...

And this one in Halifax.

Come work with me!

Reporter-Editor / Reporter-rédacteur(trice) - The Canadian Press Reporter-Editor, Montreal, Part-Time (four days per week)Location: MontrealDescription of RoleAre you a creative self-starter full of ideas? Able to juggle breaking news with longer pieces that delve ...

I’m hiring! (Again) There are two new positions. This one in Montreal:

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“It’s certainly not a project of national interest at this point,” says federal energy minister, about Marinvest LNG proposal in Quebec.

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Federal officials were interested in proposed Quebec LNG project, documents show MONTREAL - Senior federal officials touted a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Quebec as having the potential to export “substantial volumes” of LNG to Europe, documents show.

Some federal officials are intrigued by a proposal to build new LNG infrastructure in Quebec — by a company that reported having no employees in the province. More from @mauraforrest.bsky.social

Quebecers rallying behind Toronto Blue Jays | Globalnews.ca Louis-Philippe Guy wasn't always a Toronto Blue Jays fan.

We used to call them the Boo Jays when I was growing up. What happened to Quebecers??

RELEASE: EOCF 50/50 delivering record results for Alberta charities | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation releases statement on report by Investigative Journalism Foundation

A statement by the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation on a recent report by the IJF:

A public servant's battle with the CRA exposes cracks in how the federal system hires, fires and rehires.

Who bears responsibility to prevent wildfire disasters: government or individuals? HALIFAX - As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals?

As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals? www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/...

Out of curiosity, do you have notifications (alerts) turned on in Apple News and the other news apps? And if so, do you find these helpful?

Or you could go directly to the websites of those outlets and/or subscribe to their newsletters/apps/etc… I believe the best source of news is a credible news outlet. Social media will only give you a part of the story.

A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home. Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.

Some solid reporting by Reuters in this story about Meta. It raises some troubling questions about how the company has used AI and whether it has caused harm.

I deleted the Twitter/X app from my phone. Don’t miss it.

Titan disaster: federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission HALIFAX - The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 20...

DFO reveals more about its relationship with OceanGate — the company behind the Titan disaster. Here’s our report by Michael MacDonald.

Migrant surveillance data no longer has to remain in Canada. That has civil liberties advocates worried The Canada Border Services Agency revised a surveillance technology contract to allow foreign companies to bid on ankle monitors for migrants

Migrant surveillance data no longer has to remain in Canada. Why did Canada Border Services quietly make that change?

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Wow! This is quite the story with many twists and turns!

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Norwegian company has plans for LNG export project in Quebec MONTREAL - A subsidiary of a Norwegian energy company wants to build a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec.

More in this report by CP’s @mauraforrest.bsky.social & Caroline Plante

The company proposing a major LNG export project in Quebec has no employees in the province, according to the Quebec business registry, which says the company was created last month. Its only Canadian shareholder is a man with a Calgary address. /1

A former deputy PM. A $2B pandemic federal contract. And a courtroom battle over alleged unregistered lobbying.

My latest for the IJF:

The Bluenose II departs with passengers from Halifax Harbour on June 24, 2025

The Bluenose II departs with passengers from Halifax Harbour on June 24, 2025

The Bluenose II departs with passengers from Halifax Harbour on June 24, 2025

The Bluenose II departs with passengers from Halifax Harbour on June 24, 2025

She’s a beauty.

2/ This story was reported by First Nations University of Canada journalism students Brittany Boschman, Brittany Poitras, Lori Deets, Randi LaRocque, Tyrone Perreault, Jamin Mike and Hannah Scott, under the guidance of instructors Shannon Avison, myself and several others.

We are grateful to English River First Nation and the Returning Home Society for sharing their story, reported through a collaboration between First Nations University of Canada and @theijf.org

6/ Congratulations again to everyone involved in this project, and thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us

Billion-dollar rapid-test contracts favoured Chinese imports over cheaper Canadian-made devices | Globalnews.ca Two COVID-19 importers participating in an initiative to help grow small Canadian businesses charged more to sell rapid tests to the federal government than Canadian manufacturers.

3/ The judges recognized the series exploring who benefits from federal contracting, which began with work with Jeff Semple examining billions in pandemic buying. Thank you to @caoff.bsky.social ‬ for backing my pitch for an investigative procurement beat & for shaping the series

How Global News’ investigation into Indigenous contracting unfolded | Globalnews.ca Reporters at Global News and researchers at First Nations University of Canada worked together to examine whether billions in federal contracts are benefitting Indigenous communities

2/ It is only the second time a university has been named. Congrats Hannah Sangster, Celeste Bird, Gokce On, ‪@lfmussalem.bsky.social Emilie Wren & ‪@catzens.bsky.social‬, led by Patricia Elliott & Pauline Dakin. ‪At Global: me, Melissa Ridgen and
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Billions in federal contracts awarded to ‘Indigenous’ enterprises without verification | Globalnews.ca The Canadian government mostly relied on an honour system when it awarded billions of dollars in contracts to enterprises identifying as Indigenous.

Today is the Michener Awards ceremony, the highest honour in Canadian journalism! Excited that my work on federal procurement for @globalnews.ca is nominated, including a collaboration with researchers at First Nations University of Canada & University of King's College
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New Montreal square lined with orange cones after reports of tripping, injuries MONTREAL - A brand new Montreal public square that is designed to resemble a "suspended blossoming meadow" is lined with orange construction cones after reports that people were tripping over

Some brilliant writing about a Montréal icon — the orange cone — in this piece by my colleague Morgan Lowrie.

Reporter-Editor, Contract, Full-Time - The Canadian Press Reporter-Editor, four-month contract, Montreal, Full-Time DescriptionAre you brimming with ideas, ready to hit the ground running and unafraid to pick up the phone or knock on a door? For this positio...

I’m hiring! (Again) if you speak English and French, and want to work alongside our team in the Montreal newsroom of The Canadian Press, please have a look and send me your application. This is a four month contract. Don’t forget the cover letter!