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Join journalist Jeremy Appel (The Orchard) and Ricochet’s editors on r/RicochetMedia next Wednesday, August 19th at 7PM ET for an AMA dive deep into his latest piece, ‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right. 

Jeremy’s piece breaks down how Postmedia, Canada’s largest newspaper chain, has amplified conservative grievance politics — creating fertile ground for MAGA-style ideas, Alberta separation, and an increasingly polarized landscape in Canadian news. 

Ask your questions about his reporting, Alberta politics, Canada’s news landscape, and more!

NEW FROM JON THOMPSON

First it was wildfires. Then a sewage leak. For Neskantaga First Nation, summer is a series of costly hotel rooms.

As of 2026, the Pentagon has instituted a policy that largely excludes trans people from military service. Several US states have passed laws preventing trans girls and women from participating in women’s and girls’ sports, and restricted or ended gender affirming care, making it difficult for trans people to change their sex designation on official documents like driver’s licenses. In Canada there have also been restriction on trans rights at the provincial level in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Tune into this week’s episode of In Bed with the Elephant to hear host Adrian Harewood sits down with Tre'vell Anderson, an American journalist, critic and podcaster, to discuss how despite their relatively small numbers, members of the trans community have become political lightning rods, targets of campaigns to restrict and even oust them from public spaces and institutions.

NEW FROM TARA MAHONEY

When the public broadcaster reports on wildfires, heat, and extreme weather without connecting the dots to fossil fuels, it leaves Canadians without the context they need to understand the crisis unfolding around them.

Tune into this week’s episode of In Bed with the Elephant to hear host Adrian Harewood sits down with Shireen Ahmed, a multi-platform journalist and award-winning sports activist, to discuss the hypocrisy and corruption behind the FIFA World Cup, and how to reconcile that with the joy the tournament brings to millions worldwide.

NEW FROM JUAN SUAREZ

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.

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.

Jon Thompson reports.

NEW FROM FIONA MOAR

As wildfires spread across the north, First Nation communities say they were abandoned without warning, support or evacuation plans. The catastrophe was years in the making, driven by a government that ignores climate science while prioritizing extraction and profit over Indigenous lives.

LATEST: Jon Thompson

Ricochet journalist Jon Thompson has been working around the clock to provide verified information to First Nations and other communities fleeing raging forest fires in Northern Ontario. In addition to his articles for Ricochet, community members can find him on Facebook and Twitter/X – where he shares the latest updates.

On In Bed with the Elephant, the legendary environmentalist reflects on his legacy, why he believes climate catastrophe can no longer be avoided, and why preparing our communities is now more urgent than promising hope.

If you like what you see, give the full episode a listen.

LATEST FROM Jeremy Appel

More than half of Canadian daily newspapers are owned by Postmedia, giving the MAGA-aligned newspaper chain enormous influence over the flow of information and how current events are perceived across the country.

“In the last 10 years, they’ve been imposing an ever further right-wing agenda on their newspapers,” Marc Edge, author of the Postmedia Effect: How Vulture Capitalism Is Wrecking Our News, told Ricochet.

“It’s been quite a transformation of our largest newspaper chain into a conservative monolith, and it keeps growing because Postmedia keeps buying more and more newspapers and newspaper chains.”

LATEST EPISODE OF IN BED WITH THE ELEPHANT, host Adrian Harewood sits down with journalist Brett Popplewell to discuss his latest reporting on how communities in Greenland were responding to the US President’s threats to annex their country, and what warnings Canadians could take away as geopolitical tensions rise around the world.

LATEST FROM: Toula Drimonis

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 describing for decades.

Thank you for engaging with our reporting on the press freedom challenges our outlet, and especially Ricochet journalist Jon Thompson, have been having in Thunder Bay. Right now, Jon's live on r/RicochetMedia answering any questions you might have about reporting on Thunder Bay, local journalism, press freedom or anything else you might want to ask him!

Join the conversation!

Ricochet Media's Northern Ontario reporter Jon Thompson

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 following a closed-door oversight meeting and public pressure. Read the full story here.

Jon will be taking questions from the community about his reporting in Thunder Bay, and his experiences as a journalist in one of the most underserved parts of the country.

Ricochet senior editor Ethan Cox (u/EthanCoxMTL) and audience engagement editor Sophia de Guzman Rivadeiro (u/soap_dg) will also be hopping in the comments to help moderate + engage with all of you <3

Over a year ago, we set out on a mission to try and fill the gap in the Canadian media ecosystem for a thoughtful and deeply researched current affairs show that is genuinely critical of power and interested in people's right to know. From that, In Bed with the Elephant, hosted by veteran journalist Adrian Harewood, was born.

On our latest episode, Adrian sat down with NDP leader Avi Lewis to dive into how Lewis sees the road ahead for the party, and Canada's left at large.

If you like the episode, please consider becoming a monthly contributor to keep it going. However, we know that times are tough, so some free ways to support In Bed with the Elephant and all of Ricochet Media's work are to subscribe to IBWTE where ever you listen to podcasts and subscribe to our YT channel.

NEW FROM Alejandra Ruiz-Vargas

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.