A Facebook user who goes by the name Jameson Balkie messaged journalist Nahreman Issa through the platform, attacking her expertise and professionalism by targeting her race. The vile message also attempted to body-shame the journalist. In response, Nahreman claimed that she is not opposed to taking constructive criticism from her readers, however, any critique that serves to espouse racist and fatphobic worldviews should not be tolerated.

A 32-year-old man was arrested by the police for threatening to attack the offices of the Edmonton organizations. Earlier, a journalist of the Edmonton Journal was harassed by a group of men while on duty. These repeated attacks against news media are indicative of a dangerous environment for journalists.

Reporter Lauren Boothby was harassed by a group of miscreants while on duty. The situation would have become dangerous since one of the men among the group has already been charged with engaging in hate crimes. According to Laura, the police was not on the scene at the time of the incident.