May 21, 2015
Film: Line in the Sand
A new movie documents the realities on the ground for people who live along the Northern Gateway pipeline route in Northern Alberta and B.C. Jim Mainguy speaks with filmmaker Tomas Borsa.
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May 21, 2015 Systemic racism: Is that a thing?The racial justice organization Race Forward and hip-hop DJ Jay Smooth teamed up to create a series of short monologues on systemic racism. The videos they produced have gone viral. |
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May 20, 2015 Bill C-51 extends attack on Muslims to all CanadiansItrath Syed says many of the provisions of Bill C-51 have already been visited upon Canada's Muslim communities. She spoke at Go Vote For the Change You Want in Vancouver last month. |
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May 19, 2015 Maude Barlow: Fall 2015 will be a watershed electionMaude Barlow believes Stephen Harper will be gone after the next election, as long as people mobilize to vote him out. She tells a Vancouver audience why the Conservatives have to go. |
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May 7, 2015 Fukushima nuclear disaster four years onIn 2011, the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactor in Japan experienced a triple meltdown. Japanese officials still don't have a clear idea of what has happened inside the reactor. |
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May 6, 2015  Parents shifting away from car ownershipPeople with young children have many reasons to prefer cars to other forms of transportation. Yet a new study shows that parents are keen to reduce their car use despite the challenges. |
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May 5, 2015  Access to transit improves healthIn Metro Vancouver, some communities have a lot of transportation options, others are primarily designed for cars. A new survey shows a clear link between health and access to public transit. |
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May 5, 2015 UN expert argues for opening legal channels to migrantsFrancois Crepeau is UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. He says the global north should open its borders and manage migration rather than resisting it. |
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May 4, 2015 From private lawn to urban farmHomeowners throughout Vancouver have allowed a local farming collective to rip up their front lawns and plant vegetables. In the process, they discover that sustainable living is possible in the city. |
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Apr 28, 2015 Book: A Better Place on EarthThe divide between rich and poor in British Columbia is wider than in any other province. Andrew MacLeod documents the corrosive impact of inequality in his new book. |
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Apr 28, 2015 Supreme Court strikes down mandatory minimums for gun crimesIn April, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that mandatory minimums for gun crimes were unconstitutional because they could result in cruel and unusual punishment. |
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Apr 27, 2015 Book: The Last BonoboThe bonobo is one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Unlike chimpanzees and humans, bonobos live in peaceful groups led by dominant older females. |
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Apr 26, 2015 A radio renaissance in Seattle areaSabrina Roach, of the Puget Sound Community Radio Cohort, talks about the new low-power FM radio stations which will soon begin broadcasting in the Seattle area. |
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Apr 25, 2015 Acquittal in Cindy Gladue murder case sparks renewed calls for national inquiryAboriginal sex worker Cindy Gladue bled to death four years ago in an Edmonton hotel room. Following the acquittal of the man accused of killing her, protests erupted across the country. |
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Apr 22, 2015 Quebec students on strike against austerityScenes of Montreal streets filled with striking students are reminiscent of the 2012 campaign against tuition hikes. This time, students are protesting a harsh province-wide austerity program. |
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Apr 17, 2015 Heiltsuk occupy DFO office, close down herring fisheryLast month, the Department of Fisheries and Ocean declared a surprise opening of a herring fishery on the Central Coast that has been closed for nine years, without consulting the local First Nation. |
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Apr 13, 2015 Edmonton-based blog calls out sexism in food service industryWear a shorter skirt. Dye your hair. Flirt with the regulars. Women who work in bars and restaurants have heard it all. Now they're telling their stories on a new blog about sexism in the industry. |
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Apr 8, 2015 Human cost of mining industryThe mining industry threatens the lands and lives of Indigenous peoples all over the world. In this segment, Jane Williams speaks with Chandu Claver, a doctor and activist from the Philippines. |
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Apr 8, 2015 The cult of the entrepreneurAlan Sears argues that a belief in the transformative power of entrepreneurship has seeped into the pores of our culture to such an extent that it's seen as the answer to all our economic woes. |
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Apr 2, 2015 Losing our grip on the family farmAs investors buy up farms and manage them for short-term profit, the land and our food sovereignity are put at risk. A report by the National Farmers Union details the scale of the threat. |
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Apr 1, 2015 Gentrification changes face of Vancouver's ChinatownThe historic neighbourhood of Chinatown is now zoned for high-rise market housing at prices that will shut out the people who live there now. |
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Apr 1, 2015 South Pacific nations on frontlines of climate changeCyclone Pam devastated the South Pacific island of Vanuatu in mid-March. Michael Dorsey of Islands First says catastrophic weather events are the new normal for countries like these. |
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Mar 30, 2015 Bill C-51 a threat to all CanadiansThe Harper government has been forced to respond to the outcry about Bill C-51 and propose a handful of amendments. But the changes won't satisfy the concerns of the BC Civil Liberties Association. |
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Mar 19, 2015 Radical Brownies of East OaklandThe Radical Brownies are a troop of 8- to 12-year-old girls in the Bay Area who earn badges for units like radical beauty and environmental justice. Anayvette Martinez is one of the founders. |