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Supreme Court ruling a ‘blow to press freedom’; media union vows to fight on

November 30, 2018 // 1 Comment

OTTAWA — CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is deeply disappointed with today’s Supreme Court decision ordering a reporter to hand over files to [Read more...]

CWA Canada stands with VICE as source protection case goes to Supreme Court

May 23, 2018 // 3 Comments

VICE Media’s legal fight with the RCMP over a journalist’s right to protect sources goes before the Supreme Court of Canada today. Standing alongside VICE will be CWA [Read more...]

Ruling against VICE reporter ‘bad news for journalism’

March 22, 2017 // 3 Comments

A ruling today by the Ontario Court of Appeal that a VICE Media reporter must hand over his notes to the RCMP is “bad news for journalism and for democracy,” said CWA [Read more...]