Sandy and Nora talk politics Sandy Hudson & Nora Loreto

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the lack of reaction from Canadian politicians to the ICC decision to charge Israeli leadership with war crimes. Plus, encampment victories, encampment struggles and why is Jesse Brown so obsessed with Shree Paradkar?
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Story 1 - Migrants in PEI are on day 4 of hunger strike over proposed changes to immigration in that province.
 
Story 2 - Glad Day Bookstore in Toronto, the world's oldest 2SLGTBQ bookstore, faces closure.
 
Story 3 - The world reacts to Israel's massacre of people living in tents in Rafah.
 
Story 4 - Possible 2000 people dead after landslide in Papua New Guinea
 
Story 5 - The military government of Burkina Faso has declared it will stay in power for another 5 years, foregoing July's election (and planned return to democracy)
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Story 1 - Deadline was 8 AM for Palestinian solidarity activists to clear out of their encampment. Rally is on now ...
 
Story 2 - Canada set to deport the truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus accident -- after he's served his 8-year prison sentence.
 
Story 3 - The US has quietly funded two mining projects in Canada in the hopes of securing access to critical minerals as China's grip tightens around the industry.
 
Story 4 - Massacre in Rafah has killed many, the world watches in horror.
 
Story 5 - More than 100 killed in el-Fasher in Sudan as fighting intensifies between the RSF and the Sudanese military.

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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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Daily news for May 23, 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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