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Montrealers gather to denounce U.S. violence in Venezuela and beyond

#VenezuelaProtests #MontrealNews #USForeignPolicy

Montrealers gather to denounce U.S. violence in Venezuela and beyond

About a hundred people gathered on Saturday afternoon in downtown Montreal to denounce the American coup d’état in Venezuela. Earlier in the morning, U.S. Special Forces abducted Venezuelan president…

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The North Star Jan 3

U.S. invades Venezuela, kidnaps President and First Lady

#VenezuelaConflict #USMilitaryAction #InternationalRelations

U.S. invades Venezuela, kidnaps President and First Lady

In the early hours of Saturday, the United States launched an unprovoked attack on Venezuelan soil. As American warplanes dropped bombs on the capital city of Caracas, U.S.

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The North Star Jan 1

Rebuilding Gaza without the Gazans?

#GazaReconstruction #HumanitarianCrisis #MiddleEastNews

Rebuilding Gaza without the Gazans?

In tents amid the ruins, families in Gaza are trying to survive, while in Western and Gulf capitals, there is already talk of “reconstruction.” On the table are tens of billions of dollars…

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The North Star Dec 31

2025 in Ontario—popular movements under fire as conditions worsen

#OntarioPolitics #EconomicChallenges #SocialMovements

2025 in Ontario—popular movements under fire as conditions worsen

Another year, another election cycle, another year of the Ford government. For Ontario, 2025 brought contractions, squeezes, and belt tightening—proverbial and literal. The year saw thousands of jobs…

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The North Star Dec 30

The public study on Stablex comes from a firm linked to the company.

#StablexImpact #ToxicWasteResearch #BlainvilleStudy

The public study on Stablex comes from a firm linked to the company

A public study on the impact of toxic waste from Stablex in Blainville has just been released, more than a year after the initial tests. Its conclusion is surprising: nothing exceeds Canadian…

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The North Star Dec 29

Uncertainty for support workers as an underfunded CEGEP crumbles

#CEGEPChallenges #EducationFunding #CampusConditions

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Uncertainty for support workers as an underfunded CEGEP crumbles

Crumbling buildings, deteriorating working conditions and student services, and an administration dipping into emergency funds to continue operations—the CEGEP de Saint-Laurent is falling to pieces in…

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The North Star Dec 26

Stablex caught red-handed handling toxic products carelessly

#ToxicWasteManagement #BlainvilleCommunity #EnvironmentalConcerns

Stablex caught red-handed handling toxic products carelessly

Every Thursday evening in Blainville, north of Montreal, residents gather in front of the Stablex toxic waste landfill site to keep an eye on it. Each time, a large number of police officers and…

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The North Star Dec 21

Toronto Arts Foundation tainted by ties to Israeli real estate wealth

#TorontoArts #CulturalFunding #ArtsSponsorship

Small town endangers its residents by laying off its firefighters

In the small town of Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec, firefighters are being suspended and fired one after the other. For the past two weeks, the mayor’s office has been imposing sanctions on fire…

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