👤 Ian Bickis

10 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
10
2026-09-15 – 2026-10-31
Claims per article
12
115 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
1,602
characters
Writes for The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
60%
Health
20%
Economy/Business
10%
Education
10%
Most-tagged topics
ManitobaWINNIPEGNDPThe Canadian PressAlbertaBritish ColumbiaCanadianSaskatchewan

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.25 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-31 · Toronto Star · Politics
The times aren't a-changin' in Western Canada but there's still adjustments ahead
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-28 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Manitoba PC Leader Obby Khan steps down, cites internal party fighting
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Manitoba to stick with daylight time year-round
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-15 · The Globe and Mail · Health
Health ministers meet in Winnipeg after Ottawa announces funding extension
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Manitoba PCs pick interim leader Konrad Narth after Obby Khan quits
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star · Health
Ottawa confirms funding for rare disease research as other questions remain
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail
‘Dynacare sucks,’ Kinew says, as company orders striking employees back to work
🔮 Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, a day after his government intervened to end a medical workers strike, called out their employer and suggested he may de-privatize lab testing. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail
'Dynacare sucks': Manitoba Premier questions company as striking employees ordered back to work
🔮 The Canadian Press Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, a day after his NDP government intervened to end a strike by medical workers, questioned their employer and suggested he may de-privatize lab testing. speculative
2026-09-17 · The Globe and Mail
Manitoba to stick with daylight time year-round
🔮 Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says residents have changed their clocks for the last time, as the province will be sticking with daylight time year-round. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Globe and Mail
Manitoba PC Leader Obby Khan steps down, cites internal party fighting
🔮 Obby Khan, the leader of Manitoba’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives, says he’s stepping down from the top job, quitting caucus and will sit as an Independent. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Globe and Mail
Manitoba PCs pick interim leader Konrad Narth after Obby Khan quits
🔮 Konrad Narth, who represents La Vérendrye in the province's southeast, says the party is united and will select a new leader at a later date. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Globe and Mail
Health ministers meet in Winnipeg after Ottawa announces funding extension
🔮 Canadian health ministers meet in Winnipeg today after the federal government announced it would extend funding for mental health, addictions and home care by one year. assertive
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star
Manitoba government to use crypto levy to reduce hydro rates
🔮 Finance Minister Adrien Sala said Thursday that the government expects the measure to bring in about $20 million based on current crypto operations, which would translate into $50 a year in savings per ratepayer household. assertive
2026-10-17 · Toronto Star
Ottawa confirms funding for rare disease research as other questions remain
🔮 Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel told her provincial and territorial counterparts at the meeting in Winnipeg that the $500 million in annual funding for the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases that was set to expire next year will now be funded on an ongoing basis. assertive
2026-10-31 · Toronto Star
The times aren't a-changin' in Western Canada but there's still adjustments ahead
🔮 Canada Border Services Agency, for example, has shifted its hours at 26 land crossings to align with U.S. states, where the clocks will still fall back an hour on Saturday night. assertive
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