Why Iceland should be in the news, but is not
By Deena Stryker in SACSIS.An Italian radio program's story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world. Americans may remember that at the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland literally went bankrupt. The reasons were mentioned only in passing,...
Saudi Arabia: Poverty video vloggers released
By Mona Kareem in Global VoicesAround two weeks ago, Saudi Arabia arrested three young video bloggers Firas Buqna, Hussam Al-Darwish and Khaled Al-Rasheed for producing an episode of their show Malub Alena about poverty in one of Riyadh's areas.The name of the show can be translated into We Are Being Fooled and this episode...
IntegrityBC launches “Who really runs BC?” campaign--Liberal donor Pattison Outdoor refuses to run transit ads
IntegrityBC has launched the first phase of its “Who really runs BC?” campaign with the unveiling of the transit shelter ad Pattison Outdoor doesn't want British Columbians to see. In launching its campaign to reform BC's election finance laws, the non-partisan organization is calling for a ban on corporate and union funding...
Greenpeace returns ocean destruction to Canadian tuna giant Clover Leaf
Greenpeace activists visited Clover Leaf Seafoods’ Canadian headquarters this morning to return cases of the company’s canned tuna products and deliver a platter of simulated marine life remains, representing the wasteful fisheries the company sources from. “Canadian consumers deserve better than Clover Leaf’s canned ocean ...
Sentinel is home to the best election coverage in the region
Local government elections are underway and the Sentinel is pleased to be giving you the best coverage in the region! By now you have noticed the profiles of the candidates appearing on our site. All candidates are welcome to provide us with answers to a set of questions so that you, the reader, can compare their responses....
Workshop gives local farmers new ideas
A one day workshop on the opportunities surrounding a new-to-Canada crop - Haskap berries - gave farmers in the Grand Forks area insight into a potential new market.Curtis Braaten, of Haskap Central in Saskatchewan, gave the presentation that attracted the attention of the Parliamentary Secretary of B.C., MLA John Les who...
Globalizing the Occupy movement: From Chile to Israel, protests erupt
By Lois Beckett in ProPublica At first glance, the synchronized protests that took place in more than 900 cities around the globe on Oct. 15 seemed to indicate that Occupy Wall Street had achieved a kind of worldwide resonance. But the truth is more complex. Many of the protests elsewhere grew out of movements that pre-date...
Kudos to Harper for shipbuilding methodology
It’s as much a tradition as Hockey Night in Canada: awarding federal contracts on the basis of political seats, powerful clout and, in essence, attempts to bribe voters. I saw that personally while covering Parliament Hill, when Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney overruled all technical assessments and recommendations...
LETTER: Government buy out not enough
To the Editor;While paying Boss Power resolves a lot of problems,it is a very sad state of affairs and I can only hope that the both the government of B.C. and the federal government will learn from this so that all is not lost. My comments in this regard are:1. No government should ever convey the rights to their natural...
St Paul's cathedral to shut down following 'Occupy' protest
The Right Reverend Graham Knowles, the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London, has announced that the cathedral will shut down. The street area around the cathedral is home to the Occupy London Stock Exchange protest that has been running continuously since last Saturday, October 15. The statement read by Rev. Knowles describes...
