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Israel announces new settlements despite ongoing peace negotiations with Palestine

August 12 2013 // News

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As Israel and Palestine undergo peace talks, several Palestinian negotiators are calling out Israel, saying that as long as Israel continues with settlement expansion, it is not looking for peace.

Al-Jazeera News is reporting Israel’s housing minister announced Sunday that it plans to build 12-hundred homes for settlers along annexed East Jerusalem and West Bank. 

Treaty being blocked by B.C. First Nation community

August 12 2013 // News

An investment treaty between Canada and China is being blocked by the Hupacasath First Nation in B.C.

According to CBC News , the small BC First Nations community said in federal court in June that the federal government must consult with First Nations before signing agreements such as the investment treaty in question.

Federal Government lawyers have argued that any duty to consult First Nations does not apply in this case.

Montrealers raise social justice concerns at Villanueva Vigil

August 12 2013 // News
Friday marked the fifth year since Fredy Villanueva was shot by a police officer in Montreal North. 
 
A vigil was held in his memory by the Comité de soutien à Dany Villanueva at Henri Bourassa park. 
 
In a report by the Gazette, one Montrealer at the vigil was concerned at Judge André Perreault's final word on this case. 
 
The coroner’s inquest been ongoing for five years, according to Alexandre Popovic. He says that he's hoping that the inquest will bear fruit.
 

CJLO News - August 9 2013

August 9 2013 // News
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CJLO News - August 7 2013

August 7 2013 // News
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CJLO News - August 5 2013

August 5 2013 // News
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Yukoners want better refund for recyclables

August 5 2013 // News

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The residents' of the Yukon Territory are asking for higher refunds when they recycle beverage cans and bottles.

CBC News reports, that a 10 cent surchange is applied on any aluminum and plastic bottle or can purchased in the territory. When returned to the store for recycling, the refund is only 5-cents.

Recycling centres who handle the material get the difference for property handling and processing the containers.

Honduras military takes over country's main jail

August 5 2013 // News

Military personnel have been sent to Honduras' main prison following a deadly riot.

According to BBC News, the riot broke out due to a fight between gang members and other prisoners, resulting in the deaths of three inmates.

Authorities later found hand grenades and firearms in the prison. A military takeover of the prison has been undertaken.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights reports that Honduran jails are regulated by the inmates themselves. The IACHR characterizes the country's prisons as "impoverished, overcrowded, and corrupt".

Cargo ship and tugboat collide at the Port of Montreal

August 5 2013 // News

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A group of investigators will be visiting Montreal in order to find out what happened in a water collision in the Port of Montreal.

CTV News is reporting an 186-metre cargo carrier ship crashed into a tugboat at around 9 pm on Saturday night.

The cargo ship was built in 2010 and was flying the national flag of Panama. 

A spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said there were no spills or injuries and emergency services were not called to the scene.

Second RCMP related death in Alberta this weekend

August 5 2013 // News

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A man is dead after being tasered by an RCMP officer in Alberta.

According to CBC, the 27 year old man died in hospital Sunday morning.

He had been taken into custody Friday night after an altercation with three RCMP officers at a gas station.

ASIRT Executive Director Clifton Purvis said officers used a taser to subdue the man before handcuffing him.

CJLO News - August 2 2013

August 2 2013 // News
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Energy company announces cross-country pipeline project, faces criticism

August 2 2013 // News
A Canadian energy company has formally laid out plans for its national pipeline project on Thursday - and critics aren't happy.  
 
According to CBC News, the Trans-Canada corporation has announced it's moving forward with the "Energy East" Pipeline project. 
 
A total of 1.1 million barrels of crude oil is expected to be delivered from Alberta to New Brunswick by 2018. 
 
As provincial leaders are giving the thumbs up, Environmental advocate Gretchen Fitzgerald are among the critics giving the thumbs down. 
 

Protesters camp out overnight, opposed to fracking deal in U.K.

August 2 2013 // News

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Protestors against fracking have been in daily confrontations with police in the U.K. after a fracking deal was reached there a little over a week ago.

Al-Jazeera News reports, that energy company, Caudrilla was given the O.K. in their exploration bid for oil, to drill into the British countryside.

Blanchard unable to block Accurso contract

August 2 2013 // News

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Mayor Laurent Blanchard says he’s unable to block a contract with Accurso, an asphalt company that is linked to a man faced with numerous charges of fraud and corruption.

According to the Gazette, Blanchard held a press conference Thursday morning to answer why a company named in the Charbonneau Commission was awarded a contract to supply paving materials… and continues to hold said contract.

CJLO News - July 31 2013

July 31 2013 // News
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