Jul 18, 2007
Fighting the fare increases in Vancouver
The Bus Riders Union is a grassroots organization that is speaking out against the rising cost of public transit in the Lower Mainland
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Jul 16, 2007 6,000 municipal workers set to strike in Lower MainlandBC residents are facing a work stoppage that will halt garbage pick-up and close city-run pools, community centres and golf courses. |
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Jul 12, 2007 Izzy Asper's holocaust museumA coalition has formed to oppose the opening of a museum that commemorates the genocide of only one historical group, the Jews of Europe, with a permanent exhibit. |
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Jul 10, 2007 SickoA B.C. nurse reviews Michael Moore's latest film. |
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Jul 6, 2007 Algerian refugee claimant sent back to a U.S. jailBenamar Benatta was held for 5 years with no charge following the World Trade Centre attacks. |
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Jul 4, 2007 NAFTA superhighways to criss-cross North AmericaPlans may be afoot to build transportation corridors several hundreds of metres wide linking Mexico to Canada. |
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Jul 3, 2007 Independence DazeJamie Ardeña is a Filipino-American artist whose work examines the colonial period in the history of the Philippines. |
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Jun 30, 2007 Critic of Israeli policies denied tenureRobert Jensen argues that Norman Finkelstein's case puts a chill on academic freedom across the States. |
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Jun 21, 2007 A 15-storey tower for one of Vancouver's best-known parksQueen Elizabeth Park boasts the best views of any of the major parks in Vancouver. Now the Parks Board have voted to consider cashing in on those views with an observation tower. |
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Jun 19, 2007 Tearing up health contracts ruled illegalThe Supreme Court of Canada says that Gordon Campbell's government violated charter rights in 2002 in its dealings with the Hospital Employees' Union. |
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Jun 17, 2007 Guerrero: El Ruta Del SolMexico's southern coastal state of Guerrero is a mecca for tourists - and a very dangerous place for human rights activists. |
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Jun 15, 2007 Racial profiling post 9-11A new study aims to quantify the extent of racial profiling experienced by Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent in Canada. |
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Jun 12, 2007 More pesticide residues to be allowed on foodThe Canadian government is preparing to raise the acceptable levels of pesticides on our food to harmonize with weaker U.S. standards. |
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Jun 11, 2007 Keeping down the cost of riding the busBus fares need to reflect the fact that transit is a public good, not a market commodity. |
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Jun 9, 2007 Major anti-corporate conference held in IndiaIn the first weekend of June, activists from across India met in Mumbai to resist the removal of peasants from their lands. |
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Jun 8, 2007 Getting out of your car and on to a bikeThis month is Bike Month and the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition has been encouraging people to try a two wheel commute. |
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Jun 7, 2007 FrankensteerTed Remerowski talks about his 2005 exposé of the Canadian beef industry. |
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Jun 5, 2007 AIDS education in the Kenya's export processing zonesBlacklisted union organizers are putting their energies into informing textile workers about their human and labour rights and the dangers of HIV/AIDS. |
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Jun 4, 2007 Anti-Poverty Committee discusses tacticsThe Anti-Poverty Committee symbolical eviction of VANOC board member Ken Dobell from his office got them a lot of bad press. We ask them how and why they have chosen the tactics they using. |
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Jun 3, 2007 Vancouver Public Library book bindery to closeFor the past 83 years, librarians in Vancouver have been able to use the services of an in-hous book bindery. On May 30, the Board voted to close down operations. |
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Jun 2, 2007 Residents of one of B.C.'s oldest housing projects re-locatedLittle Mountain housing project was built in the 1930s to house vets from World War One. Now residents have to move and are unsure of if and when they can return. |
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Jun 1, 2007 Vancouver elementary schools opt out of testing12 schools decided not to put their students through tests that the Fraser Institute is using to rate schools in B.C. |
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May 31, 2007 Illusions of SecurityHuman rights Lawyer and activist Maureen Webb talks about her new book on global surveillance in the post 9/11 world. |
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May 30, 2007 Girl InsideFilmmaker Maya Gallus follows Madison for three years as she negotiates her transition from male to female, with the full support of her 80-year-old grandmother. |