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Millions speak up against slow internet lane

On May 15, millions spoke out online while hundreds gathered outside the FCC in Washington DC to say no to the Internet slow lane.

New Study: Kochs Could Make $100 Billion on Keystone XL Pipeline Deal

A new study released today concludes that Koch Industries and its subsidiaries stand to make as much as $100 billion in profits if the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is given the go-ahead by U.S...

We've never seen anything like it

Canadians are speaking up in their tens of thousands against extreme U.S.-driven Internet Censorship proposals in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Somebody's watching you: NSA's $2 billion "data center" about to go online

Much more of the people of the world's electronic data can soon be stored in one place.
Obama unveils Climate Action Plan

Did Obama just promise to kill the Keystone XL pipeline?

Obama at Georgetown: Pulling the rug from under Keystone XL?

Evil isn't simple

God-awful week south of the border.

Canadians cheat death in Boston Marathon explosions: Eyewtiness accounts emerge

Photos & video emerge from Boston Marathon blasts. (Screengrab from YouTube via Boston Globe)

Ethel Rosenberg's orphaned son says, 'Scream bloody murder' for Bradley Manning

An 'Heir to an Execution' speaks out for Manning, 60 years after his parents' death at the hands of the state.

Jack Andraka launches petition for Open Access

The teen prodigy who revolutionized cancer treatment is now fighting to secure Open Access in the United States.

#MyJihad: How a hashtag aims to reintroduce Muslims to Canada and US

A #MyJihad activist tells VO about a US-based movement against Islamophobia, crossing the border into Canada.