North America

27.05.2012 13:59 5 comments Protest or block party? 10,000 Canadians take to the streets (PHOTOS) Demonstrating in Canada does not necessarily mean clashing with riot police. Some 10,000 protesters on the streets of Montreal proved it by turning a Saturday march into a free-spirited festival resembling the world-famous Love Parade.		26.05.2012 13:15 20 comments Canada protest spreads as arrest list hits 2,500 benchmark Ontario students have pledged to take to the streets in solidarity with their protesting fellows in Montreal and other cities of Quebec. The students are defying emergency laws the authorities are imposing to curb down the wave of dissent.
26.05.2012 07:59 7 comments ‘Quebec protests no longer simply a student issue’ – journalist The streets of Montreal have been the scene of massive protests against planned tuition hikes, as well as a law that seeks to limit the right to demonstrate. RT discussed the issue with Corey Pool, an editor of Montreal-based newspaper “The Link.”		23.05.2012 08:05 17 comments Huge sinkhole opens in Montreal as tens of thousands march in rage (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Over 120 people have been detained following a massive rally marking the 100th day of demos against tuition hikes in Montreal. Many also came to protest a new law limiting the right to demonstrate.
22.05.2012 04:32 16 comments Student struggle: Montreal to mark 100 days of protests amid mass arrests (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Students in Montreal are gearing up for a massive rally on Tuesday to mark the 100th day of their protests against tuition hikes. It will follow a turbulent weekend, marked by clashes with the police and hundreds of arrests.		21.05.2012 14:09 30 comments Transgender beauty drops out of contest still a winner Male-born beauty icon Jenna Talackova has dropped out of the Miss Universe Canada pageant. Failing to make the top five, she has already made history as the first transgender lady in a women’s beauty contest.
11.05.2012 10:48 69 comments Apocalypse not now: Mayan relic says 2012 not end of time The discovery in a Guatemala jungle of a previously unknown version of the Mayan calendar offers humankind a ray of hope: the world is not going to end on December 21, 2012 and could most probably last for another billion years – or more.		28.04.2012 17:54 205 comments Canadian beekeeper must face trial for Nazi crimes – rights activists One of the most wanted alleged Nazi criminals recently found living quietly in Canada - 91-year-old Vladimir Katriuk - must face trial, says Alla Gerber, the head of the Russian fund Holocaust.
23.04.2012 22:46 21 comments Drones to soar over US and Canada sooner than thought? Non-military agencies have been gearing up to get unmanned drones in the sky across America, and now it looks like those controversial aircraft will soon be heading north, as well.		22.04.2012 01:31 24 comments Fifty arrested on second day of protests in Canada At least 50 protesters have been arrested in Montreal as police clamped down on a demonstration against plans to develop northern Quebec. This comes after students clashed with police over proposed hikes in tuition fees a day earlier.
21.04.2012 01:13 40 comments Riot erupts in Montreal between police and protesters (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Law enforcement officers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada fired grenades and tear gas into crowds of protesters on Friday as students demonstrated against tuition hikes in a rally that turned violent.		17.04.2012 23:05 11 comments Immigration reform from Obama? Next term, insists the president Election Day is around the corner, and that means that candidates are fishing more and more for support. Now President Barack Obama and his presumed Republican challenger Mitt Romney are tackling the topic of immigration. US Election 2012
12.04.2012 12:12 18 comments 6.9 quake in Gulf of California - another strong tremor to shake Earth in 24 hours A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has jolted Mexico’s California peninsula. The tremor’s epicenter was 10.3 kilometers below the surface, and 133 kilometers from the town of Guerrero Negro.		28.03.2012 16:37 19 comments Manning 2.0? WikiLeaks-scale 'Russian spy' scandal blinds 'Five Eyes' The amount of data leaked to ‘a foreign entity’ by a Canadian Navy intelligence officer standing trial is reportedly comparable to the alleged WikiLeaks dump by Pvt. Bradley Manning. The officer is believed to have spied for Russia.
21.03.2012 14:37 3 comments Buildings collapse as 800 homes damaged by violent Mexico quake (VIDEO, PHOTOS) A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, destroying hundreds of homes and causing people to flee their offices in panic. Despite the quake’s destructive power, no deaths have been reported.		08.03.2012 00:15 11 comments Native Americans disrupt Keystone XL Pipeline construction Dozens of Native Americans made a human blockade to keep trucks transporting materials for the Keystone XL Pipeline from entering their land this week. The peaceful protest ended with at least five arrests.
27.02.2012 23:20 76 comments Dad goes to jail for 4-year-old daughter’s drawing It was a kindergarten class piece of art that Jessie Sansone probably won’t want to hang on the refrigerator anytime soon.		17.02.2012 19:55 42 comments Anonymous takes down government sites in massive anti-ACTA attack Early Friday, several websites owned and operated by the US government were defaced as part of latest protest against online censorship. Anonymous, the elusive hacktivist group known for masterminding similar assaults, is taking credit. ACTA
15.02.2012 03:04 26 comments Bye, bye, privacy. Canada introduces online-spying bill Move over, SOPA and say your prayers, PIPA. There’s a new bill in the works that, if passed, will pull the plug on how the Internet is used in Canada.		20.01.2012 23:02 17 comments Spy syndrome: Sensation drive stirring Canadian media hype? Intrigue has peaked in Canadian media after Ottawa declined to comment on an alleged expulsion of four Russian Embassy staffers. And with an officer of the Canadian Navy arrested on spying charges, many say the pieces come from the same box.

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