Halifax Anarchists Attack Political Party Offices, Oct 5
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:57 — Zig ZagHalifax Anarchists Attack Political Party Offices, Oct 5
Canada, Halifax: Coordinated attack on political offices
Submitted by anon on Tue, 2008-10-07 10:02.
Who Will Pay for 2010 Police State?
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:56 — Zig ZagProvince, feds at odds over security costs for 2010 Olympics
Canadian Press, Oct 12, 2008
VANCOUVER — The release of the security budget for the 2010 Winter Olympics is being held up by cost-sharing negotiations between the federal and provincial governments and one critic says that leaves planners with a blank cheque for spending.
Report Back on Sudbury 'Spirit Train' Protest
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:55 — Zig ZagSudbury "Spirit Train" Reportback
On Saturday, October 11, 2008, the Canadian Pacific Railway's so-called "Olympic Spirit Train" came to Sudbury, Ontario as part of its promotional tour.
'Spirit Train' Blockade Ends After 3 Hours
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:54 — Zig Zag
'Spirit Train' Blockade Ends After 3 Hours
BREAKING NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 12, 2008
Activists Blockade of CP Rail Tracks Successfully Disrupted Olympic Spirit Train
Rail blockade backs up trains across the country in an escalation of resistance to the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympic games
Mississauga 'Spirit Train' Protest, Oct 13
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:53 — Zig Zag
Protests cast shadow on Olympic spirit
Updated: Mon Oct. 13 2008
ctvtoronto.ca
About 30 protesters showed up at a Mississauga train station Monday to cast a shadow over the Olympic Spirit.
RCMP Seek Secrecy for 2010 Security
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:52 — Zig ZagPolice want Games secrets kept
Access to information. Olympics security planners proposed special exemption
JEFF LEE, Canwest News Service, Oct 14, 2008
BC Court says homeless can camp in parks
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:52 — Zig ZagB.C. court says homeless can camp in parks
Jim Gibson , Canwest News Service
Published: Victoria Times-Colonist, Tuesday, October 14, 2008
VICTORIA - The city's homeless can now set up camp in Victoria parks, according to a B.C. Supreme Court decision Tuesday.
Lubicon Cree Oppose TransCanada Pipeline
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:51 — Zig ZagLubicon Cree Oppose TransCanada Pipeline
TransCanada Pipelines is an official supplier to the 2010 Games. In 1988, the Lubicon Cree organized a boycott of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. They have fought oil & gas as well as logging industries since the 1980s.
Vanoc Acknowledges Impact of 'Spirit Train' Protests
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:50 — Zig ZagVanoc Acknowledges Impact of 'Spirit Train' Protests
In a press release promoting the Oct 18 'Spirit Train' stop in Montreal, Vanoc acknowledges the impact protesters have had on the tour:
Olympic venue costs continue to rise
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:49 — Zig Zag
Olympic venue costs balloon
$580-million budget will be met, VANOC maintains
Clare Ogilvie, The Province
Published: Friday, October 17, 2008
The cost of building some 2010 Olympic competition venues has ballooned by almost half, a newly-released report shows.
Aboriginals Demand IOC Suspend Member for 'Savages' Remark
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:48 — Zig ZagFirst Nation ex-Olympian calls for Pound to resign over 'savages' remark
JORGE BARRERA, Canwest News Service
Oct. 18, 2008
Spirit Train Ends in Montreal: Update & News
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:47 — Zig ZagSpirit Train Ends in Montreal: Update & News
An unofficial report back from Montreal informs us that approx. 100 persons attended the anti-Olympic protest to greet the CP 'Spirit Train' when it arrived in that city on Saturday, Oct. 18. They were able to disrupt the event using a PA system.
McDonalds' Surveillance Cameras Stolen
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:46 — Zig ZagMcDonalds' Surveillance Cameras Stolen
by anonymous
Monday Oct 20th, 2008
re-posted from indybay.org
On October 18th both exterior surveillance cameras at the McDonalds on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz were stolen in a follow-up to the action in August. This time the cameras were removed and disposed of.
Report from Montreal 'Spirit Train' Disruption
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:45 — Zig ZagShame Train ends in Montreal with successful disruption
October 20, 2008 -- Over 100 protesters gathered in Montreal's Old Port this past Saturday [Oct. 18] to disrupt the CP Spirit Train's final stop.
Pound Urged to Resign Over 'Savages' Comment
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 18:44 — Zig Zag
Pound urged to resign over 'savages' comment
Updated Wed. Oct. 22 2008
CTV.ca News Staff
A growing number of voices are calling for the resignation of VANOC board member Dick Pound, following his reference to Canada being a country of "savages" only 400 years ago.
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