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Leyland Cecco

@LeylandCecco

Covering Canada for @guardian. Occasionally writing (and photographing) for @globeandmail, @thewalrus, @aljazeera, @bbc

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calendar_today20-11-2011 17:19:02

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This Leyland Cecco story combines shipwrecks, Newfoundland and a mystery – I must be praying to the right gods of news theguardian.com/world/2024/feb…

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New from me: A story I should have learned in high school history class.

Inside the fight for $120B: How Canada’s broken treaty promise sparked a battle over ‘mino-bimaadiziwin’ — the good life
thestar.com/news/canada/in…

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“It’s not just about the annuity. It’s about the erosion of our rights and our people’s ability to live their lives.'

In northern Ontario, a dozen First Nations have been left struggling- and could see compensation up to C$126bn.

theguardian.com/world/2023/dec…

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The sprawling waters at the feet of the Torngat Mountains cradle icebergs, whales and boats alike. Here, in northern Labrador, an Inuit-led marine conservation project could protect the storied life of this place, Elaine Anselmi writes. 📸 by Pat Kane. thenarwhal.ca/torngats-inuit…

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‘Crabs everywhere’: off Canada’s Pacific coast, Indigenous Haida fight a host of invasive species theguardian.com/environment/20… by Leyland Cecco with photos from Cole Burston

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Another important story alongside my brother Leyland Cecco ‘Crabs everywhere’: off Canada’s Pacific coast, Indigenous Haida fight a host of invasive species theguardian.com/environment/20…

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“The news broke in a manner similar to the time signal: overlooked amid a frenzy of larger, more globally relevant stories.”

theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…

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The Walrus(@thewalrus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It “felt not only like a violation of rights but also a plundering, both personal and existential.”

Our senior editor Harley Rustad on his book being featured on a data set of titles being used by companies to train their generative AI systems.

thewalrus.ca/ai-authors-spe…

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Lucky to be working alongside Leyland Cecco for this piece from beautiful Haida Gwaii - An end to plunder and pillage: how a First Nations nature reserve became a model for the world theguardian.com/environment/20…

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Tracey Lindeman 🫠🩸(@traceylindeman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A beautiful story from Leyland Cecco The Guardian

“We know the lands and waters better than anyone else. When it comes to protections, British Columbia won’t do it, and neither will Canada. We have to be the ones that protect our islands.'

theguardian.com/environment/20…

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The story of Haida Gwaii's protected areas, beautifully told and captured by Leyland Cecco and Cole Burston.

“Like the forests, the roots of our people are intertwined such that the greatest troubles cannot overcome us. We owe our existence to Haida Gwaii.”

theguardian.com/environment/20…

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'Gwaii Hanaas could be a model for how Indigenous stewardship of lands and waters could act as a safety rail on a planet dangerously out of control,' writes Leyland Cecco for his The Guardian piece on how we can learn from Haida conservation efforts. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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'Amid mounting condemnation of Rota, social media users speculated his resignation was imminent...post[ing] a picture of Rota and a head of lettuce, a nod to the final, embattled days of the former UK prime minister Liz Truss.'

theguardian.com/world/2023/sep…

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“Whenever I go walking by the ocean, I just wonder, ‘Are there any giant squid deep down under there?’ ”

Great (and jealously-inducing) piece from Lindsay Jones

theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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2023 is 1 of the worst seasons in Cdn history: 4 fireline deaths, 173,000km burned, 100s of homes destroyed

Trina Moyles & I spent months talking to firefighters facing these blazes across western Canada. What they told is deeply troubling: thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-firef…

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