In a significant shake-up within Canada's media landscape, Bell Media — the country’s largest media and telecom company — has announced the cessation of multiple television newscasts and the sale of a substantial portion of its regional radio stations.

Veteran journalist and Canada’s top news anchor, ​​Lisa Laflamme, was “shocked and saddened” when she faced a “sudden end'' to her contract at CTV - a channel she worked at for 35 years first as a journalist and then as chief anchor.

At least eight women journalists received vile emails after right-wing politician Maxime Bernier tweeted a provocative message to his followers. Displeased by their coverage of his work, and their line of inquiry, Bernier encouraged his supporters to “play dirty”, thus initiating a violent targeted harassment campaign. He even went so far as to publish the email addresses of some of the journalists online, making them vulnerable to online abuse. Although later taken down by Twitter, the journalists faced hostile digital attacks as a result of his tweets.

Journalist Christy Somos received vile emails after politician Maxime Bernier tweeted out her email addresses alongside several of her colleagues. Displeased by their coverage of his work, and their line of inquiry, Bernier encouraged his supporters to “play dirty”, thus initiating a violent targeted harassment campaign against the journalists. Although later taken down, the journalists faced hostile digital attacks as a result of his statement.