Timothy E. Wilson
Investigative reporter | Toronto, Mexico |
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About Timothy E. Wilson
Timothy Wilson is a freelance investigative journalist working in Canada and Mexico. In his native Canada, for his nonfiction writing he has received a CBC Canadian Literary Award (first) and a National Magazine Award (gold). From Mexico, Timothy has filed stories for the Globe and Mail, the CBC, Rabble.ca, and InSight Crime, among other news outlets. His first exposure to Latin America came as a human rights observer in post-conflict Guatemala with the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). Writing as TE Wilson, Timothy is also the author of the Detective Sánchez series of crime novels, which are based in contemporary Mexico.
Canadian pipeline giant accused of paying U.S. police to harass activists
Anti-pipeline activists are accusing Canadian energy giant Enbridge of setting a disturbing precedent by providing funds for policing its Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota — and opponents worry Indigenous women who oppose the project are deliberately being targeted.
‘Enough is enough’: RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki named in lawsuit over slow response to watchdog report
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has filed a personal lawsuit against RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki over lengthy delays in the release of a report from the force's civilian watchdog.
HAPPENING NOW EVEN IN CANADA: 'It's embarrassing being American'
“It’s embarrassing being an American,” said Jim Hunt, 67, a dual citizen who lives in Seabrook Beach, N.H., and whose mother and paternal grandmother were born on Prince Edward Island. “I often go to P.E.I. in the summer, but Canada is wise to limit travel, because on a national level, the U.S.A.’s a complete shit show. P.E.I. can’t afford to have an outbreak."
Is Canada taking COVID-19 seriously enough? It didn't look like it on my plane home.
The Canadian government, at the critical juncture when people are coming home, has the opportunity – and the responsibility – to impress upon travellers the importance of the 14-day quarantine.
How TC Energy (TransCanada) treated Indigenous rights in its Mexico projects
Indigenous groups in Mexico have protested TC Energy projects, they claim that the approval process was hurried, and without sufficient consultation.
Peril and prosperity predicted for Teck's massive oilsands mine
Report raises doubts about the future price of oil and the financial wisdom of expanding the oil sands in a time of climate emergency.
A rare look inside state surveillance
'Protest Papers' offer rare insight into the thinking of CSIS agents, as well as concerns among civil society groups that their organizations may be spied on, and even infiltrated, by government security forces.
Fire-weary Western Canadians are picking up stakes
After two record-setting wildfire seasons, some residents of B.C. and Alberta have decided that the twin threats of flames and smoke are too much to live with.
Ottawa real estate firm takes Malaysian rainforest campaigners to court
An Ottawa-based real estate firm has asked a Swiss court to shut down a campaign linking it to alleged corruption in Malaysia.