Date: Monday, May 8, 2017 Time: Doors open at 6:30. Presentation at 7:00 Place: Carol Shields Auditorium, Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street Admission: free, but we will request donations to help defray costs Thanks to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP),…
US uses radioactive depleted uranium weapons in Syria
Months after the Pentagon said it wouldn’t use a controversial type of armor-piercing ammunition that has been blamed for long-term health complications, US aircraft fired thousands of the rounds during two high-profile air raids in Syria in November 2015, the…
Canada should not renew mission to Ukraine
By David Rennie, Hamilton Spectator Canada’s military mission to Ukraine expires in March. For several reasons, it shouldn’t be renewed. First, the present Ukrainian government, installed in a coup orchestrated by Washington, isn’t worthy of our support. According to the…
Record number of Afghan refugees
Based on current trends, the UN predicts that in 2017 at least 450,000 more people will join those already internally displaced By Bilal Sarwary, RAWA News Bibi Mariam was milking her cow when it suddenly let out a wild howl…
Mayors for Peace Anti-Nuke Petition Surpasses 2 million signatures mark
As of February 1, 2017, a petition launched by Mayors for Peace to abolish nuclear weapons had 2,469,821 signatures. The petition reads: We, the undersigned, make the following request of the leaders of all nations states,and urge the United Nations…
Nobel Peace Laureates: It’s time to eliminate nuclear weapons
by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War [The following statement from 21 Nobel Peace Laureates was released at the conclusion of the 16th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Bogota, Colombia.] On March 27, negotiations will commence…