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Senior home residents fight their landlord in court ⇨ The Mont-Carmel resisters: a fifth year of struggle begins #quebec #news
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They will not give up. Nearly four years to the day after receiving an eviction notice in January 2022, the residents of Résidence Mont-Carmel are continuing their legal battle against their landlord.
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American imperialism in Latin America ⇨ U.S. invades Venezuela, kidnaps President and First Lady #imperialism #china #donaldtrump #americanimperialism #russia #international #international #news
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In the early hours of Saturday, the United States launched an unprovoked attack on Venezuelan soil. As American warplanes dropped bombs on the capital city of Caracas, U.S.
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Blood money in the arts ⇨ Toronto Arts Foundation tainted by ties to Israeli real estate wealth #international #palestine #healthcare #israel #genocide #culture #toronto #ontario #news
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Richmond mayor, Montrose property contest First Nation’s territory #RichmondLandClaim #FirstNationsRights #RealEstateDispute Read more: https://t.co/QpaSkx63X0
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A First Nation says the City of Richmond is fuelling tensions around a land claim, backed by a real estate company who owns nearly half the area. The Cowichan nation lived on this territory before…
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Empty pockets, empty stomachs #EconomicChallenges #FoodInsecurity #FinancialStruggles Read more: https://t.co/xl4xcLEmDz
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Small town endangers its residents by laying off its firefighters #FirefighterLayoffs #CommunitySafety #SaintFélixdeValois Read more: https://t.co/cXmVQ31LIQ
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In the small town of Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec, firefighters are being suspended and fired one after the other. For the past two weeks, the mayor’s office has been imposing sanctions on fire…
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One Canadian economy, minus 1,000 Algoma steelworkers #AlgomaSteel #SteelworkerLayoffs #SaultSteMarie Read more: https://t.co/jbftxa2Lcd
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One thousand steel workers will be laid off at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, after the corporation and both federal and provincial governments refused to protect them. On December 1…
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Béton Provincial has prevented its workers from working for a year #LaborStruggles #WorkerRights #BétonProvincial Read more: https://t.co/kSBOhpkbJx
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A year without work, living on subsistence wages and under the pressure of a never-ending conflict: this is what the workers at Béton Provincial’s LaSalle and Longueuil plants have been through…
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Environmental activists denied trial by jury #EnvironmentalJustice #ActivismNews #TrafficBlockade Read more: https://t.co/Fe7SGV04Rw
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A hearing was held on December 8 and 9 for two environmental activists who blocked traffic on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in October 2024. The blockade was intended to demand the creation of an agency…
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Winnipeg Maple Leaf workers stand up to intimidation #WinnipegWorkers #MapleLeafNegotiations #LaborRights Read more: https://t.co/lDLwkLPTuW
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After months of stalled negotiations, workers at Winnipeg’s Maple Leaf meat packing facility voted overwhelmingly last month to authorize a strike mandate. The North Star spoke to workers about their…
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City workers not to blame for dismantled homeless camp in Montréal-Nord #MontréalNord #HomelessnessCrisis #CityWorkers Read more: https://t.co/7Zl1zgqzZi
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Un article de La Presse sur le démantèlement d’un campement de sans abris suggère que ce sont les cols bleus qui sont fautifs… mais le titre est trompeur.
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Testimonies and anger at massive protest against Quebec government #QuebecProtest #MontrealDemonstration #UnionSolidarity Read more: https://t.co/B210jYyMGw
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It was the largest union demonstration in the country in years. On Saturday, tens of thousands of people flooded downtown Montreal to launch a movement against the CAQ and its policies.
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Targeted by Project Resolute, CUPE Unionist Speaks Out #CUPEActivism #ProtestRights #OntarioNews Read more: https://t.co/xCbKhY7AdS
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Tynan Liebert, a Toronto-based CUPE activist and organizer with the Communist Workers Circle, has been given probation and restrictions on his right to protest following his sentencing in the Ontario…
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Why are Quebec unions stepping up their confrontation with the CAQ? #QuebecUnions #CAQConfrontation #LabourReforms Read more: https://t.co/y38eKD4MwZ
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Why are Quebec unions stepping up their confrontation with the CAQ government lately? The new Bill 3 comes on top of a series of reforms that have frustrated labour groups. The bill would add more…
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Dr. Machouf recounts the violent abduction of her Gaza aid mission #GazaAid #HumanitarianCrisis #InternationalRelations Read more: https://t.co/YWa7nyhoIV
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In October, five Canadians were detained in deplorable conditions by the Israeli army after trying to bring humanitarian aid by boat to the Gaza Strip. The North Star spoke with one of them, Dr.
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Protesters say Bill 60 is an attack on tenants and their right to organize #HousingRights #Bill60Opposition #TenantSolidarity Read more: https://t.co/ij7Nu8vXoG
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SFU cleaners fight to democratize their union after the death of a colleague #UnionDemocracy #WorkerSafety #LaborRights Read more: https://t.co/alKbxtuFrn
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Cleaning workers at a B.C. university are fighting to democratize their union after its executives failed to act on worsening conditions, leading to a coworker’s death on the job.
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Is the American shark back to threaten Venezuela? #USForeignPolicy #VenezuelaRelations #BolivarLegacy Read more: https://t.co/OPZXQVH0c3
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“The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.” When Simón Bolívar wrote those words after freeing South America from Spain…
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BC instructor wins case after college fires her for Palestine support #EducationRights #FreeSpeech #LaborRelations Read more: https://t.co/zZHey2q1zT
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After a lengthy fight over Langara College’s decision to fire Dr. Natalie Knight for comments she made at a pro-Palestine rally in October 2023, an arbitrator has ruled in her favour.
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Public-private partnerships riding on the backs of Montreal’s transit workers #MontrealTransit #PublicPrivatePartnerships #TransitWorkers Read more: https://t.co/j0ZzMHiBhU
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