The Week is Rover
A weekly news show from Montreal independent journalism publication The Rover in podcast and video format – watch for new episodes every Sunday.
Show Team
Chris Curtis
Chris Curtis
Chris used to work for Postmedia; now, he works for you. After almost a decade at The Montreal Gazette, he started The Rover to escape corporate ownership and tell the stories you won’t find anywhere else. Since then, Chris and The Rover have won a Canadian Association of Journalists award, a Medal of the National Assembly, and a Judith Jasmin award — the highest honour in Quebec journalism.
Chris also co-hosts The Rover‘s YouTube show, The Week Is Rover, alongside Emelia Fournier and Savannah Stewart.
Savannah Stewart
Savannah Stewart
Savannah has led daily operations at The Rover as Managing Editor since 2023. Previously a reporter for The Eastern Door and Cult MTL, and freelancing for various outlets, she has since shifted her focus to documentary journalism.
She co-directed The Rover’s first-ever documentary, Palestine on Campus, alongside videojournalist Justin Khan, which was nominated for a Canadian Association of Journalists Award and a Digital Publishing Award.
Savannah also co-hosts The Rover‘s YouTube show, The Week Is Rover, alongside Christopher Curtis and Emelia Fournier.
Emelia Fournier
Emelia Fournier
Emelia Fournier (she/they) is a bilingual (French-English) independent community journalist based in Montreal, Canada. She has covered police violence, homelessness, Indigenous issues, nightlife, electoral politics, trans rights, and other stories affecting Montrealers and marginalized communities across Canada. Prior to pursuing her career as a freelancer, she worked for APTN News, where she covered the ten First Nations and Inuit Nation in Quebec. Their work has appeared in The Rover, La Converse and APTN News. Originally from Winnipeg, Canada, Fournier is a member of the Métis Nation.

