Posted by Tyler Sutherland The citizen who shot video of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski being Tasered at the Vancouver airport in 2007 has received the first-ever Citizen Journalism Award. The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honoured Paul Pritchard on Tuesday for his footage and courage to fight a public battle to free the video from [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz An RCMP officer testifying at this week’s public inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski says he feared for his safety when the Polish immigrant pointed a stapler at him. Dziekanski was Tasered 5 times and eventually died after authorities found him causing a disturbance in Vancouver’s airport October 14, 2007. [...]