Via #CTV @ 9:03pm ET on Dec 27, 2024

An #Italian #journalist who was reporting in #Tehran has been detained by the #Iranian police, #Italy's foreign ministry said in a statement Friday.
#CeciliaSala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on Dec. 19, the ministry said, adding that it was working with Iranian authorities "to clarify the legal situation of Sala and to verify the conditions of her detention."

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/italian-journalist-cecilia-sala-detained-by-police-while-reporting-in-iran-1.7159087

Via #CTV @ 1:03pm ET on Nov 29, 2024

#Montreal news outlet #LaPresse says a hit man offered $100,000 to have one of its #crime reporters assassinated.

La Presse says convicted killer #FrédérickSilva, who turned police informant in 2022, confessed to issuing the contract in 2021 on investigative reporter #DanielRenaud, but the hit was never carried out.

#journalism

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/hit-man-offered-100-000-to-kill-montreal-crime-reporter-covering-his-trial-1.7128244

Nenshi says not sending voter cards due to postal strike could affect byelection
Alberta Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi says a decision not to mail out voter registration cards due to the Canada Post strike could hurt turnout in a provincial byelection that's been called for a week before Christmas.
#ctv #news
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/nenshi-says-not-sending-voter-cards-due-to-postal-strike-could-affect-byelection-1.7123275

New Brunswick measles outbreak now reporting 44 cases, mostly teens and children
A measles outbreak in New Brunswick that began last month with a single travel-related case is growing and today stands at 44 cases.
#ctv #news
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/new-brunswick-measles-outbreak-now-reporting-44-cases-mostly-teens-and-children-1.7117271