Canadian Universities Could Lose Up To $3.4B Due To Pandemic: StatCan
MONTREAL — Canadian universities could lose as much as $3.4 billion this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Canada has projected, in large part due to a decrease in the number of foreign students. In a report published this…
Domestic Drones Cometh: Report Exposes Rapid Expansion of Surveillance Flights
The U.S. government has quietly expanded its use of unmanned surveillance drones inside the country to the extent that now half of the nearly 2,000 mile border with Mexico is monitored by military drones that were once reserved for foreign…
Uproar as Tony Blair Given 'Global Legacy' Award From Renowned Charity
Click:High end Hotel Furnitures International charity Save the Children is facing uproar, including from internal staff, for granting the “global legacy award” to former UK Prime Minister and Iraq War architect Tony Blair. The award was given to Blair by…
Israel's Attacks on Gaza Buildings This Summer Amount to War Crimes: Amnesty International
Israeli military forces this summer engaged in deliberate, large-scale destruction of Palestinian civilian buildings that constitutes war crimes, Amnesty International stated Tuesday. The finding, released in group’s new briefing Nothing is immune: Israel’s destruction of landmark buildings in Gaza, is…
Following 'Black Lives Matter' Mall of America Protest, City Launches 'Attack' on Alleged Leaders
Fresh revelations that the city of Bloomington, Minnesota is planning to go after perceived organizers of Saturday’s massive “Black Lives Matter” protest to sue them for money allegedly lost by the commercial center and police have raised alarm among activists…
'We Won't Back Down': Vermonters Launch Sit-In At Statehouse Demanding Universal Health Care 'Now!'
After holding the floor of the Vermont legislature in Montpelier for several hours, 29 protesters demanding universal health care were arrested Thursday night. James Haslam, director of the Vermont Workers’ Center, appeared on Democracy Now! Friday morning to recap the…
#FightFastTrack: Coalition Takes Aim at Lawmakers over Corporate-Friendly 'Trade' Agreement
Environmental, labor, and community groups are organizing rallies, public forums, and creative direct actions this week urging their congressional representatives to say “no” to a renewed bid to rush through the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership “trade” deal by passing “fast track”…
Koch group looks to hold GOP accountable during Trump era
Under normal circumstances, Republican control of Congress and the White House would be a dream situation for Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the conservative group that acts as the primary political arm for billionaire conservative donors Charles and David Koch. But…
Toronto, Vancouver Jobless Rates Now Among Highest In Canada
There’s no such thing these days as a “great place to find a job,” but if you need one fast in the pandemic, forget Toronto or Vancouver. You’d be better off in Manitoba or Saskatchewan. The pandemic shutdowns have turned…
Ford Says New Restrictions On Businesses ‘Single Toughest Decision I’ve Made’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made an emotional plea for Ontarians to support small businesses Friday as the province imposed new measures in COVID-19 hotspots. “I can’t stress this enough, on how difficult, how painful it was to make this decision.…