Ploughshares Ottawa will host Steven Staples on Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at St.Thomas the Apostle Church, 2345 Alta Vista Drive (one block north of Heron …
Canadian-made armoured vehicles enter Bahrain
Advance video to 2:23 to see suspected Canadian-made light armoured vehicles. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sent troops into neighbouring Bahrain on Monday …
Ottawa event: Facing off for social justice in a militarized world
Radiation and health, physicians in conflict zones, the social determinants of health, and many other topics will be discussed at this conference in Ottawa on …
Parliamentary Budget Office reports F-35 to cost Canada nearly $30 billion
Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page has reported that the price tag for the F-35 stealth fighters that the Harper government wants to buy is likely …
CCPA report: Canadian military spending highest since WW2
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has published a new report on Canada’s military spending. Canadian Military Spending 2010-11, written by Ceasefire.ca editor Bill Robinson, …
"Regional" nuclear war would have global effects
New research indicates that a “regional”, limited nuclear war would have even more devastating global consequences than previously expected. In addition to creating a global …