Sandy and Nora talk politics

Story 1 - After 5 years, a $2m corruption and harassment probe into the Durham Police has turned up ... nothing. Not that there is no problem, it hasn't reported at all.  Story 2 - A shortage of nurses and doctors in remote First Nations communities is killing people.  Story 3 - Throw out your Silk and Great Value almond, oat, cashew and coconut milk ASAP.  Story 4 - Lady accused of producing fraudulent timesheets bilked federal departments and Crown corps some $250,000. But her supervisors didn't notice and it took the RCMP to read them and say, wait, what? Story 5 - Orban, as the new president of the EU, is on a tour to try and stop the war in Ukraine. But Western countries think that he's causing more harm than good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora look at the current state of politics, in light of recent elections in the UK and France. Plus, the Lancet warns that deaths in Gaza could be as high as 186,000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - Record deaths from toxic drugs in New Brunswick in 2023.  Story 2 - Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg is planning to pay for AI-power weapons detection.  Story 3 - Edmonton police shot and killed a man, three minutes of video of the confrontation has been deleted. Story 4 - New defence pact between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger as the three countries quit ECOWAS. Story 5 - 11 dead in landslide at illegal gold mine in Indonesia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - ILWU Local 514 set to strike, but the employer is set to lock them out. Story 2 - New report details horrors of residential school to push back against residential school denialism. Story 3 - The Lancet estimates that the death toll in Gaza could be higher than 186,000. Story 4 - Environmental activists jailed in Cambodia.  Story 5 - France's leftwing coalition beats back the fascists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - 150 anomalies have been found at the site of the former residential school at Pimicikmamak.Story 2 - Strike at the LCBO for the first time in the Crown's history. Story 3 - Pro-Palestinian protesters at Western refuse to leave. Story 4 - Israel moves to make the biggest land grab in the West Bank since the Oslo Accords. Story 5 - With a small percentage of the popular vote, Labour careens to victory in the UK.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - Brian Nadler's first degree murder charges tossed out on Day 1 of his trial.  Story 2 - The John Howard Society of PEI warns that there are a high number of people being released from jail into homelessness. Story 3 - Legal Aid Alberta is about to cease operations over fight with the province about funding and control. Story 4 - 47 people killed in police-involved incidents so far this year in Canada. Story 5 - Nearly 20 dead in Khan Younes, Israeli settlers burn fields south of Hebron and attack fire services so they can't put the fires out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news for July 3, 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what Canadians can learn about the current political crisis in the United States, and how Canada is hurtling towards the same demise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - Winnipeggers rally for more international students to be able to stay in Canada. Story 2 - WestJet mechanics make gains after strike.  Story 3 - Israel tells people to clear out of Khan Younes sparking fears of a new ground invasion there. Story 4 - Fascists win 33% of the vote in France and Macron's party will make the difference in trying to get the leftwing regroupment ahead in next rounds of voting.  Story 5 - A UN working group calls for Imran Khan to be released from prison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story 1 - OPP shoot and kill man in part that hosted armed resistance against the Department of Indian Affairs 50 years ago. Story 2 - Safe injection site in Timmins to close due to a lack of provincial funding. Users warn that this will murder people.  Story 3 - Karima Manji will serve three years in prison over fraudently getting her daughters enrolled as Inuit. Story 4 - An inside look into lobbyists for TC Energy and the NDP government of BC. Story 5 - 3 workers die mysteriously at a Sweedish Northvolt plant. Story 6 - a look at the Iranian presidential elections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.