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- May 28, 2012| ByDuncan Cameron|For those who may have forgotten, the Maple Spring shows Quebec is indeed a distinct society, one capable of leadership and innovation. They're setting an example that the rest of Canada could follow.
- May 27, 2012| ByAW@L Radio | Dan Kellar | Stefan Christoff|an update on police violence (still heppening - everywhere) and a report on the quebec student strike (with a piece from Stefan Christoff). also, the NP calls for fascist repression...
- May 26, 2012| Byrabble staff|With the imposition of Loi 78, Quebecers en masse have joined with students to protest in the streets -- with pots and pans.
- May 26, 2012| ByBill Clennett|Recorded on the evening of May 24th, this video shares a taste two of the nightly demos taking place in Montreal, in response to Loi 78 and in support of the student strike.
- May 25, 2012| ByRoger Rashi|These marches are totally illegal, openly flaunting the repressive bill 78, making a mockery of Premier Charest attempt to crush the student and peoples' movement.
- May 24, 2012| ByCouncil of Canadians|The Conservative Party of Canada’s lawyers yesterday filed a second motion to dismiss the legal challenges of individual citizens seeking to overturn federal election results in seven ridings
- May 23, 2012| ByJohn Bonnar|The 58-year-old has been held in prison for over a year, after the Northern Ireland secretary, Owen Patterson, revoked her release license because he felt the former IRA prisoner posed a threat.
- May 22, 2012| ByKrystalline Kraus|Our correspondent, who was on the front lines during Toronto's G20 protests, argues the McNeilly report comes up short.
- May 22, 2012| Byrabble staff|On the 100th day of the protest in the Quebec students' strike, hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Montreal, with solidarity rallies happening in cities across Canada, in the US and Europe.
- May 21, 2012| ByMatthew Behrens|Guest of honour Barack Obama showed up at George Clooney's cool crash pad fresh from a celebratory touchdown in Kabul where he bragged about "taking out" dozens of alleged national security threats.
- May 18, 2012| ByMary Foster|Speaking for the first time in public, Mohammad Mahjoub told an Ottawa audience about some of his experiences.
- May 18, 2012| ByKrystalline Kraus|Two years is a long time to wait for all those impacted by police repression at the G20 Summit protests.
- May 17, 2012| ByJohn Bonnar|Members of No One is Illegal Toronto and Occupy Toronto protested outside Conservative MP Joe Oliver’s office on Wednesday morning, demanding that the Conservatives cancel Bill C-31.
- May 17, 2012| ByDan Kellar | AW@L Radio|In this podcast we highlight the ongoing Quebec student strike and the growing social movement in la bélle province, before reporting back on May Day protests from across Ontario.
- May 16, 2012| ByMaher Arar|Canada is not the only decision-maker when it comes to refusing air travellers. This fact makes many civil rights activists question whether Canada has lost its airspace sovereignty.
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