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Redeye
A progressive take on current events. Produced by an independent media collective at Vancouver Cooperative Radio.
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RedeyeCanadian arms shipments contribute to humanitarian disaster in Yemen
The Saudi-led bombing and blockade of Yemen has led to the death of 250,000 people and created the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. On Jan 25, people…
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Impact of real estate investment trusts on affordable rental properties
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are large investment companies that own, and in most cases operate, rental apartment buildings. Housing activists say…
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Canadian supermarkets throw out billions of tons of good food each year
Canadian supermarkets throw out tons of unsold food every day. A common misunderstanding is that this food is rotten and useless. The truth is that most food…
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New book argues for radical transformation of Canadian history in schools
Canadian history, as many of us learned it in high school, leaves out or distorts the histories of many Canadians who do not fit into the prescribed narrative…
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Albertans unite in opposition to plans for open-pit coalmines in Rockies
In May last year, the Alberta government cancelled blanket environmental protections that had been in place since the 1970s, paving the way for foreign mining…
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City Beat: Vancouver finally pays attention to financial crisis at the PNE
The 4,300 unionized employees who work at the publicly-owned Hastings Park at the Pacific National Exhibition have been left out of Canada's economic recovery…
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Proposed digital vaccination 'passport' raises scientific and ethical concerns
As the world struggles with the second wave of the pandemic and vaccines are being rolled out, we are starting to hear calls for an app that could store a…
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Canada fails to sign UN treaty to abolish nuclear weapons
In 2017 the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons started an international movement to develop a treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. On…
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Uvagut TV brings Inuit-language programming to Canada's North, 24/7
On Jan 18, Nunavut Independent Television made history when it launched Canada’s first all-Inuit Inuktut TV channel. Uvagut TV is the first Indigenous–language…
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New guide explains laws that protect marine ecosystems in BC
There are a complex web of laws and jurisdictional issues that affect our coasts and oceans. The question is how we can use these laws to better protect our…
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Trustee to bring motion to prevent VSB from selling off school property
The Vancouver School Boards owns billions of dollars worth of property around Vancouver, including the land that the Kingsgate Mall is located on. Some VSB…
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Transition off fossil fuels can be good for workers and the environment
As the climate emergency advances, we need to push for a just transition for everyone. Workers in extractive industries, and the communities that depend on…
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Report gives RCMP slap on the wrist for spying on anti-pipeline activists
Six years ago, the BC Civil Liberties Association made a complaint against the RCMP after it discovered that it spied on the activities of people opposed to…
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One of Vancouver's biggest development corporations Indigenous owned
The MST Corporation is a partnership between the Musqueam Indian Band and the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nation and it’s the developer of a big parcel of land…
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Narrowing the gap between rich and poor makes everyone healthier
The global pandemic has deepened the divide between the wealthy and those struggling to make ends meet. This crisis of inequality has fostered new calls for a…
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English country mansions, colonialism and historic slavery
The National Trust manages historic properties and areas of countryside in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In September, the Trust commissioned a report…
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BC government decision on future of Site C dam expected any day
British Columbia's energy minister says he has received a report on the status of the Site C dam project and will present its findings to cabinet soon. Bruce…
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Great Anarchists: Short biographies of ten founders of modern anarchist thought
The newly released book Great Anarchists aims to bring radical ideas to a wider, non-academic audience. The book presents a series of vignettes on ten…
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People living with chronic alcohol dependency also need a safe supply
As B.C. expands the safe supply program for illicit drugs, researchers are calling on the province to do the same for people living with severe alcohol…
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Critical need for federal standards in the provision of long-term care
The tragic deaths of thousands of seniors in care homes has highlighted the critical need for federal standards in the provision of long-term care. The…
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Fundamental change needed to ensure fair distribution of vaccines
The vaccine rollout in Canada has given us the sense that there is light at the end of the tunnel. But the pandemic continues to rage, and the picture for…
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Feds energy plan could see small nuclear reactors in remote communities
In September, the Canadian government signalled its intention to develop nuclear power as part of its investment in clean technology companies. One aspect of…
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Companies overstate benefits of coal mining in mountain caribou habitat
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives takes a look at the economic performance of coal mines located in mountain caribou habitat in…
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City Beat looks at how Lower Mainland municipalities coped with 2020
City councils around the Lower Mainland are wrapping up a busy year, full of unprecedented challenges and crises. Redeye’s City Beat reporter Ian Mass joins us…
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Canada needs to rebuild capacity to produce medications and vaccines
As countries are rolling out plans to distribute new vaccines for Covid-19, Canada has to depend on foreign corporations to produce and obtain vaccines. But…
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Parliamentary resolution signals intent to start new cold war on China
On November 18, the federal Conservatives convinced the NDP, Greens and the Bloc to support a motion declaring that the People’s Republic of China is…
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Killing of Iranian nuclear scientist dangerous and an assault on diplomacy
Medea Benjamin of Code Pink for Peace condemns the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and says it’s aimed at derailing future…
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Art Heals: A podcast about the arts and mental health
A group of dedicated volunteers has just launched a new podcast about the arts and mental health. When the team, led by music producer Earle Peach, got…
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CleanBC strategy at odds with NDP subsidies to oil and gas
The BC NDP say that its CleanBC plan will put the province on the path to a cleaner, better future. However, this climate strategy seems at odds with the…
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Covid-19 related job losses mean thousands of students face deportation
Over 16,000 petitions were delivered to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino’s office in November calling for changes to student work permit rules before Dec…
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Canadian government's net-zero law a good start but needs teeth
In November, the federal government tabled legislation that makes net-zero emissions by 2050 a legally-binding target. While this is being seen as a positive…
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TMX and Keystone XL not needed, according to federal energy body
Canada Energy Regulator just came out with its latest long-term energy outlook. The analysis in the report shows that with even modest new climate policies…
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New VPD unit could lead to more street checks in downtown core
At a time when the Vancouver Police department is under pressure from a broad range of activist groups and the City of Vancouver to end street checks, it has…
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Canadian citizenship study guide should tell the truth about racism
Discover Canada is the official study guide for people who are preparing to take the Canadian citizenship test. But its portrayal of Canada is far from…
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Vancouver passes motion to dramatically ramp up action on climate change
Vancouver City Council just spent two weeks discussing the climate emergency plan they asked staff to develop last year. They heard from 75 speakers both for…
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New mystery novel by Vancouver comedian and playwright Charles Demers
A long tradition of the amateur detective exists in the mystery genre. The latest sleuth is Annick Boudreau, a clinical psychologist created by a Vancouver…
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Gates Foundation investments in Covid-19 therapies hidden from view
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is reported to be the largest private foundation in the world holding almost $47 billion in assets. During the Covid-19…
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Canada In The World: Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination
Justin Trudeau once claimed that Canada had no colonial past. A new book just out from Fernwood Press would disagree. Canada In the World looks closely at…
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Time to end Canada's highly secretive no-fly list
The Canadian government has announced that the final provisions of the Secure Air Travel Regulations are now in force. These new regulations modify Canada’s No…
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Families and residents suffer due to visit restrictions for care homes
More than 150 residents of long-term care and assisted living homes have lost their lives to Covid-19. However, tens of thousands more have been deeply…
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Greek judge rules Golden Dawn a criminal gang, not a political party
On October 7, a huge crowd of people gathered outside a court building in Athens. They were waiting to hear the verdict in the trial of 68 members of the…
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Container terminal expansion threatens salmon, orcas, bird migration
The Fraser estuary is one of the largest estuaries on the Pacific coast of North America. It is the rearing grounds for Canada’s most productive salmon runs…
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More than 200 scholars warn of global threats to democracy
Over 200 scholars of 20th century authoritarianism have signed an open letter of concern about the current state of democracy. The letter was released just a…
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Court challenge to Quebec's secularism law opens in Montreal
A constitutional test of Quebec's Bill 21 began Monday in the Quebec Superior Court in Montreal. The law, which was passed last year, prohibits public…
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Broad coalition forms in BC to counter serious declines in fish and wildlife
British Columbia in known around the world for its beautiful natural scenery and abundant wildlife. But some species in BC have been dwindling. Sockeye salmon…
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Campaign to rebuild Little Mountain housing wins important victory
Built in the 1950s, the Little Mountain social housing complex was a key public asset in Vancouver. 13 years ago, the BC Liberals sold the housing to a private…
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Vancouver City Council to debate climate emergency recommendations
In January 2019, Vancouver City Council unanimously approved OneCity Councillor Christine Boyle's motion declaring that we are in a global state of climate…
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Chileans vote overwhelmingly in favour of drafting a new constitution
On October 24, Chile voted in favour of replacing its neoliberal constitution written more than 40 years ago under the military dictatorship of General Augusto…
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New report on Site C casts doubt on project's financial viability
A new report on the current and future viability of the Site C dam on the Peace River was released this month in the midst of BC’s recent election campaign…
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How to protect your community when the mining industry comes to town
If a mining company comes into a community to prospect for a mine and community members don’t want it there, they have to hit the ground running. A new book is…
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A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency
It’s 2020, and Canada is not on track to meet our greenhouse gas emissions targets. To do so, we’ll need radical systemic change to how we live and work—and…
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Let's Ride: Make Public Transit BC Wide
British Columbians relied heavily on a private carrier until Greyhound abandoned its BC routes in 2018, stranding thousands of highway bus users. What’s left…
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Race, class, and the silent epidemic of pedestrian deaths
In the United States, Black and Latino pedestrians more likely to get hit by a car than white pedestrians They are less likely to own cars and more likely to…
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A feminist recovery plan for Canada
A new report points out that women, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people are at the forefront of Canada’s pandemic response. More than half of women workers…
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Non-federal levels of government could act on decriminalization of drugs
Municipal and provincial levels of government say that their hands are tied when it comes to bringing about decriminalization of drugs in their jurisdictions…
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Black Canadians report far worse Covid-related health and social outcomes
Black Canadians are more than three times as likely as the general population to know someone who died of Covid-19. This is just one of the findings of a new…
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Understanding the role of climate change in California's forest fires
Research over the past 15 years shows that climate change has drastically amplified the conditions that help wildfires ignite and spread. Simon Donner is a…
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BC government releases long-awaited report on old-growth forests
The recently released report, A New Future for Old Forests, contains 14 recommendations on how BC can better manage its endangered old-growth forests. Jens…
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Cheryl Foggo on her new film about legendary Black cowboy John Ware
John Ware is an iconic figure in the history of southern Alberta. He was a Black pioneer and rancher who settled in the province before the turn of the…
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City Beat: Housing, homelessness and public health
Lower Mainland city councils got back to work this week with no shortage of challenging topics on the agenda. Vancouver City Council discussed a whole raft of…