Daily news for June 17, 2024 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - 90% of teachers in Nunavut report having witnessed some kind of violence in the past year. Story 2 - Ottawa cop gets to remain a cop after he beat a child in the custody of the mental health act. Story 3 - Two workers are injured in Calgary while trying to repair the city's catastrophic water main break. Story 4 - Canada will send 2000 decommissioned rocket motors to Ukraine. Story 5 - 120 million displaced people on the planet -- the highest probably in the history of the world. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Two cops involved in the high-speed chase that lead to a family being killed are refusing to cooperate with the SIU. Story 2 - Some number of jobs are being cut at Global News as Corus tries to save money. Story 3 - The CWB is being acquired by the National Bank. Story 4 - Almost 50 people killed in an apartment fire in Kuwait in a district where foreign workers live. Story 5 - Boat capsizes in Congo killing 80 people. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Indigenous students in PA were targeted for bizarre brain waves therapy, funded by a billionaire and that was never approvd by an ethics board. Story 2 - Christian school director's trial for assault with a weapon is on now and former students have horrifying stories. Story 3 - Inside St. John's for-profit shelter system, residents are scared for their lives. The mother of a woman murdered in one details how hard she tried to get another place to live. Story 4 - Javier Milei is good for mining and Canadian companies are licking their chops. Story 5 - Chiquita Banana ordered to pay millions to people whose families were slaughtered by paramilitary groups funded by the company. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Sandy and Nora try to answer the question: can you detatch national pride from the actions of your state? Canada and Israel both struggle with the realities of genocidal programs. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - CBSA workers push their strike deadline to Friday. Story 2 - Hamilton holds people in solitary confinement more than anywhere else in Ontario, regularly breaking the limit of time for what the UN considers to be humane. Story 3 - MLA who was victim of police surveillance resigns, citing the culture of politics. Story 4 - Unanimous vote at the UN security council (w/Russia abstaining) calling for ceasefire in Gaza. Story 5 - EU parliament elections show that Europe is on a slide to the Right. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Three companies have been charged in the workplace deaths of two men in Alberta. Story 2 - Community rallies against new proposed graphite project, especially after hearing that defense interests in the US have funded the project. Story 3 - Four people arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in Toronto; police appears to punch protester. Story 4 - Nearly 300 people killed in Israeli attack on refugee camp; Netenyahu faces uncertain political future. Story 5 - Allied Democratic Forces in the DRC have killed at least 50 people in the past week. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Strategy document shows how police want to be the centre of drug policy in Alberta. Story 2 - Opioid deaths are 8x higher among First Nations in Alberta. Story 3 - Cop who kicked man in the head also kicked another man in the head. Story 4 - The SIU in Ontario is charging a cop with assault. Story 5 - A "Framework Agreement" has been reached between the ATU 113 and the TTC averting a transit strike at the eleventh hour. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Ontario to stop wastewater surveillance. Story 2 - York University students set up Palestine solidarity encampment. Story 3 - International campaign targeting Palestinian activists uncovered by Israeli media. Story 4 - RSF massacres 100 people in in Sudan Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Saskatoon Public library workers might go on strike. Story 2 - Grassy Narrows sues the federal and provincial government over mercury poisoning. Story 3 - Foreign streaming services need to pay to a Canadian content creation fund. Story 4 - UN Human Rights chief slams Israel's attacks on the West Bank. Story 5 - Modi's BJP wins minority, surprising pollsters and analysts. He now must make a coalition to govern. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how we need public options for verification as AI hallucinates itself into telling us to eat glue on our pizza. Plus -- financial literacy classes and a premier who blames immigrants on antisemitism. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Man pleads guilty to stabbing at UW but not to terror or hate crimes charges. Story 2 - Spike in Canadians fleeing Canada to the United States Story 3 - At the fifth anniversary of the Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, Canada has made nearly no progress on the 231 calls to action. Story 4 - Neo-Nazi leader in Greece wil not get an early prison release. Story 5 - Nigeria's unions are on unlimited general strike demanding a hike in the country's minimum wage. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Encampment set up at Université Laval is dismantled hours after it was set up. Story 2 - Childcare kitchens are not being inspected enough in Alberta, months after a devastating e. coli outbreak. Story 3 - Unifor decries Amazon's interference in union drive. Story 4 - Inside the crisis that faces Netenyahu in his own government. Story 5 - Sudanese refugees are facing violence in Ethiopia. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - UWO prez pens long letter explaining all the ways that the university refuses to meet student demands who are demanding action related to Gaza. Story 2 - Police who murdered an Indigenous man decry the prohibition of cops sharing notes before they are investigated on the grounds of mental health. Story 3 - One of Canada's richest men, Robert G. Miller, has been arrested for sexual assault of 8 girls and 2 women. His assistant and other associates were charged too. Story 4 - The EU is imposing high tariffs on Russian and Belarussian agriculture products to stop their flow into the European market. Europe is buying +3x as much ag from Russia since their invasion. Story 5 - The US and Argentina are doing war games, showing off the cozy relationship betwen the two countries, despite the leadership of a fascist. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - 5% of RMC students say they've been sexually attacked in the last year, 9% sexually assaulted. Story 2 - A random group thinks that it's unfair that the Minister of Health can now pull products off the shelf that are being used dangerously off-lable. Story 3 - BMO missed it's earnings target by only making $2.03B in the first quarter; Canadian profit up by 23%. Story 4 - Sierre Leone struggles with Kush-driven epidemic. Story 5 - Lula recals Brazil's ambassador from Israel. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Class action has been greenlighted against Bombardier. Story 2 - Dozens of people have been smuggled from Canada into the United States via freight train. Story 3 - At least 126 youth have died from toxic drugs since 2019. Story 4 - Almost 100 million chickens have been slaughtered to try and stop bird flu. Story 5 - Georgian law makers pass law that will require media, NGOs and other organizations who are more than 20% foreign funded to register with government as operating for a foreign agency. Story 6 - Dick Schoof, a guy with no government or parliamentary experience, is being named Prime Minister by the right-wing cabinet of Holland. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the lack of reaction from Canadian politicians to the ICC decision to charge Israeli leadership with war crimes. Plus, encampment victories, encampment struggles and why is Jesse Brown so obsessed with Shree Paradkar? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Migrants in PEI are on day 4 of hunger strike over proposed changes to immigration in that province. Story 2 - Glad Day Bookstore in Toronto, the world's oldest 2SLGTBQ bookstore, faces closure. Story 3 - The world reacts to Israel's massacre of people living in tents in Rafah. Story 4 - Possible 2000 people dead after landslide in Papua New Guinea Story 5 - The military government of Burkina Faso has declared it will stay in power for another 5 years, foregoing July's election (and planned return to democracy) Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - Deadline was 8 AM for Palestinian solidarity activists to clear out of their encampment. Rally is on now ... Story 2 - Canada set to deport the truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus accident -- after he's served his 8-year prison sentence. Story 3 - The US has quietly funded two mining projects in Canada in the hopes of securing access to critical minerals as China's grip tightens around the industry. Story 4 - Massacre in Rafah has killed many, the world watches in horror. Story 5 - More than 100 killed in el-Fasher in Sudan as fighting intensifies between the RSF and the Sudanese military. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Story 1 - SK teachers to vote on tentative deal. Story 2 - Methylmercury, more toxic than mercury is now a growing compound in the English-Wabigoon river. Story 3 - The Canadian Medical Association calls for Canada to defund its revenues so that its members can make more money on capital gains. Story 4 - Cacao producers in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana are organizing to get higher tariffs on the fruit so that they can exit poverty. Global chocolate giants make more than $100 billion in profits. Story 5 - The UK heads to the polls for the first time in 4.5 years. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Elizabeth Barclay
great recap. thanks Nora.
Carmelina Macario
Hello! Thanks for added a different lens on current events! I always learn something when I listen! Can you elaborate on how the government work to suppress the name of thise individuals who were responsible for the abuses at residential schools? Thx!
RubyDuchess
I mean I think they should be available easily and for free, but you ABSOLUTELY CAN get a PCR Test if you pay for one, there are loads of clinics where you can book them. It's seriously misleading to tell foreign press that they're outright unavailable 🙄
Cindy Bachynski
I haven't listened to the episode but the #FluTruxKlan in the title hints that you don't support the freedom of all Canadians. Or is this a comedy podcast and you are just trying to be edgy? Either way I support your right to abortion can you at least show me the same respect and accept my right to make my own medical decisions?
Ricky Kruger
Flrst of all … I love This podcast Sooooo Much but I couldn’t disagree more about this “line”‘that apparently can be crossed and Must be protected. Stopping a person from speaking doesn’t get rid of the sentiment it simply buries it and quite honestly stoked the fire burning From within it . You gotta talk .Listen and the go from there . If your action doesnt solve t he problem then it’s n out the best action .