Groundwire News - October 9, 2012 edition

Oct 9, 2012

Groundwire News - October 9, 2012 edition

 

This edition was produced by Catherine Fisher at CJLY in Kootenay B.C.

Headlines:

Ontario teachers cancel extracurricular activities in protest of the province’s “putting students first” bill, Bill 115  – Ed von Aderkas CHRW

Quebec’s new government takes action immediately notable abolishing the tuition hike students have fought against for the past year and a half – Erin Hudson CKUT

Features:

Human rights activist, Shahrzad Arshadi, accuses Canadian government of "wrong-doing" after deciding to suspend all relations with Iran - Erin Hudson CKUT

The Harper government’s decision to explore granting First Nations full land ownership rights to communities on reserve land reignites a debate on whether this depart from communities’ traditional communal land ownership practices is a step forward or backward  – Chris Reid with Michael Welch CKUW

Egyptian Lawyer testifies that evidence against Mr. Mahjoub was obtained by torture – John Bonnar, rabble.ca with Carly Forbes CFRU

Ontario research specialist Renzo Della Via speaks to the impacts of the emerging (and already used) nanotechnology within Canada’s agriculture industry - a technology that, while yet to be fully developed by Canadian scientists or approved by Canadian regulators, holds seemingly infinite potential and reach – Erin Hudson CKUT

Music by Saskatchewan artist “E”qual

Community Radio Report:

Bad news for Radio Ryerson, the station representing Ryerson students: the CRTC rejects the station’s bid for space on Toronto’s FM dial awarding available space to a commercial station instead – Ed von Aderkas CHRW