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18/01/22
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Billionaires like Elon Musk saw their fortunes increase over the pandemic while the majority of people across the globe suffered. Photo by NASA / Wikimedia Commons

Jan. 18, 2022

The fortunes of Canada’s 59 billionaires have increased by $111 billion since March 2020, a new report finds — more than the $109 billion the Canadian government spent on income support for workers.

17/01/22
Author: 
The Canadian Press
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday October 21, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

Jan. 11, 2022

OTTAWA -- A federal judge says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki flouted the law by failing to respond promptly to a watchdog report about alleged spying on anti-oil protesters.

In a newly released decision, Federal Court Associate Chief Justice Jocelyne Gagne says Lucki breached her duty under the RCMP Act by not submitting a response to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission's interim report on the spying allegations "as soon as feasible."

17/01/22
Author: 
Kenny Stancil
Extinction Rebellion activists Father Martin Newell and Reverend Sue Parfitt stand outside Inner London Crown Court on January 10, 2022. (Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)

Jan. 14, 2022

"There is mounting evidence from the courts and in particular from juries that the public is taking the climate crisis... far more seriously than government and business."

Jurors on Friday unanimously acquitted three Extinction Rebellion activists who were on trial for blocking a train in London to demand an adequate response to the life-threatening climate emergency.

16/01/22
Author: 
Jon Schwarz
A promotional still from “Don't Look Up” shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Randall Mindy and Jennifer Lawrence as Kate Dibiasky. Still: Niko Tavernise/ Netflix

Jan. 12, 2022

Adam McKay’s new movie may be the first film in 57 years to equal the comedy and horror of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece.

IF YOU’RE WONDERING whether we’ll do anything about global warming before it destroys civilization, think about this ominous fact: It occupies barely any space in popular culture.

16/01/22
Author: 
Breaking Points
David Sirota interview

Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist and Don't Look Up Producer David Sirota to hear his response to critical reviews and the popularity of the movie so far.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDOB3oHlmos&t=61s

16/01/22
Author: 
Simon Whalley
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award ceremony on December 1, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images)

Jan. 7, 2022

We don't need piecemeal change; we need a systematic transformation of our societies. What that looks like and how fast we get there should be up to us, not profiteering billionaires who have a Plan B to terraform a distant planet on the backburner.

As the dust settles on a movie that has well and truly got people talking about the climate crisis in a way that no other movie has, it is worth talking about one of the most important messages of the movie, and one that has largely been ignored. 

16/01/22
Author: 
Jessica Corbett
Demonstrators gathered outside as U.S. Supreme Court heard gerrymandering cases on March 26, 2019. (Photo: Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Jan. 14, 2022

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14/01/22
Author: 
Jean Swanson
COPE's Jean Swanson isn't planning on being a one-term member of Vancouver city council.

Jan. 13, 2022

This is a written version of a speech that COPE councillor Jean Swanson delivered in a January 13 Zoom call to party supporters and various media people: 

“I’ve been pondering for a while. Should I retire, or should I keep working for housing, renter protections, ending homelessness, racial and Indigenous justice, climate action, and supporting working and low-income folks in the city?

14/01/22
Author: 
John Woodside
Pressure continues to mount against the Coastal GasLink pipeline in Interior B.C., as posters appeared in Vancouver Thursday highlighting the violation of Indigenous rights and the impacts of climate change. Photo by Owen Berry

Jan. 14, 2022

Pressure continues to mount against the Coastal GasLink pipeline in Interior B.C., as posters appeared in Vancouver on Thursday highlighting the violation of Indigenous rights and the impacts of climate change.

The first poster, put up at the intersection of Main and Union, shows armed RCMP agents with the text: “Reconciliation won’t come at the barrel of a gun. Call off the RCMP.”

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