Julia-Simone Rutgers

Just a small part of my reflections as a journalist on the anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023:

Two more Palestinian journalists were killed by the Israel Defence Forces today, March 24 2025. @HossamShabat & #MohammedMansour. Targeting journalists is a war crime. According to @pressfreedom more than 170 journalists/media workers have been killed in #Gaza since Oct.7 2023

He bought a pipeline but put a price on carbon. He didn't plant two billion trees but invested in Indigenous conservation. Justin Trudeau’s resignation ends a near-decade of Canada's most climate-conscious government. What was his environmental impact? thenarwhal.ca/trudeau-resign…

How Universities Cracked Down on Pro-Palestinian Activism nytimes.com/2024/11/25/us/…

The Free Press sought to understand the extent of money laundering at Manitoba casinos — an environment rife for exploitation — and what the Crown corporation is doing to address it. It took 10 months to get a word out of Liquor and Lotteries. winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2…

Why we boycott Israel: ‘One day everyone will have always been against this’ by Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson breachmedia.ca/why-we-boycott…

Manitobans have just a few days left to comment on a proposed peat mine near Lake Winnipeg. Some residents are asking for a moratorium on new approvals until the industry’s existing impacts are dealt with. via @jsrutgers thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-peat-…

Ahmad and Zahra Abu Sakheil, two journalists, were killed in an Israeli airstrike near Fahd Al-Sabah School at midnight. This follows the killing of journalist Khaled Abu Zir, who was working for a local radio broadcaster and was killed just yesterday. Abu Zir's death brought the toll of journalists killed in Gaza since October 7 to 184, with the deaths of Ahmad and Zahra now raising it to 186. According to the Gaza Media Office and Anadolu Agency, these figures include journalists from local networks and stations, not only those associated with international organizations.

@mcbiddy14 @weather_letter @jamesyhunter Awwwwweh! Congrats Alex I'm sooo happy for you!! FINALLY amirite!! <3

#Opinion: This essay breaks a rule of Canadian media. I hope it encourages others to do the same trib.al/IL1OCeF

And thank you as ever to @thenarwhalca and @WinnipegNews for supporting the kind of on-the-ground work that allows me to write these deep, hopeful, future-focused stories. You can read this piece at either publication (links above) or in your Saturday paper

Many thanks to @HTFC_Winnipeg for introducing me to this project and inviting us up to spend time in the incredible landscape and witness the five nations' celebratory project launch. Many many thanks to everyone who trusted me with their voices and stories.

So proud to share this hope-filled piece. I spent a week up north with @othertimsmith this fall learning about — and from — five Cree nations who are fighting back against decades of displacement and environmental destruction by uniting to protect their shared homelands. #wfp 🧵

3 more journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza as death toll rises to 180 middleeastmonitor.com/20241027-3-mor…

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced the launch of the new Canada Water Agency yesterday, saying it comes at a time that climate change and industrial activity are impacting water quality across the country, @jsrutgers reports thenarwhal.ca/winnipeg-canad…

@DoubleEmMartin 😂😂😂 too bad they played an uno reverse card on the extinction thing and have become a bit TOO abundant

@jsrutgers Me, showing this headline to the angry geese with the word “extinct” circled twice: so can I walk down this sidewalk now, or are we gonna have a problem

Had an absolute blast writing this one… the history of the giant Canada goose is full of surprises!

While police brass sounds alarm about officer burnout, cops rack up 50,000+ hours of moonlighting shifts over a recent 13-month stretch. Story from ⁦@MattDFrank⁩ & me: winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2…