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Satirical News Site Le Journal de Mourréal Shut Down By Quebecor Lawsuit
Yesterday, Janick Murray-Hall announced that his satirical news site and Journal de Montéal (JdeM) pardoy Le Journal de Mourréal would cease all operations. In a […]
Two Montreal Events in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter this Week
Around 300 people gathered in Montreal on Wednesday to protest police treatment of black people, both here and in the US. Over a thousand people […]
50 CBSA Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike in Ontario
While Syrian refugees have been greeted with widely applauded warmth by the Canadian government, other immigrants, jailed without trial, are resorting to a hunger strike […]
Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and Dallas Remind Us That Black Lives Matter
A few years ago, following the Michael Brown shooting, FOX News host Sean Hannity explained that he never has problems with police because when he […]
Chilcot Report: Tony Blair’s “Ill-Prepared War” that Canada Narrowly Avoided
The UK’s Iraq war inquiry just came to a damning conclusion: Ex-PM Tony Blair led the country into an ill-prepared war under false pretenses. The […]
Did Pride Toronto Just Choose Police Over its Alliance with Black Lives Matter?
Black Lives Matter – Toronto (BLMTO)’s move to demand a more racially inclusive Pride parade descended into a heated debate over police presence at the […]
Quebec City Mayor Backtracks on his Proposed Pit Bull Ban
With Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre’s proposed ban on new pit bulls set for a vote in September, opponents of Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL) just caught a […]
Trading P. K. Subban: The Cultural Impact on Montreal
In case you haven’t heard, the Montreal Canadiens traded P.K. Subban to the Nashville Predators for fellow all-star defenseman Shea Weber. As a playoff bandwagon […]
De-Escalation Training: “A Matter of Life and Death” says Ontario’s Ombudsman
People in crisis die at the hands of police officers too often and it’s not because those officers don’t follow the rules. “It’s because they […]