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The Daily GRRR! –January 15, 2015

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES. 1. Oil Watch. 2. Canada = Economica Non Grata . 3. Keystone Pipeline. 4. Canadian Income Inequality on the rise and the current situation is SHOCKING. Go to the CCPA Pay Clock: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/ceo . 5. Charlie Hebdo Fall Out 1: Great Diversity and Sharing of Opinions. 6. Charlie Hebdo Fall Out 2: Increased Surveillance. 7. 2000 Nigerians Killed by Boko Haram-related Violence (or: there’s bastards and then there’s bastards) .

The Daily GRRR! - Jan. 13, 2015 - “Too Bad It’s Only Tuesday” Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Jan. 13, 2015. 1. US activist convicted of environmental terrorism gets early release. 2. UWaterloo lecturer publicly defends unjustly fired campus café worker. 3. Anonymous threatens to out members of misogynistic Dalhousie group. 4. BC First Nation implements 100-year community development plan. 5. Zapatistas organize first ever Worldwide Festival of Resistance. 6. US researchers link recent earthquakes to fracking along Ohio fault line.

The Daily GRRR! - Jan. 12, 2015 - Your “Ugh, Monday Morning” Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Jan. 12, 2015. 1. Quebec Court of Appeal rightly refuses to dismiss First Nations’ lawsuit. 2. First Nation explains that financial statements wait on federal gov info. 3. Brantford man organizes neighbourhood association of fellow Mohawks. 4. BC train derailment emphasizes safety concerns during labour dispute. 5. Shell plans to cut tar sands jobs as oil markets remain in crisis. 6. New research warns global warming from tar sands will be ‘catastrophic’. 7. Imprisoned Saudi blogger receives first of 1000 lashes for ‘insulting Islam. ’

The Daily GRRR! - January 9th, 2015 - Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for January 9th, 2015. 1. Fireworks and Fisticuffs At Hamilton New Years Eve Prison Noise Demo. 2. Regina Police Reportedly Threaten ‘Starlight Tour’ for Disabled Indigenous Woman. 3. >Mountie in Manitoba Took Arrestee To His House. 4. RCMP Officer Ignores Sexual Assault, Gets Docked Pay. 5. Surrey Transit Police Kill Gitxsan First Nation Youth. 6. 10 More Police Arrested In Ayotzinapa Student Disappearance. 7. Attempted Bombing of NAACP Office in Colorado Springs. 8. CBSA Pushes Death Sentence Deportation. 9. Hamilton Man Set For Double Punishment Deportation. 10. High Error Rate in Processing Immigration Documents. 11. Conservatives Block Ottawa News Site From Government Servers. 12. Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie.

The Daily GRRR! Jan 8, 2015 - Je Suis Charlie

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for January 8, 2015. 1. Charlie Hebdo Massacre. 2. Oil watch is back! 3. Veto Veto Vetooo Obama puts Keystone XL pipeline on ice. 4. Recommendations to keep Fossil fuels fossilised. Are Harper's climate change contributions lip service or will he act accordingly? (answer: don't bet on it). 5. Brrr, put another log on the fire. Merciless Cold besieges vulnerable community. 6. Bill Cosby! Finally! Over! Don’t hit yer arse on the door on the way out.

The Daily GRRR! - Jan. 6, 2015 - “Too Bad It’s Only Tuesday” Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Jan. 6, 2015. 1. Navajo youth commence 200-mile journey for cultural survival. 2. Pope plans to instruct 1.2 billion Catholics to act on climate change. 3. Canada outed as only country to oppose all endangered species efforts. 4. Families of police officers at greatest risk for domestic violence. 5. California considers statewide ban on ‘Redskins’ as school mascots. 6. German cathedral will shut off lights to protest anti-Muslim march.

The Daily GRRR! - Jan. 5, 2015 - Your “Ugh, Monday Morning” Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Jan. 5, 2015. 1. Protesters against Utah’s new tar sands mine now face felony riot charges. 2. Dalhousie profs go public with complaint against misogynistic students. 3. Women’s self-defense course offered at sliding scale in Hamilton. 4. #ShutDownCanada day of action called to demand inquiry for #MMIW. 5. “Clogged Arteries” album raises funds for frontline pipeline resistance. 6. Guelph hosts panel discussion to encourage a direct action-packed 2015.

The Daily GRRR! - January 2nd, 2015 - Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for January 2nd, 2015. 1. Sudbury Jail Renovations Stirs-Up Asbestos. 2. More Horrid Migrant Jail Conditions Revealed. 3. Stop Turning Public Transit into a Border Checkpoint. 4. Arrests Plummet Following De facto Strike by NYPD. 5. Virginian Cops Shackle 4 Year Old. 6. ’Serial’ Podcast Highlights Prison Phone Scam. 7. Calls to Repeal the Safe Streets Act. 8. Security Crackdown Continues In Haiti. 9. Support Mumia’s Campaign Against Speech Muzzling Law.

The Daily GRRR! January 1 2015 - New Years Day

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for January 1, 2015. 1. Why start the year on January 1. 2. This day in history. 3. Ontario smoking laws. 4. Births! Midway Music: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five "The Message". 5. New things for a New Year: New Immigration law. 6. New things for a New Year: South Korean-Canadian relations confuse. 7. New things for a New Year: Abortion restrictions end in New Brunswick. 8. New things for a New Year: WORLD CUP OF SOCCER COMING TO CANADA. 9. New things for a New Year: A preferable parliament.

The Daily GRRR! - Dec. 30, 2014 - “Too Bad It’s Only Tuesday” Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Dec. 30, 2014. 1. Train derailment in Banff Nat’l Park spills ash and grain into creek. 2. Massive B.C. gold mine near Alaska border gets environmental approval. 3. Canada votes against UN ban on nuclear weapons in the Middle East. 4. SumOfUs.org is taking votes for the first annual Corporate Evil Awards! 5. “Clogged Arteries” album raises funds for frontline pipeline resistance. 6. KW Poetry Slam brings spoken word back to the Boathouse on Jan. 3!

The Daily GRRR! - Dec. 29, 2014 - Your “Ugh, Monday Morning” Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Dec. 29, 2014. 1. Dakota riders gather in memory of largest mass execution in US history. 2. Stats are in: Israel killed more Palestinians in 2014 than any since 1967. 3. Indigenous Brazilians secure nationwide land defense victory. 4. California college students call for K-12 consent ed to combat rape. 5. Alberta doctor outs Canada on lying to U.S. about tar sands health risks. 6. #ShutDownCanada day of action called to demand inquiry for #MMIW.

The Daily GRRR! - December 26th, 2014 - Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for December 26th, 2014. 1. Backlash Mounting Over Sick-in-Solitary Scandal. 2. CSIS Watchdog To Hear Political Intimidation Complaint. 3. Canadian Cops Can Search Your Cell. 4. Montreal Cop’s Union Boss Explains Forces Racism. 5. BC Cops Sell Wristbands To Support Murderous Colleague. 6. Child Porn Charges For Saskatchewan RCMP Officer. 7. Christmas Eve Vigil to Demand #JusticeForJermaine Carby.

The Daily GRRR! – December 25, 2014 – So this is Christmas

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for December 25, 2014. 1. Oil Watch.2. Enbridge Line 4 spills 1,350 barrels at Regina Terminal. 3. Income inequality condemned by one of the ‘Big Five’ banks. 4. Bill Cosby Alternate Event - Tickets are now available at http://voicescarry.eventbrite.ca. 5. Comprehensive land claims interim treaty. 6. There is a Santa.

The Daily GRRR! Dec 24, 2014 - International Solidarity News

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Dec. 24th, 2014. 1. Re-establishment of Cuba-U.S. Diplomatic Relations. Long Live Revolutionary Cuba!. 2. Glorious Victory for Justice! The Cuban Five Are Free! 3. Viva Cuba, Report on Yesterdays Celebration in Toronto. 4. Alan Ryan Peoples Community Organization Christmas Dinner a succe

The Daily GRRR! - Dec. 23 2014 - “Too Bad It’s Only Tuesday” Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Dec. 23, 2014. 1. Rights sold to drill for gas under Alberta’s Swan Lake and prov park. 2. Saskatchewan First Nation welcomes back the bison after decades gone. 3. Indigenous rapper MC RedCloud shatters World Record at MMIW Benefit. 4. Voices Carry event offers pro-survivor alternative to Cosby show on Jan 7. 5. Indian multimedia comic book creates female superhero to fight rape. 6. Family of brain-dead pregnant woman fights for right to end life support. 7. Tenant protests push investors to sell UK estate for affordable housing. 8. Airbnb ads raise awareness of the homelessness problem in Calgary. 9. Ferguson protesters remix Christmas carols to sing against racism.

The Daily GRRR! - Dec. 22, 2014 - Your “Ugh, Monday Morning” Edition

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for Dec. 22, 2014. 1. Peru plans to press charges against Greenpeace for destructive stunt. 2. Canadian developers literally stealing indigenous lands in Honduras. 3. BC First Nation may file mining injunction after tailings pond spill. 4. UN urged to declare Canada’s genocide against indigenous peoples. 5. Palestine sets deadline on Israel’s settler-colonial occupation. 6. Cop fired for stopping fellow cop from choking handcuffed suspect. 7. WPIRG fights for the rehiring of unjustly fired UW food service worker.

The Daily GRRR! - December 19th, 2014 - Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for December 19th, 2014. 1. Canada’s Jails Filled With Legally Innocent People. 2. #SuperJailFail - Ontario’s New Jail Put Sick In Solitary. 3. Grandmother Exonerated In Assault Police Charge That Left Her Crippled. 4. RCMP Officer Tackled Wet’suwet’en Elder. 5. UK Activist Wins Settlement Over Undercover Fathering. 6. Pennsylvania Cops Angry At University Presidents Over Anti-Police Violence Protests. 7. Petition to Block Criminal Cop From Getting Promotion in Edmonton.