Canada
Canadians fight voter suppression efforts
March 21, 2014Opposition continues to grow against efforts by the right-wing Conservative government of Stephen Harper to impose voter suppression legislation in Canada.
Read moreCanadian right trying to copycat U.S.-style voter suppression
February 26, 2014The right-wing Conservative Party government of Stephen Harper is trying to push through U.S. Republican-style voter suppression legislation in Canada.
Read moreOil sands are Canada’s environmental nightmare
November 25, 2013Oil companies have not yet fulfilled promises to develop new technologies to treat toxic water in the tailing ponds, and fears exist that this dirty water will sit there for decades, leaking toxic water.
Read moreCanadians sue spy agency over secret surveillance
October 28, 2013As with the National Security Agency in the United States, Canada's spy agency, has come under fire after it was revealed that the agency is illegally spying on Canadians.
Read moreTrain carrying oil derails, sets Alberta town ablaze
October 22, 2013A train carrying crude and petroleum derailed and caused explosions near the Canadian village of Gainford, Alberta, forcing the entire community to evacuate, and firefighters have decided they must let the resulting blaze burn itself out.
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