The International Press Institute (IPI) today mourned the death of long-time member and Canadian journalist Bryan Cantley, who served as executive secretary of Canada’s National Newspaper Awards (NNAs) for nearly 25 years. The NNAs in a statement posted on their website announced that Cantley, who was diagnosed in May with pancreatic cancer, died on Wednesday. […]

A Parliament member’s motion to see unredacted internal Canadian Broadcasting Company files could force the broadcaster to disclose its sources, critics charged yesterday. The bid came amid allegations that the government has been pulled into a “dirty war” between the public broadcaster and privately-owned competitor, Quebecor. Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro made a motion seeking […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned at reports that journalists were arrested and allegedly assaulted by police during the 26-27 June G20 summit in Toronto, Canada. Four Canadian journalists – Jesse Rosenfeld, Amy Miller, Daniel McIsaac and Lisa Walter – have lodged complaints with the Office of Independent Police Review Director, claiming that they […]

H.E. Paul Martin Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa K1A 0A2 Canada Fax: (001613) 941 6900 Vienna, 23 January 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the raids on the home and office of Juliet […]