Patrick McGuire

Steel Town Down

Why We Partnered With CTV to Make a Documentary About the Opioid Crisis

VICE Canada’s Head of Content explains why we teamed up with CTV’s W5 for our new documentary, ‘Steel Town Down: Overdose Crisis in the Soo.’
Patrick McGuire
2.9.18
creep catchers

Here’s Why We Spent Months Investigating Canada’s Vigilante Pedophile Hunters

VICE Canada's head of content explains why the popular 'Creep Catchers' have serious implications for Canadian democracy.
Patrick McGuire
1.5.17
Books

Commander X, a Fugitive Homeless Hacker, Has a New Book About Hacking on the Run

The legendary Anonymous member just published his first book, Behind the Mask, and it’s the first of its kind in terms of advancing the public record on Anonymous.
Patrick McGuire
11.1.16
News

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s First Test of Journalistic Freedoms: The RCMP vs. VICE

The politician has been unabashedly pro-journalist in his statements, but will he make legal protections for reporters a priority?
Patrick McGuire
11.5.15
americas

VICE News Battles Canadian Police Over Right to Protect Journalist's Material

VICE News is fighting an attempt by the RCMP — Canada’s federal police force — to obtain “any notes and all records of communications” between VICE News reporter, Ben Makuch, and an Islamic State militant.
Patrick McGuire
10.30.15
Tech

We Spoke to the Hackers Who Defaced Donald Trump’s Website

"I don't think everybody should have a big fit about it," said the anonymous Canadian hacktivist of the stunt.
Patrick McGuire
8.4.15
News

Did a New York E-Cigarette Vendor Try to Monetize the Charleston Massacre?

Shortly after what looked like the manifesto of alleged shooter Dylann Roof showed up on a website, a misspelled version of that site's URL directed traffic to a company called Fluid Vapor.
Patrick McGuire
6.24.15
News

Toronto Police Chief Bragged About Monitoring Protesters and Anonymous Is Pissed

Even if Blair's spying strategy is legally defensible, it doesn't mean it's the type of police tactic that rings true ethically.
Patrick McGuire
3.19.15
News

Are Canadian and British Spy Agencies Really Spying on People via Angry Birds?

It's either a weird spy joke or a[nother] very disturbing encroachment on smartphone users' privacy.
Patrick McGuire
1.29.15
Tech

Behind Anonymous’s Operation to Reveal Britain’s Elite Child-Rape Syndicate

Online activists are working hard to stop the media from ignoring a possible child-molestation scandal that could involve high-ranking political figures.
Patrick McGuire
1.15.15
Tech

Experience the Ennui of Canadian Truck Drivers with This Computer Game from 1991

"CrossCountry Canada" will make you feel like you're actually deliver potash from Saskatoon to Winnipeg.
Patrick McGuire
1.9.15
News

In 2014, Canada Lost Its Reputation as a Environmentally Friendly Liberal Wonderland

Celebrities, activists, and even Bill Nye the Science Guy are calling out the Canadian government for being in the pocket of the oil industry.
Patrick McGuire
12.31.14
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