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Effective communication, key enabler of climate resilience, says Bashir Nigerian Guardian04:49

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Police watchdog seeks witnesses to 2025 arrest on Hwy. 97B in Salmon Arm Kelowna Capital News03:45

Canada sees a 23% reduction in opioid deaths in 2025 Sooke News Mirror03:21

Earlier today

KAWC selected for two 2026 Public Media Journalists Association awards KAWC00:09

1 removed from BC Place during FIFA match for intoxication, refusing to leave Sooke News Mirror00:07

In the last 8 hours

WUSF's local journalism wins two national awards WUSF Public Media23:08 15-Jun-26

Yesterday

Brazil: Four years after the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, RSF calls on the state to honour its… Reporters Without Borders21:50 15-Jun-26

DOJ Approves Another Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media Truthout21:40 15-Jun-26

Louisville Public Media honored with four national PMJA Awards Louisville Public Media20:04 15-Jun-26

Individual taken to hospital after ‘significant collision’ in Kelowna Kelowna Capital News19:45 15-Jun-26

State Attorneys General Can Block the Paramount-Warner Merger The Nation18:41 15-Jun-26

Minister Gull-Masty to make historic announcement on First Nations drinking water Government of Canada (Press Release)18:16 15-Jun-26

AA Edit | Don’t Interfere With Press Freedom The Asian Age17:31 15-Jun-26

Detention warning for journalists covering 2026 World Cup Index on Censorship17:23 15-Jun-26

USA: Amid projectiles and tear gas, RSF provides protective gear to journalists covering New Jersey protests Reporters Without Borders17:15 15-Jun-26

Monitoring media pluralism in France: Arcom’s unprecedented decision against CNews Reporters Without Borders17:05 15-Jun-26

Czech government scraps licence fees for public media euronews16:16 15-Jun-26

IPI condemns increasing use of arbitrary court orders to censor independent journalism Media Freedom Rapid Response16:08 15-Jun-26

Guardians of Truth, Voice of the Nation: President Marks Iraqi Press Day PUKmedia15:40 15-Jun-26

DOJ Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media Democracy Now!15:25 15-Jun-26

Police violence in France: a trial that must set an example for the protection of journalists Reporters Without Borders14:43 15-Jun-26

Mexico: A journalist murdered Veracruz just as country opens 2026 World Cup Reporters Without Borders14:12 15-Jun-26

June 16 marked as black day for suppression of press freedom Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha12:30 15-Jun-26

Amy Goodman on the Job of Journalism The Nation10:32 15-Jun-26

Slovenia: RSF backs referendum to overturn law that threatens journalists' sources Reporters Without Borders10:29 15-Jun-26

Govt pledges press freedom, backs ethical journalism, says deputy minister Malay Mail04:34 15-Jun-26

In the last 7 days

Is DOJ hiding press protections to raid reporters? We sued to find out Freedom of the Press Foundation21:40 14-Jun-26

'This has never happened': News host alarmed by 'highly unusual' detail of Trump UFC event The Raw Story13:44 14-Jun-26

Andrew RT Davies is a hypocrite and a charlatan – and that’s my unbiased opinion Nation.Cymru19:59 13-Jun-26

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | The Grate Indian Dance Company The Asian Age16:33 13-Jun-26

Bulgarian Media Leaders Debate Trust, Podcasts and the Future of Journalism Bulgarian News Agency16:32 13-Jun-26

Germany Backs Media Council With Digital Platform, Equipment The Reporter09:32 13-Jun-26

The Turner Files: 1st Indigenous communities, now Pride, OneBC has a pattern Kelowna Capital News02:00 13-Jun-26

Former Langley Mountie convicted of assault should be jailed for three months: Crown Sooke News Mirror00:48 13-Jun-26

Courts strike down challenge against City of Victoria park sheltering ban Sooke News Mirror00:48 13-Jun-26

World Cup, heat wave could lead to record-setting electricity usage: BC Hydro Sooke News Mirror00:48 13-Jun-26

Shooting in Kelowna believed to be ‘targeted incident related to extortion’: RCMP Kelowna Capital News22:17 12-Jun-26

Ethiopia expels French journalist Augustine Passilly after reporting trip to Tigray Meskerem.net22:15 12-Jun-26

Sooke council delays roadside election sign blitz Sooke News Mirror20:03 12-Jun-26

Pakistan: Journalist Mian Zahid Owaisi brutally attacked for his reports on local drug trafficking Reporters Without Borders17:13 12-Jun-26

New governments in Tamil Nadu, Assam, and West Bengal: Journalists’ security must be a priority Reporters Without Borders16:42 12-Jun-26

Marlene Louise Johnson, 89, former TWT editor and AP reporter who sued wire for discrimination, … The Washington Times16:15 12-Jun-26

UK, Finland embassies speak up for freedom of press Buenos Aires Times15:56 12-Jun-26

French court delivers landmark ruling against Azerbaijani transnational repression Meydan TV15:20 12-Jun-26

Texas Republicans press for local control over spread of AI data centers on first day of convention KERA News12:49 12-Jun-26

World Cup 2026: IFJ monitors press freedom and journalists’ rights International Federation of Journalists11:19 12-Jun-26

French reporter Alice Froussard barred from Israel: is the media blackout extending from Gaza to the West Bank? Reporters Without Borders10:56 12-Jun-26

Former regional press journalist becomes town mayor HoldtheFrontPage07:15 12-Jun-26

2 vehicle crash blocks Richter Street intersection in Kelowna Kelowna Capital News01:25 12-Jun-26

‘Game changer’: 256 skilled-trades program spaces coming to Okanagan College Kelowna Capital News01:25 12-Jun-26

‘False information’ charges filed in Moscow against major business daily Kommersant, editors, and journalists — 12… Meduza22:09 11-Jun-26

Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, who sued wire for discrimination, dies at age 89 San Francisco Chronicle20:31 11-Jun-26

NewsClick hails HC verdict, calls FIR against it an ‘attack on press freedom’ The Hindu20:18 11-Jun-26

Two wins for Limerick Post reporters at Justice Media Awards Limerick Post19:01 11-Jun-26

No way out: CRD says View Royal locked in to arts service funding level Sooke News Mirror18:58 11-Jun-26

County Durham mum gives birth on car backseat at Esso petrol station while rushing to hospital Chronicle Live18:22 11-Jun-26

Readers Gather at State House Against Censoring Literature, Media in NH Schools In Depth NH17:49 11-Jun-26

Information minister discusses media challenges with journalists in Idlib Syrian Arab News Agency16:38 11-Jun-26

RFI denounces violation of press freedom after French reporter barred by Israel RFI16:38 11-Jun-26

House Speaker Mike Johnson Speaks to Reporters Following Surveillance Extension Vote C-Span (Video)15:52 11-Jun-26

Czechia: with 13 cases in 6 months, political attacks on journalists have become hallmarks of Andrej Babis’ premiership Reporters Without Borders15:36 11-Jun-26

News orgs urge Orange County schools to change policy that ‘chills First Amendment-protected speech’ Orlando Weekly14:06 11-Jun-26

Tunisia: Expedited final appeal review requested for jailed Tunisian-French journalist Mourad Zeghidi Reporters Without Borders12:43 11-Jun-26

Union Lobbies for Legislative Protection of Bulgarian Journalists' Rights Bulgarian News Agency11:58 11-Jun-26

War in Ukraine: How RSF continues to help journalists working under Russian fire Reporters Without Borders11:42 11-Jun-26

Lithuania: Concerns remain over law on public broadcaster LRT European Federation of Journalists (Press Release)11:25 11-Jun-26

TISZA Government to Place Public Media Under Its Control “For a Period of Time” Hungary Today11:10 11-Jun-26

Bta Director General Calls for National Support Programmes for Regional Media in Bulgaria Bulgarian News Agency10:46 11-Jun-26

'I don’t think Jews have a place neither in France nor in Belgium’, says Israeli deputy foreign minister EU Reporter08:13 11-Jun-26

FIFA grants World Cup accreditation to jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes RFI08:07 11-Jun-26

CPJ calls on EU to support press freedom reform in Hungary Committee to Protect Journalists08:06 11-Jun-26

Hans Väre: Who decides when the press goes dark? ERR06:27 11-Jun-26

‘Brings everybody closer’: Rutland Middle School hosts 1st cultural diversity celebration Kelowna Capital News01:21 11-Jun-26

Boy, 8, and girl, 7, dead after UTV rollover in northern B.C., RCMP say Kelowna Capital News22:28 10-Jun-26

Journalists’ federations urge release of Spanish reporter detained in Benghazi The Libya Observer20:58 10-Jun-26

World Cup watch parties expected to spike electricity use at home: BC Hydro Sooke News Mirror19:13 10-Jun-26

Azerbaijani prosecutors seek up to 16 years in prison for defendants in Toplum TV case Committee to Protect Journalists18:56 10-Jun-26

FIFA World Cup in the United States: FIFA Issues Press Accreditation to Sports Journalist Christophe Gleizes, Detained… Reporters Without Borders18:34 10-Jun-26

Getting Double Checked Marked Up MediaPost17:56 10-Jun-26

Information Minister reviews media challenges with journalists in Aleppo Syrian Arab News Agency17:35 10-Jun-26

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