A Canadian First Nation community of 2,000 people has declared a state of emergency after 11 of its members tried to take their own lives, … State of emergency declared over suicide epidemic in Canadian First Nation communityRead more
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Posted inCanada / Economics / Fossil fuel / News
Canada’s fossil fuel subsidies
Each year, the Government of Canada hands out an average of $1.8 billion (CAD) in subsidies to oil, gas, and coal companies. The subsidies in … Canada’s fossil fuel subsidiesRead more
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Quebec’s “Red Square” Movement: The Story So Far
By David Camfield In 2012 Quebec has been shaken by the most important social movement in the Canadian state [1] since the 1970s. What began … Quebec’s “Red Square” Movement: The Story So FarRead more
Posted inCanada / Cultural / Social / ToMl
Cultural Genocide
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada has concluded that country’s decades-long policy of forcibly removing indigenous children from their families and placing them in … Cultural GenocideRead more
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Alberta elected left party
In Oil-rich Alberta — home to notorious tar-sands operations — the right-leaning party has been in power there for 44 years. But not anymore. On … Alberta elected left partyRead more
Posted inCanada / Terrorism / ToMl / USA Empire
Terrorist Ends Canada’s Innocence
Harsha Walia taling: I think there’s a few things that have been operating. One, of course, is that the dominant discourse is one that’s really … Terrorist Ends Canada’s InnocenceRead more
Posted inCanada / Occupy Wall Street / Politics / USA Empire
Its about future of young people
David Suzuki interview at Occupy Montreal [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUTDxUicSmo&rel=0]
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The impacts of uranium mining on indigenous communities
The long-term negative impacts of uranium mining can be witnessed in the small, rural community of Deline (North West Territories) which has a Dene population … The impacts of uranium mining on indigenous communitiesRead more
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Canada to close four nuclear reactors
Pickering’s nuclear power plant would get a “tune-up” and close in a decade, while the 20-year-old Darlington nuclear operation is slated for a refurbishment that … Canada to close four nuclear reactorsRead more
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Drinking water safe from radiation in Ottawa
An initial investigation at a sewage treatment plant in Ottawa indicates a commonly-used medical isotope is the source of low levels of radioactivity found in … Drinking water safe from radiation in OttawaRead more