Daily Brief Friday, September 4th, 2009

In The News – the Bryant/Sheppard Story

Breaking news. Local, regional, national, and international. London, Ontario, Canada, and the world. Whatever catches my attention and interests me.


Disclaimer: I regret that I can only ensure the validity of these links at the time that the articles are published. The (unscrupulous?) practise of some media outlets to subsequently redirect links to advertisements is completely out of my control and beyond my capacity to monitor.

2009.09.01 Toronto Star Michael Bryant charged in cyclist’s death
2009.09.01 Treehugger Former Attorney General in cyclist/driver “altercation”
2009.09.02 National Post Bike courier dragged after colliding with car
2009.09.02 National Post Courier community remembers fallen cyclist
2009.09.02 Toronto Star Michael Bryant’s deadly duel
2009.09.02 Toronto Star Bike courier ‘troubled spirit’ who battled his addictions
2009.09.01 Treehugger It gets complicated
2009.09.02 Vancouver Sun Former Ont. AG charged in cyclist’s death
2009.09.02 Globe & Mail A cyclist dead, a political star tarnished
2009.09.02 Globe & Mail Bike victim had a police past
2009.09.02 Globe & Mail Bryant’s story shocking & sobering…
2009.09.03 National Post Bike lanes are not the answer
2009.09.03 National Post Bryant quits post, declares innocence
2009.09.03 National Post No good reason
2009.09.03 Globe & Mail Courier had history with police
2009.09.03 Toronto Star Car vs cycle: road war shifts to high gear
2009.09.03 Toronto Star Michael Bryant’s enchanted evening, until the drive home
2009.09.03 Vancouver Sun Ex-Ont. attorney general phoned PR firm after fatal collision
2009.09.03 Vancouver Sun Police scan footage to see if cyclist grabbed ex-Ont. attorney general before fatal collision
2009.09.04 CFRA Conditions of Bryant’s release revealed
2009.09.04 CBC A Toronto cyclist calls for more respect
2009.09.04 National Post Bryant hires high-profile attorney
2009.09.04 National Post Reflections on the death of a cyclist
2009.09.04 Toronto Sun Bryant crash not cyclists vs. cars
2009.09.04 Toronto Sun No rules bar drunk cycling
2009.09.04 Globe & Mail Canada is no bike-lane utopia
2009.09.04 Globe & Mail A search for answers in a cyclist’s death
2009.09.04 Toronto Star Cyclists entitled to whole lane, bike cop says
2009.09.04 Toronto Star Bryant’s custody stay rapped
2009.09.04 Toronto Star Cyclists, motorists look for mutual respect
2009.09.04 Macleans How do you prosecute your former boss?
2009.09.04 National Post Sheppard’s fiancée lashes out at insensitive comments
2009.09.04 Enterprise-Bulletin Bryant incident illustrates how quickly life can change
2009.09.05 Wheels Respect for the road rules pays off
2009.09.05 Globe & Mail Meet the woman who will defend Michael Bryant
2009.09.05 LFPress Sharing road a duty for all
2009.09.05 Toronto Star Is Michael Bryant’s life over – or has it just begun?
2009.09.05 Toronto Star Tragedy reignites drivers-cyclists feud
2009.09.05 Toronto Sun Dad plans Alberta funeral for Sheppard
2009.09.05 Edmonton Journal Aboriginal ceremony to honour cyclist killed in confrontation
2009.09.05 NeilBoyd The Attorney-General and the cyclist: a rush to judgement?
2009.09.05 WNY Spinning Wheels
2009.09.06 CarNewsArticles Unwanted Nuance
2009.09.07 HillTimes Media circus over Bryant a double standard imposed on politicians
2009.09.07 Globe & Mail Should you bike if you’ve been drinking?
2009.09.07 NPR In Toronto, bike-car road rage escalates
2009.09.07 TorontoCranks Toronto police need to be removed from the Bryant investigation
2009.09.07 BernsteinCrisisManagement Reputation repair
2009.09.07 LawTimes Peck to prosecute Bryant case
2009.09.08 Spacing Deafening silence
2009.09.09 Sudbury Star Bryant may yet overcome his tragic circumstances
2009.09.09 National Post Privilege has it’s downside
2009.09.09 Mez Dispenser Death and advocacy
2009.09.09 GlobalPost A collision of consequence
2009.09.09 NOW Bryant case becomes more blurry
2009.09.09 Financial Post Silence not golden in a crisis
2009.09.10 AutoBlog Politician known for harsh motorist laws arrested in brutal hit-and-run death
2009.09.11 MinnPost Fatal traffic accident in Toronto lays bare power of privilege
2009.09.11 Toronto Sun Bryant given police list of driving dos and don’ts
2009.09.11 Globe & Mail Michael Bryant’s political strategy: PR 2.0
2009.09.11 National Post The beginning of the end for a stupid law
2009.09.11 TorontoCranks There was a third. Victim, suspect, witness or lamb?
2009.09.11 Edmonton Sun Funeral for troubled bike courier remembered for his kindness
2009.09.12 Rhizomicon The fall of Michael Bryant & will he be saved by PR?
2009.09.12 Bike Windsor Darcy Sheppard’s Funeral
2009.09.13 Toronto Sun Bryant learns there’s no off switch for celebrity spotlight
2009.09.13 torontomike Surveillance Footage of Michael Bryant’s recklessness enraging cyclist
2009.09.15 National Post PR lessons from Michael Bryant and Rod Blagojevich
2009.09.15 Macleans Car vs bike
2009.09.15 Toronto Sun The rules are different for high-profile people
2009.09.18 Bicycling When worlds collide
2009.09.18 Toronto Star Bryant and bike courier a class issue
2009.09.19 Globe and Mail Michael Bryant’s spin class
2009.09.25 Globe and Mail Couriers launch their own PR blitz…
2009.09.27 Toronto Sun A plea for justice
2009.10.05 Now An underappreciated tragedy
2009.11.16 Toronto Sun Couriers in court for Bryant
2009.11.16 Toronto Star Michael Bryant’s lawyers seek crown’s case…
2009.11.16 Toronto Sun Michael Bryant case moves forward
2009.12.05 Toronto Star Michael Bryant joins top law firm as adviser
2010.03.04 Toronto Sun Saying ‘sorry’ can say a lot
2010.04.15 National Post More delays in prosecution of former Ontario attorney-general Bryant
2010.05.25 Globe & Mail Couriers and comrades mourn Darcy Sheppard at vigil
2010.05.25 Globe & Mail All charges dropped against former Ontario A-G Michael Bryant
2010.05.25 Toronto Sun Bryant gets reprieve in cyclist’s death
2010.05.25 Toronto Sun Cyclist had tough childhood
2010.05.25 Toronto Sun In 28 seconds, life had changed: Bryant
2010.05.25 Toronto Sun Cyclists ride for Darcy
2010.05.25 Toronto Sun A cloud will hang over Bryant case: Kormos
2010.05.25 Toronto Star Prosecutor: Why charges against Bryant were dropped
2010.05.25 Toronto Star Decision in case (Executive Summary)
2010.05.25 National Post Decades-old ruling influenced decision
2010.05.25 National Post Former Ontario AG Michael Bryant was ‘terrified’ during fatal encounter with cyclist
2010.05.25 National Post Former AG Michael Bryant walks
2010.05.25 National Post Darcy Allan Sheppard taunted other drivers before Michael Bryant
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