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OpenMedia.ca — We are constantly amazed, but never surprised, at what the pro-Internet community can accomplish when we work together. With a couple clicks and a few keystrokes, we can share our thoughts across the world at 300,000 km/second. That’s ...

Green Party leader Mike Schreiner expressed strong opposition to Enbridge’s Line 9B in a letter to the National Energy Board (NEB) yesterday. “Enbridge’s Line 9 proposal presents Ontario with significant risks while providing the province with no benefits,” says Schreiner. ...

Last month, Eli Lilly, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in North America, filed a lawsuit against Canadian taxpayers for $500 million dollars. On what basis is an American corporation suing us for such an outrageous sum you ask? The ...

Wolf Chrapko — (HAMILTON, ON) On Wednesday August 14th the 13 individuals arrested and charged under the Trespass to Property Act during a blockade of a local oil pumping station will have their first court appearance. On the morning of June ...

Valerie Dugale — Close to 800 public elementary school teachers will attend the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) in Toronto from August 12-15 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. They will debate, and set ...

SumOfUS.org — When grassroots activists dared to challenge the global biotech giant Monsanto, it hired the world’s largest private army, Blackwater, to infiltrate and monitor their groups. And when a union stood up to Walmart’s unfair treatment of its workers, ...

Statistics Canada has just announced that the national unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.2 per cent for the month of July. Employment declines were concentrated among youths aged 15 to 24, as a result of less hiring this July compared ...

 Column By David White — If you play word association with a wine enthusiast and throw out the word “Oregon,” chances are pretty high that the response will be “Pinot Noir.” For good reason. In the 1960s, a handful of ...

Five years after a huge explosion occurred at Sunrise Propane on Murray Road in Downsview, some residents are now concerned abut dangerous “toxic” train traffic. After learning that the train involved in the tragic event in Lac-Mégantic traveled through Toronto, ...

Global and financial market developments continue to make headlines with the U.S. producing positive economic results and emerging market equities showing the potential of a promising future. Meanwhile, growth in China remains sluggish and Japan’s workforce continues to shrink. With ...