Sandy and Nora talk politics

Story 1 - Wildfire evacuation order in place in Churchill Falls.  Story 2 - A construction worker struck by something and died at a downtown Montreal worksite. Story 3 - Cargill will not pay damages to its employees at their High River factory over COVID-19 outbreak and related deaths. Story 4 - Canada declares Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terror group though the reasons listed by CTV for why are not terrorism.  Story 5 - Death toll rises to four in Houthi campaign to disrupt ships passing through the Red Sea, to pressure Israel to stop its genocide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - The remains of two Cree women, cousins, were identified weeks from one another in Dawson Creek BC.  Story 2 - Canada has refused to give emergency visas to the family of a man who was killed in a random act of violence for his funeral.  Story 3 - Liquor store workers in Ontario are ready to strike.  Story 4 - Same-sex marriage legalized in Thailand. Story 5 - Nine people die in fire at hospital in northern Iran. Fire was likely linked to the hospital using emergency power generators due to extreme heat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about foreign influence in Canadian politics and how, once again, Poilievre is eating everyone's lunch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - Kabyle Canadians accuse Algeria of spying on them.  Story 2 - A young man self-immolated inside a Winnipeg mosque.  Story 3 - The world will spend $100B on nuclear weapons this year.  Story 4 - The Greek Coastguard threw nine migrants into the sea, killing them, new BBC investigation reveals.  Story 5 - At least 6 dead in Ecuador due to landslides.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - Family says that father's death at a hospital ER was due to an overloaded system.  Story 2 - Trudeau calls Russia's attack on Ukraine a genocide but cannot bring himself to say the same thing about Israel.  Story 3 - UN warns of escalating violence along the Israel-Lebanon border. Story 4 - The US undertook a secret antivax campaign to scare Filipinos out of taking China's Sinovac vaccine, a decision that cost thousands of lives. 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.  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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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? 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) 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. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Daily news for May 22, 2024Story 1 - Cops crack heads at encampment at UQAM but activists at Ontario Tech U win huge advances from their admin.  Story 2 - Government committee identifies 35 threats to the security of Canadiands. Billionaires are number 5 though impact pretty much the entire list. Story 3 - Countries around the world react to the ICC case against Israeli and Hamas leaders. In Canada, it took more than 31 hours for Trudeau to say anything and media to report on anything. Story 4 - Israel attacks one of two hospitals left in northern Gaza. Story 5 - Three Americans charged in failed and bizarre coup attenmpt in Congo. Story 6 - William Ruto is in the US to discuss forming Kenyan-led military initiative in Haiti.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episide, Sandy and Nora talk about how the politics of identity have been weaponized to silence people out of criticizing Israel. Plus, a former CBC producer speaks out about bias at the public broadcaster, Canada is questioning a doctor from Gaza about which members of Hamas he treated while working as a doctor and how are care and violence sometimes entwined? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - SIRT investigating after " officer-involved shooting: in Regina. Story 2 - Unexploded incindiary devices found at site of future EV battery site. Story 3 - Omar Khadr denied an appeal with the US Supreme Court. Story 4 - Top Iranian officials die in helicopter crash in region blanketed in thick fog.Story 5 - The ICC issues arrest warrant for leadership of both Hamas and Israel, will allow events of Oct. 7 and the genocide of Gaza to be examined in court.  Story 6 - Julian Assange wins the right to appeal his extradition to the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily News for May 17, 2024Story 1 - Edmonton police say that have evidence that a serial killer operated in the 1970s. He's dead. Story 2- Speaker of Sk's Legislative Assembly tears up membership card and makes serious allegations of harassment against the incoming speaker. Story 3 - Loblaw agrees to voluntarily sign the Grocery Code of Conduct. Walmart is still holding out.  Story 4 - Half of telcos in Canada are not compliant in alllowing people to make complaints on their websites. Story 5 - Phoenix rose from the ashes only to be finally killed. Story 6 - Mahamet Deby has been elected president in Chad though election watchers are concerned about how free and fair the process was. Story 7 - 700,000 Palestinians flee Northern Gaza as Israel lays seige again to the region and also prepares for ground invasion in the south. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news for May 16, 2024 - Story 1 - Double-digit profit percentage increases for two REITs making money off Halifax renters, Story 2 - McGill loses second injunction. Students have a right to stay in their encampment. Story 3 - CN will sell the Pont de Québec will be sold to the federal government for a symbolic $1 ending a very long political saga. Story 4 - A barge hits a bridge in Galveston, Texas causing an oil spill. Story 5 - 8 Mexican farm workers killed in bus crash north of Orlando. Story 6 - Drone attacks in Amhara region of Ethiopia kills some number of civilians. Story 7 - Assassintation attempt targets Robert Fico, PM of Slovakia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news for May 15, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the measures in place at many encampments which demonstrate how sophistocated and well organized they are -- something that is critical as they will continue to experience attack. Plus, Canada wants to scan your face to watch Internet porn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the student encampments -- why they matter and how you can support them. Plus, they talk about a police chase that killed a baby and its grandparents, and a man they accused of attempting to rob a liquor store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk abou the BCNDP's about-face on drug decriminalisation. Plus, campus activism and showing Gaza support from the local campus lawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode was recorded live on April 20, 2024 at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.