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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 2d

A Pickering councillor has been suspended without pay seven times. I went through the integrity commissioner reports each time she was suspended.

Here's what I found:

PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 2d

This city councillor in Pickering, Ontario has now been suspended seven times. Here are the reasons why:

Lisa Robinson has a history of disruptive behaviour and associating with far-right media personalities

This City Councillor in Pickering, Ontario Has Now Been Suspended Seven Times. Here Are the Reasons Why.

Pickering city councillor Lisa Robinson has a history of disruptive behaviour and associating with far-right media personalities

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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · 4d

Migrant justice advocates have released details about working conditions at Bolero Shellfish, the seafood processing company on the Acadian Peninsula that Ottawa recently hit with a record million-dollar fine and a 10-year ban from hiring temporary foreign workers.
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Advocates reveal details about 'systematic exploitation' at New Brunswick seafood processor

YouTube video by NB Media Co-op

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 1d

First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north.

As Ontario government sells to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding support instead of extraction.

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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‘We’re losing control of our communities’: First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north

As Ontario government sells off the north to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding safety and healing instead of resource extraction

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 19h

Cool how Meta bans news publishers on Facebook, yet allows this gibberish to remain:

News Now: Florida just became rhetorical first state to ban weather modification and geoengineering flights at all state airports”

“News Now by the Epoch Times is your real-time source for breaking news. Delivered with honesty and integrity, in respect for the values and wisdom that sustain a free society”

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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 19h

As election day in Newfoundland & Labrador approaches, labour leaders say provincial candidates aren’t addressing people’s “everyday troubles”
#nlpoli #canlab
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Workers’ issues sidelined by parties, say labour groups – The Independent

As election day approaches, labour leaders say provincial candidates aren’t addressing people's “everyday troubles”

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 17h

To continue allowing economic ties with Israeli settlements is to be complicit in an illegal occupation. It sends a message that international law is optional, and that Canada is willing to look the other way.

Canada’s legal duty to end trade with Israeli settlements

Canada must act. This means enacting an immediate ban on the import of goods from illegal settlements, in line with Ireland’s example, and working toward a broader policy that rejects economic support...

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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 16h

BALADO I Maintenant qu’on a une meilleure idée de ce qu’est l’extrême droite, il est temps de faire un tour d’horizon des divers groupes et tendances présents au Québec et au Canada.

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Épisode 3 - L’extrême droite au Québec et au Canada – Pivot

Maintenant qu’on a une meilleure idée de ce qu’est l’extrême droite, il est temps de faire un tour d’horizon des divers groupes et tendances présents au

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 16h

The brother of federal Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, is the president and CEO of Intelcom, a courier company that exploits subcontracted delivery drivers for pennies per package. It stands to benefit mightily from the dismantlement and privatization of public postal services in Canada.

The privatization crisis at Canada Post

Canada Post is under attack. Political favouritism, privatized delivery, and precarious subcontracting are putting workers and public service at risk. From Intelcom’s exploitative practices to the gov...

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Justin Brake @justinbrake.bsky.social · 2d

"Failure to comply with these provisions strikes at the integrity of our political system and the public confidence in our elected officials."

Two Liberal cabinet ministers and a PC member running for re-election haven't submitted their public disclosures #nlpoli
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Liberal cabinet ministers, PC MHA have not filed public disclosures: Commissioner – The Independent

N.L. Commissioner for Legislative Commissioner Ann Chafe says Liberal MHAs Elvis Loveless and Lisa Dempster and PC MHA Lloyd Parrott are non-compliant with their public disclosure statements, which we...

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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 1d

Canada faces a critical choice in foreign policy: continue following Europe and the United States in militarization, or pursue diplomacy with growing global powers, prioritizing dialogue over containment.

Canada needs diplomacy to reach out to growing economies

Canada faces a critical choice in foreign policy: continue following Europe and the US in militarization, or pursue diplomacy with growing global powers. Yakov M. Rabkin argues that Canada should dive...

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 1d

This week's episode highlights what happens when journalists are put on a list.

How groups weaponize claims of media bias to intimidate media outlets and reshape coverage of #Israel & #Palestine under the quiet complicity of Canadian newsrooms.
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#cdnmedia #pressfreedom

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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 2d

We need to challenge the public safety discourse in the provincial election, Rhea Rollmann writes in her latest column.
#nlpoli
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More police is not the solution – The Independent

We need to challenge the public safety discourse in the provincial election

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 2d

Meanwhile on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter dot com...

@Tardwrangler007:

"fuck commies at press progressing. Remove commies from society. Put communists at press progress in forced labour camps. Sterilize everyone at press progress."

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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 2d

“Together we will rebuild what was lost and move forward towards the goals that people voted for, a better and stronger community," said newly elected Mushuau Chief Patricia Andrew. "Let us respect one another."

Read the full story from Heidi Atter...
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Natuashish band council office, cultural stage burn down hours after election – The Independent

Mushuau Innu elected Chief Patricia Andrew, who won a close race against incumbent Chief John Nui

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 2d

This city councillor in Pickering, Ontario has now been suspended seven times. Here are the reasons why:

Lisa Robinson has a history of disruptive behaviour and associating with far-right media personalities

This City Councillor in Pickering, Ontario Has Now Been Suspended Seven Times. Here Are the Reasons Why.

Pickering city councillor Lisa Robinson has a history of disruptive behaviour and associating with far-right media personalities

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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 3d

The new issue of The Grind is out around Toronto, including for the first time in 170 of these red streetboxes!

We're testing this out, so let us know if you like picking The Grind up from these boxes.

Photo of a red newspaper box with multiple publications in it on a Toronto sidewalk.

Photo of inside of newspaper box with a stack of copies of The Grind newspaper

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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 2d

VIDÉO | Des enquêtes citoyennes nous apprennent notamment que Nooran Rezayi n’aurait jamais mis la main dans son sac – un geste jusqu’ici présenté comme déclencheur des tirs policiers qui l'ont tué.

Relisez ou revoyez notre reportage de la semaine, par Oona Barrett 👇

Enquêtes citoyennes sur la mort de Nooran Rezayi : une autre version des faits – Pivot

Des proches ont recueilli des témoignages qui contredisent en partie ce qu’on avait entendu jusqu’ici.

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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 4d

With grocery giants ripping off Canadians, it’s time for a bold alternative: public grocery stores.

Food analyst Aaron Vansintjan explains how a publicly-run grocery option could solve the crisis of skyrocketing food costs.

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Why Canada needs public grocery stores

YouTube video by The Breach

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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 4d

With a ceasefire possibly going into effect today, we're posting this article from our new print issue, talking to five Torontonians about their experiences opposing the genocide over the last two years.

In Their Own Words: Torontonians on Opposing the Genocide for Two Years

We asked five Torontonians what life has been like here while witnessing and opposing Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 4d

OPINION | « Le cessez-le-feu? Ne nous laissons pas berner. »

La chronique de Martin Forgues 👇

D’Israël au Canada : l’inversion du Mal – Pivot

Cessez-le-feu ou non, en Israël comme au cœur de l’Empire, l’extrême droite est bien installée et compte bien détruire les « Autres » et l’opposition politique.

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NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social · 4d

our gorgeous poster for our 5th anniversary celebration and slash need's record release show is finally here!

grab your tickets here:
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NDY & New feeling co-op present SLASH NEED, HRT, Doctor Cement November 15 St Stephen in the Fields $20 Adv 8pm. A Slash Need record release and NEw Feeling Co-op 5 year anniversary celebration

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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · 4d

New Brunswick’s $2.1B seafood industry relies on migrant workers, yet they face unsafe conditions, layoffs, poor housing, and limited access to services.

Watch this workshop on debunking myths and building solidarity with migrant workers in New Brunswick.
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Debunking Myths, Building Solidarity with Migrant Workers in New Brunswick

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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 5d

“If you are seeing this video we’ve been attacked at sea & abducted by Israeli forces or forces of another country complicit in genocide of the Palestinian people," Sadie Mees of St. John's says in a video posted Wednesday. #cdnpoli #nlpoli #Gaza
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6 Canadians, including 3 from N.L., taken by Israeli forces – The Independent

: Nimâ Machouf, Sadie Mees, Nikita Stapleton, Mskwaasin Agnew, Devoney Ellis and Khurram Musti Khan were the six Canadians aboard the Conscience vessel

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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 5d

VIDÉO | Des proches du jeune Nooran Rezayi, abattu par la police de Longueuil, mènent leurs propres enquêtes, qui contredisent en partie ce qu'on avait entendu jusqu'ici.

Un reportage vidéo d'Oona Barrett 👇

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Mort de Nooran Rezayi tué par la police : une autre version des faits #québec #police

YouTube video by Pivot

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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 5d

Introducing 'The Home Stretch', our new housing column from housing advocate Hope Jamieson.

"Housing is, in fact, a human right. Whether or not you care about human rights and dignity, though, there’s also a financial case to be made for ending homelessness."
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The case for affordable housing – The Independent

Whether you're concerned with human rights or simply with dollars, investing in affordable housing makes sense

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