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13/11/24
Author: 
Andrew Kurjata
The Site C dam pictured on Wednesday. (B.C. Hydro)

Nov. 8, 2024

Generating power but flooding land loved by locals

After 11 weeks, the Site C dam reservoir in northeastern B.C. is now fully filled.

B.C. Hydro announced the process was complete on Nov. 7, having started in August.

One electricity generating unit has already started feeding into B.C.'s power grid, and another five are set to come online between now and the fall of 2025, increasing the province's power production capacity by an estimated eight per cent.

11/11/24
Author: 
Michael Harris
Cartoon by Greg Perry.

Nov. 6, 2024

Donald Trump’s victory provides a vivid snapshot of what really mattered to most US voters.

11/11/24
Author: 
Bernie Sanders
Supporters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned outside a polling place in McAllen, Texas, on Nov. 5.Joel Martinez/Associated Press

Nov. 10, 2024

They can’t represent both.

The results of the 2024 election have confirmed a reality that is too frequently denied by Democratic Party leaders and strategists: The American working class is angry — and for good reason.

They want to know why the very rich are getting much richer, and the CEOs of major corporations make almost 300 times more than their average employees, while weekly wages remain stagnant and 60 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

11/11/24
Author: 
Megan Garber
Illustration of Trump and Orwell. (photo: University of Texas at Dallas)

Oct. 31, 2024

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10/11/24
Author: 
Just Peace Advocates

Nov. 10, 2024

JNF loses court appeal

Canada’s most iconic Zionist charity has days to disband

The Jewish National Fund of Canada had its bid to overturn the Canada Revenue Agency’s revocation of its charitable status dismissed by the Federal Court of Canada. The decision bolsters the CRA’s authority to revoke other Israel focused charities violating Canada’s Income Tax Act.

10/11/24
Author: 
Billy Haisley

Nov. 8, 2024

Stripped of context, visiting soccer fans getting drunk and causing havoc ahead of a big continental match in Europe would be so routine as to be almost unworthy of mention. But the hooligans in this instance were supporters of the Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv, and the residents of Amsterdam weren't keen to their disruptive behavior, which meant that outlets like the New York Times and politicians like Joe Biden trained their focus on what happened and characterized it with their warped clarity.

10/11/24
Author: 
Left Streamed
Citing Genocide Convention, Seven Lawyers Launch Historic Lawsuit Against Canada

One of the lawyers in this case is Dimitri Lascaris, a securities lawyer who ran for leadership of the Canadian Green Party in 2020.

Nov. 6, 2024

In Ottawa, the Coalition for Canadian Accountability in Gaza discusses a recent court filing against Justice Minister Arif Virani. This action, led by the Legal Centre for Palestine and others, seeks to hold the Canadian government account for allegedly failing to uphold its international legal obligations as they relate to the ongoing violence in Gaza.

28/10/24
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Photo by Rab Lawrence/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Oct. 28, 2024

Canada committed to ending thermal coal exports by 2030, but a massive mine expansion proposed in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains will keep exports trending in the wrong direction.

“Exports of Canadian mined thermal coal have more than tripled and overall thermal coal exports through Canada have almost doubled since 2015,” reads a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Oct. 22. It was signed by 36 organizations, including Environmental Defence, Ecojustice and Greenpeace Canada.

28/10/24
Author: 
Norman Solomon
Image Credit: Gallup

Oct. 25, 2024

While we don't know who the next president will be, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen.

While the name of the next president is unknown, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen. For instance:

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