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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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RedeyeWaapake: Director Jules Koostachin's deeply personal look at intergenerational trauma
For generations, the suffering of residential school Survivors has radiated outward, impacting Indigenous families and communities. In her new documentary…
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City Beat: ABC pushes through with pro-developer, pro-police agenda
Ian Mass joins us to talk about several housing-related motions before Council next week, including a proposal for high-end apartment and office buildings in…
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Indigenous people trapped in poverty-to-prison pipeline
Indigenous people represent only 5% of the population in Canada, but they make up a third of the prison population. Jennifer Duncan is a Dene lawyer and she…
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UN slavery rapporteur calls for permanent status for all migrants in Canada
The UN special rapporteur on slavery paid an official visit to Canada in late August to assess the government’s efforts to prevent and address contemporary…
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Logging of old growth forests continues despite government promises
This is a critical moment for forests in British Columbia. Three years have passed since the B.C. government promised to work with First Nations to implement a…
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City Beat: Sale of school properties, 2024 Vancouver budget, and more
This season, retired teacher and former MLA David Chudnovsky joins our regular City Beat reporter Ian Mass. Today they talk about the 2024 Vancouver budget…
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Deregulation of tuition fees sidelines low-income students (encore)
There has been a rapid increase in Canadian university tuition fees, creating a barrier for low-income students and widening the gap between privileged…
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Trans Mountain's full financial picture hidden from Canadians (encore)
In February this year, the estimated cost of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project jumped by more than 70%. When the Trans Mountain Corporation…
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Premier Eby commits to protecting 30 per cent of province's land by 2030 (encore)
The BC government under Premier David Eby has signaled new directions on protecting BC lands. They have committed to protect 30 percent of the province’s land…
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Gentrification Is Inevitable, And Other Lies (encore)
Of all of the processes that are reshaping cities today, gentrification is probably one of the most misunderstood. In her new book, Gentrification is…
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Canadian Blood Services sign deal to privatize plasma collection (encore)
In December last year, Canadian Blood Services signed a 15-year deal with a for-profit plasma corporation to privatize plasma collection in Canada. BloodWatch…
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The Care We Dream Of re-imagines health care through an LGBTQ+ lens (encore)
The pandemic brought into focus the urgent need for a public health that serves everyone in the community, including those who have traditionally been…
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End of random police stops in Quebec a victory against racial profiling (encore)
In November last year, the Superior Court of Quebec issued a landmark decision, finding that police roadside interceptions are often based on skin colour…
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Disinformation by pharmaceutical industry undermines drug price reform (encore)
Canada’s drug prices are the fourth highest in the developed world. New guidelines aimed at lowering prescription drug prices have been in process for more…
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Dental care system fails to meet primary goal of Canada Health Act (encore)
Millions of Canadians do not have dental coverage, with 1 in 5 children and over half of seniors without access to regular dental care. A forthcoming book by…
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Kinuavit - What's Your Name (encore)
In 2001, Dr. Norma Dunning applied to the Nunavut Beneficiary program, seeking legal recognition of her status as an Inuk woman. In the application process…
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Urgent need for ban on use of facial recognition technology by police (encore)
On October 4 last year, a parliamentary committee released a new report on facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence. The committee stopped…
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Report on overdose crisis "another disappointment" for people who use drugs (encore)
On November 1st last year, a provincial committee released their report on the toxic drug supply and overdose crisis. The report contains 37 recommendations…
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UK firm claims using BC wood pellets to generate electricity is green (encore)
A massive electricity plant in Northeast England that has transitioned from coal to wood pellets claims it is creating green energy. But a protest movement in…
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They Sigh or They Give You the Look: Discrimination and Status Card Usage (encore)
People with Indian Status cards face stigma and discrimination on a daily basis when they show their cards at stores or to officials, according to a landmark…
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Tsqelmucwilc: The Kamloops Indian Residential School - Resistance and A Reckoning (encore)
Tsqelmucwilc is the story of the children who survived the Kamloops Indian Residential School. It is based on the 1988 book Resistance and Renewal, a…
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New history traces Canada's punitive approach to people who use heroin (encore)
Flawed ideas about heroin and people who use it have shaped drug law and policy in Canada for decades. An illustrated book by Susan Boyd traces the history of…
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Unveiling the Chilly Climate: The Suppression of Speech on Palestine (encore)
A report by Independent Jewish Voices documents in detail the reprisals, harassment and intimidation faced by Canadians who engage in scholarship and activism…
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Standoff: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It (encore)
Judging by the constant stream of news reports of standoffs and confrontations, it’s apparent that Canada’s reconciliation project has gone off the rails…
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Why children are fleeing from BC's child welfare system
A new report published last month by the office of the Representative for Children and Youth seeks to understand why hundreds of children are disappearing from…
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Long Covid sufferers face many barriers to care
A new research review examines how people with long Covid have struggled to get information about their condition. It says patients’ experiences seeking…
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Fewer than half of British Columbians have good jobs
The rise of the gig economy using platforms like Uber and Skip the Dishes has led to a steep rise in the prevalence of precarious work. Precarious work is not…
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White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver
360 Riot Walk is an immersive, self-guided 360 ° video walking tour of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver. Now, a book based on the walk adds new…
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Canadian academics call on city officials to stop evicting unhoused people
Academics from universities across Canada have issued an open letter calling for an end to the eviction of encampments in Vancouver. The letter is in response…
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Hassan Diab convicted and sentence to life despite no new evidence
Hassan Diab has been entangled in a 15-year legal battle against claims he is a terrorist. Last week, the Assize Court in Paris found Dr. Diab guilty of…
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City Beat: Accessibility, pedestrian safety, and more
The last Vancouver City Council approved a plan to make Vancouver the most accessible city in the world. The new ABC majority had “best in the world” as one of…
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Soundscape of Saturna wetland now award-winning book and multimedia exhibit
Eight years ago multidisciplinary artist Mark Timmings and digital media artist Brady Marks joined forces to create the Wetland Project, a soundscape focusing…
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Calls for abolition of RCMP's Community Industry Response group
C-IRG is a specially trained section of the RCMP, established in 2017, who are responsible for intervening in conflicts between local communities and industry…
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Refugees find themselves stranded following overnight expansion of STCA
The Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement came into effect in 2004. Under the agreement, those applying for refugee status in either country at an official…
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City Beat: Removal of tents on Hastings, school closures, wine in grocery stores
Vancouver City Council met this week to consider the recent clearing of the Downtown Eastside tent city on Hastings Street, the sale of wine in grocery stores…
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Federal government's proposed AI and Data Act deeply flawed
Leading privacy, technology and civil liberties experts are urging Canadian Members of Parliament to vote against the federal government’s proposed Artificial…
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Involuntary treatment for people who overdose broadly condemned
Involuntary treatment is currently allowed under B.C.'s Mental Health if a doctor deems it necessary for a person’s health and safety, as well as the safety of…
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Discussions of foreign interference in elections can turn toxic
Special rapporteur David Johnston has been tasked with assessing the extent and impact of foreign interference in Canada’s electoral processes. On March 21…
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Evaluating Canada's pandemic response through a gender lens
In the early days of the pandemic, feminist organizations around the world called for a recovery that would respond to immediate needs and advance structural…
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City Beat: Bear spray, fountains, loss of park and farmland, and more
Ian Mass joins us with his City Beat report for March 25 to talk about bear spray, ornamental water fountains, parks and farm land becoming industrial lands…
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New media accountability project challenges inaccuracies about Palestinians
For most Canadians, information about the world events comes via the corporate media. And while reporters may strive to be objective, the corporations who…
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Class action suit against RCMP for breach of charter rights at Fairy Creek
Two media professionals filed a class action lawsuit against the RCMP this month for allegedly breaching their Charter rights, and the constitutional rights of…
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National Farmers Union supports status for migrant workers in Canada
In March, police announced the bust of a major international labour trafficking ring in Ontario. Earlier this year, some of the workers had contacted the…
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Fish farms continue to threaten survival of wild salmon in British Columbia
At the beginning of March, the annual wild salmon juvenile out-migration begins. At this moment in Clayoquot Sound, as the young fish head out to sea, they are…
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New documentary by Marie Clements a look at the life of Niall McNeil
Niall McNeil is an accomplished artist, a lifelong performer and a person with Down syndrome. Marie Clements is a renowned Canadian writer, director and…
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Sue Big Oil campaign aims to make polluters pay for costs of climate crisis
The polluters must pay. That’s the message of a new campaign to hold the fossil fuel industry to account for the mounting costs of the climate crisis. Sue Big…
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Fracking and harms to human health
As B.C. continues to ramp up fracking for natural gas, we are seeing an increasing number of studies describing human health harms to those living close to…
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BC budget rejects austerity with increases to housing, health care and more
BC’s first budget under Premier David Eby was released on Tuesday. It includes funding increases in housing, health care, income supports and cost of living…
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BC budget falls short on biodiversity, old growth, and the environment
BC’s first budget under Premier David Eby included substantial funding increases in a number of areas that will benefit British Columbians. But following a…
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City Beat: Big jump in property taxes, sale of non-market housing and more
Ian Mass joins us with his City Beat report to talk about Vancouver city council debating a staff report proposing a 9.7% tax increase, an announcement that…
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Federal-provincial deal fails to protect health care
Most people have the sense that health care in Canada is in crisis. Health care funding and responsibility is kicked around like a political football. Most…
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Artist and farm workers collaborate to celebrate shared cultural heritage
An art exhibition in Grand Forks last summer showed gallery visitors images of Mexican temporary farm workers that don’t fit the stereotype. The men were in…
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Proposals for Vancouver's missing middle housing a "big disappointment"
Vancouver City planners see their missing middle housing proposals as an important opportunity to fulfil ABC Vancouver’s housing promises. Abundant Housing…
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Inquest into Nicole Chan's death raises questions about policing culture
Nicole Chan was a police officer employed by the Vancouver Police Department. She was 30 years old when she died by suicide in 2019. At the time of her death…
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Pulp mill closures the result of decades of over logging of BC forests
Ben Parfitt says that the pending closure of a pulp mill in Prince George and the loss of 300 high-paying jobs in the community is just the beginning of what…
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BC's decriminalization plan doesn't go far enough
Starting January 31, the province of BC decriminalized the personal possession of certain types and amounts of drugs. But the policy does not cover some…
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City Beat: Carbon budget, climate justice charter, and equity lens on bylaws
Colonialism and systemic racism are embedded in Vancouver’s bylaws. A motion before Vancouver Council wants to take a deep dive into these bylaws using an…
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Canada's obsession with SUVs and pickup trucks threatens climate goals
Despite the climate crisis, 80% of new vehicles sold in Canada in the last two years were SUVs and pickup trucks, up from 55% a decade ago. A research team at…
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Amnesty Canada's debut podcast tackles racism, surveillance and protest
We are probably all familiar with the letter-writing campaigns of Amnesty International. Now Amnesty Canada has a new podcast: Rights Back at You. The podcast…
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Director Nisha Pahuja on her new film To Kill A Tiger
In a small Indian village, Ranjit wakes up to find that his 13-year-old daughter has not returned home from a family wedding. A few hours later, she’s found…