
Alberta oil sands: bear death toll rises, Lakotas protest
Senseless killing of bears, wolves and caribou can be avoided, but the Canadian oil industry and government are putting profits before responsible environmental welfare.

Big Oil may rob Canada of jobs
There is growing concern that Canada is rapidly becoming a petro-state. And in this shift, manufacturing jobs are disappearing.

Is seal killing at an end?
Sealing - a grotesque business that involves killing seals for both their fur and meat - may soon see its last days in Canada.

Canadian lawmaker urges government to bar Cheney
Canadian legislator Don Davies is asking his government to deny the entry of Dick Cheney into Canada because the former U.S. vice president enagaged in torture, genocide and human rights vioaltions.

Air Canada flight attendant vote to strike
Flight attendants at Canada's largest airline overwhelmingly endorsed strike action on Sept 13 with results of the 10-day vote showing 5,175 ballots favoring a walkout.
50,000 Canadian postal workers locked out
The company cited $100 million in losses the strike has caused and the union's refusal to cooperate in dealing with declining mail volumes.

Canadian election brings historic shifts
Canada's historic federal election shifted the political dynamics of the country and set a new stage of struggle.
World Notes: Algeria, Greece, Canada and more
Protests in Algeria, migrant workers' hunger strike in Greece, steelworkers in Canada, and news from South Korea, Haiti, Cuba.

World Notes: Canada, Romania, Mozambique, India, Austria
The right to clean water, toxic gold mining, biofuel's human toll, measuring India's poverty, good and bad on HIV/AIDS.

The beauty and the beast of the Olympics
The Olympics should be about the beauty of sports and competition without the beast of corporate profits.

