Sandy and Nora talk politics

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DN - SK teachers vote on offer, water even more toxic at Grassy Narrows and UK heads to the polls May 24, 2024

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Story 1 - SK teachers to vote on tentative deal.

Story 2 - Methylmercury, more toxic than mercury is now a growing compound in the English-Wabigoon river.

Story 3 - The Canadian Medical Association calls for Canada to defund its revenues so that its members can make more money on capital gains.

Story 4 - Cacao producers in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana are organizing to get higher tariffs on the fruit so that they can exit poverty. Global chocolate giants make more than $100 billion in profits.

Story 5 - The UK heads to the polls for the first time in 4.5 years.

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DN - Pickton close to death, Loblaws wants to collude with Rogers and Bell and Bung has died May 23, 2024

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Daily news for May 23, 2024

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Daily News - Cops attack students, 35 things threatening Canada and 3 USians fail at coup in Congo May 22, 2024

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Daily news for May 22, 2024

Story 1 - Cops crack heads at encampment at UQAM but activists at Ontario Tech U win huge advances from their admin.

Story 2 - Government committee identifies 35 threats to the security of Canadiands. Billionaires are number 5 though impact pretty much the entire list.

Story 3 - Countries around the world react to the ICC case against Israeli and Hamas leaders. In Canada, it took more than 31 hours for Trudeau to say anything and media to report on anything.

Story 4 - Israel attacks one of two hospitals left in northern Gaza.

Story 5 - Three Americans charged in failed and bizarre coup attenmpt in Congo.

Story 6 - William Ruto is in the US to discuss forming Kenyan-led military initiative in Haiti.

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Weaponizing the politics of identity to support Israel May 21, 2024

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In this episide, Sandy and Nora talk about how the politics of identity have been weaponized to silence people out of criticizing Israel. Plus, a former CBC producer speaks out about bias at the public broadcaster, Canada is questioning a doctor from Gaza about which members of Hamas he treated while working as a doctor and how are care and violence sometimes entwined?

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Daily News - Police shooting in Regina, sabotage at EV battery plant, Assange wins new appeal May 21, 2024

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Story 1 - SIRT investigating after " officer-involved shooting: in Regina.

Story 2 - Unexploded incindiary devices found at site of future EV battery site.

Story 3 - Omar Khadr denied an appeal with the US Supreme Court.

Story 4 - Top Iranian officials die in helicopter crash in region blanketed in thick fog.

Story 5 - The ICC issues arrest warrant for leadership of both Hamas and Israel, will allow events of Oct. 7 and the genocide of Gaza to be examined in court.

Story 6 - Julian Assange wins the right to appeal his extradition to the US.

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Daily News - SK Party meltdown, Loblaws agrees to conduct code, Chad has new leader May 17, 2024

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Daily News for May 17, 2024

Story 1 - Edmonton police say that have evidence that a serial killer operated in the 1970s. He's dead.

Story 2- Speaker of Sk's Legislative Assembly tears up membership card and makes serious allegations of harassment against the incoming speaker.

Story 3 - Loblaw agrees to voluntarily sign the Grocery Code of Conduct. Walmart is still holding out.

Story 4 - Half of telcos in Canada are not compliant in alllowing people to make complaints on their websites.

Story 5 - Phoenix rose from the ashes only to be finally killed.

Story 6 - Mahamet Deby has been elected president in Chad though election watchers are concerned about how free and fair the process was.

Story 7 - 700,000 Palestinians flee Northern Gaza as Israel lays seige again to the region and also prepares for ground invasion in the south.

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Daily News - McGill camp stays, Quebec City bridge saved and 8 farm workers killed in Florida May 16, 2024

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Daily news for May 16, 2024 - Story 1 - Double-digit profit percentage increases for two REITs making money off Halifax renters, Story 2 - McGill loses second injunction. Students have a right to stay in their encampment. Story 3 - CN will sell the Pont de Québec will be sold to the federal government for a symbolic $1 ending a very long political saga. Story 4 - A barge hits a bridge in Galveston, Texas causing an oil spill. Story 5 - 8 Mexican farm workers killed in bus crash north of Orlando. Story 6 - Drone attacks in Amhara region of Ethiopia kills some number of civilians. Story 7 - Assassintation attempt targets Robert Fico, PM of Slovakia.

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Daily News - May 15, 2024 May 15, 2024

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Daily news for May 15, 2024.

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Student encampments are built to win May 14, 2024

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the measures in place at many encampments which demonstrate how sophistocated and well organized they are -- something that is critical as they will continue to experience attack. Plus, Canada wants to scan your face to watch Internet porn.

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Daily News - May 14, 2024 May 14, 2024

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Daily news fo May 14, 2024.

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