Canada
Approval of salmon aquaculture lease spurs outrage from community and conservation groups
Halifax, NS _ Despite much opposition, the NDP government has given the go-ahead for an industrial-sized salmon aquaculture project in...
Read moreCanadian Boat “Tahrir” will sail to help end Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza
The Canadian Boat to Gaza campaign announces today the successful conclusion of arrangements to purchase and register a boat to...
Read moreDid Mexican consulate try to bust a B.C. union of Mexican migrant workers?
Vancouver - A leaked document has been deposited with the British Columbia Labour Board to back up charges that the...
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Residents, including children, sick after large oil spill in the Peace Region
Little Buffalo community members, including school children, continue to experience nausea, burning eyes and headaches after one of the largest...
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Decision by Supreme Court denies Ontario farm workers right to effective collective bargaining
Ottawa - The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with the Ontario government to deny Ontario farm workers the same...
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Support absent for Abousifan Abdelrazik: Peoples’ Commission
Due to the complete inaction of the government and the three major opposition parties for nearly two years, and the...
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Canadian postal workers prepare for battle
Mike Palecek is the Recording Secretary for the Vancouver Local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Article available on...
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Indigenous protesters blockading mine owned by Vancouver-based Goldcorp assaulted, taken hostage
On Feb. 28, 2011, communities took action to pressure the government of Guatemala to carry out the Precautionary Measures MC-260-07...
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Why is Hydro-Quebec silent about the Point Lepreau fiasco?
New Brunswick citizens staged a protest at noon on Jan. 26, 2011, in Fredericton, outside the headquarters of NB Power....
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Union declares victory over Walmart in free speech battle
Le français suit l'anglais. A settlement has been reached at the Quebec Superior Court that upholds www.walmartworkerscanada.ca, a labour rights...
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