September 8, 2022
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#813 A Manhunt in the Prairies
An on-the-ground account of what it has been like to cover the Saskatchewan stabbing spree.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Aviva Lessard
Producer

The end of Kiwi Farms after a Canadian Twitch streamer was swatted in London, Ontario. Zak Vescera co-hosts. 

Links:

  • National Post Opinion piece re: RCMP response to stabbing
  • Toronto Sun Opinion piece re: Progressive theories driving criminal justice
  • Globe and Mail piece re: RCMP reform
  • Global News piece re: RCMP Alert system
  • CBC piece re: Saskatchewan social service
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