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Nova Scotia Lobster Fishing Dispute: My Day 2
On October 23, 2020 by jmwebI spent the first night in Saulnierville, waking up every hour on the hour to make sure I didn’t miss anything. A lot of the content of the late-night protests were coming from amateur video and I wanted to make sure I captured it, if it was to happen. It was now Sunday. At this
Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Lobster Fishing Dispute: My Day 1
On October 22, 2020 by jmwebI had been watching the lobster fishing dispute for some time. There was plenty of content being shared online by Mi’kmaw people as well as some in support of the commercial fishermen. This allowed me to get a real sense of what was going on. My first assignment came in when the West Pubnico lobster
Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
Cover Photo for Globe & Mail
On October 19, 2020 by jmwebFor the second time in 80 days, I’ve gotten a cover photo on the Globe & Mail! On Saturday, I was assigned to cover the Lobster Fishing Dispute for Reuters in Southern Nova Scotia after a building went up in flames in West Pubnico. On Sunday, I reverted back to taking landscapes until I observed
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Hurricane Teddy
On September 30, 2020 by jmwebHurricane Teddy was not at all what I was expecting. As it hit most parts of the province rather lightly, the wind speed on Isle-Madame was a bit more fierce. Shot on assignment with Reuters.
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Toronto/Ottawa Sun Cover Photos
On May 31, 2020 by jmwebIn the past month I’ve had a couple big cover photos that I figured I would share with my viewers. They included the same shot in both the Ottawa & Toronto Sun as part of the Nova Scotia Shootings.
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Canada’s Deadliest Shooting: The Procession
On April 25, 2020 by jmwebIt’s been an incredibly tough week in Nova Scotia for so many. The Vigil last night on CTV & CBC was a heartbreaker. Another heartbreaker for me was definitely the unofficial procession. Usually, for RCMP processions, thousands of people attend. Due to Covid-19, that wasn’t possible. There has been no official announcement but RCMP officers
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Canada’s Deadliest Shooting : The Memorials
On April 24, 2020 by jmwebImagine you are filling up with gas. All of a sudden you look over and next to you is someone who looks like the shooter. You turn to someone else and say, “hey, doesn’t that look like the shooter?”. Before your partner has a chance to respond, you turn your head back. What you see
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Canada’s Deadliest Shooting
On April 23, 2020 by jmwebA once in a lifetime pandemic (COVID-19) combined with a once in a lifetime shooting is taking place in Nova Scotia currently. On Saturday night multiple raging fires destroyed multiple buildings within the Portapique community in Nova Scotia. A neighbour (doesn’t wish to be identified) of the shooter, Gabriel Wortman, described fireworks happening after as
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Access Denied
On April 16, 2020 by jmwebThere is a sad reality playing out on Canadian borders as we speak. In a country where we have always been able to cross our inter-provincial borders without any questions all of a sudden, we are limited to doing so. It is sad for many reasons. Sad because the COVID-19 pandemic has been so impactful