The last intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic collapsed and lost a large part of his area due to extremely high temperatures, according to … Last Intact Ice Shelf in Canada Collapses Due to Global WarmingRead more
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Posted inCanada / Child Labor / Children / News
Death of 14-year-old on the job highlights growth of child labor in Canada
A 14-year-old boy lost his life June 15 in a workplace accident at Atelier PJB in Saint-Martin, a village 125 km south of Quebec City. … Death of 14-year-old on the job highlights growth of child labor in CanadaRead more
Posted inCanada / News / Strike / Worker
Two hundred thousand Canadian teachers are on strike
Two hundred thousand Ontario teachers and school support staff joined a one-day province-wide strike Friday. The education workers are leading opposition to the sweeping austerity … Two hundred thousand Canadian teachers are on strikeRead more
Posted inCanada / News / Tax
Canada is the world’s newest tax haven
Canada is quietly emerging as a popular tax haven for the global elite, who create shell companies with figurehead directors to evade or avoid taxes, … Canada is the world’s newest tax havenRead more
Posted inCanada / Israel Nazi / News
Canadian Court Rules against ‘Made in Israel’ Label on Settlement Wines
A Canadian court on Monday ruled that it was “false, misleading and deceptive” to label wines made in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank … Canadian Court Rules against ‘Made in Israel’ Label on Settlement WinesRead more
Posted inCanada / Israel Nazi / ToMl
Canadians have a Right to Know if their Wine Was Made on Stolen Land
Earlier this week, a Canadian federal court made a groundbreaking decision when it banned the labeling of wine from illegal Israeli colonies in the West … Canadians have a Right to Know if their Wine Was Made on Stolen LandRead more
Posted inArctic / Canada / Global Warming / News / Permafrost
Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early
Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global … Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years earlyRead more
Posted inAboriginal / Canada / Genocide / ToMl
The disappearances, murders and violence experienced by indigenous women is genocide
in Canada, where a devastating national inquiry has determined that the frequent and widespread disappearance and murder of indigenous girls and women is a genocide … The disappearances, murders and violence experienced by indigenous women is genocideRead more
Posted inCanada / News / Pesticide
Fifty years later, DDT lingers in lake ecosystems
To control pest outbreaks, airplanes sprayed more than 6,280 tons of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) onto forests in New Brunswick, Canada, between 1952 and 1968, according to … Fifty years later, DDT lingers in lake ecosystemsRead more
Posted inCanada / Colonialism / Multimedia
Canada’s 150th as ‘Celebration of Colonization’
Pamela Palmater