Fed up with being fleeced, North Americans are flocking to co-operative savings societies. Wayne Ellwood reports.
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Canada quits Afghanistan, almost
Canadian troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan this month. In theory, at least, reports Wayne Ellwood.
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- Wayne Ellwood
- July 1, 2011
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Fracking the world
Hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’ – Big Oil’s newest way to extract natural gas from an exhausted planet – comes with a terrible environmental price tag. Joyce Nelson digs deeper.
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- Joyce Nelson
- May 1, 2011
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Stop the tar sands trade talks
A protest against opening the EU’s doors to Canada’s polluting tar sands
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- Rowenna Davis
- March 1, 2011
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Climate criminal Canada sets its sights on Europe
6th round of Canada-EU trade negotiations, Brussels: 16-21 January
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- Jess Worth
- January 16, 2011
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Cook feels the heat
- Roxana Olivera
- September 1, 2010
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Canadians’ ‘seamier’ side
The land of wheat and maple syrup
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- July 1, 2007
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West Bengal bans strikes in call centres
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- Asian Labour Update
- May 2, 2005
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Nicole:‘I’m out here for a reason; I’m not regretting it any more’
From panhandling to picking up on a lost education in Toronto, Canada. Interview by Noreen Shanahan.
- Noreen Shanahan
- April 1, 2005
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State of Fear
The war on terror has provoked a global state of siege. Richard Swift sees a spreading ‘occupation mentality’ that may be visiting your neighbourhood soon.
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- Richard Swift
- March 1, 2005
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