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TV
August 25 – CBC - Anti-oilsands sit-in urged for Ottawa
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/08/25/pol-oil-protest-planned.html
September 20 – Global TV Edmonton - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/actors+including+dave+thomas+of+sctv+hoser+fame+support+ottawa+oilsands+protest/6442485782/story.html
September 20 – CityNews - CityTV Toronto - Canadian actors support oilsands protest in Ottawa
http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/entertainment/news/article/155673--canadian-actors-support-oilsands-protest-in-ottawa
September 20 – CBC News Business - Oilsands protest to get Canadian actors' support
http://www.cbc.ca/m/rich/business/story/2011/09/20/dave-taylor-actors-oilsands-protest-ottawa.html
September 20 – CBC News Canada - Oilsands protest to get Canadian actors' support
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/20/dave-taylor-actors-oilsands-protest-ottawa.html?cmp=rss
September 20 – Canada AM (CTV Lloydminster)
http://www.fpinfomart.ca/doc/doc_display.php?key=qs|658777765|vcbr|20110921|119282071&play=1
September 25 – CTV News – Embattled pipeline at centre of mass Ottawa protest
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110925/protesters-gather-for-pipeline-protest-110925/
September 25 – CTV News – Minister: Nebraska Keystone concerns have been addressed
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Politics/20110925/alberta-keystone-pipeline-110925/
September 26 – CBC – The National
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_National/1242568525/ID=2145191936
September 26 – CTV National News
http://watch.ctv.ca/news/#clip539294
September 26 – Global Edmonton
http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/hundreds+to+protest+keystone+xl+pipeline+on+parliament+hill/6442489196/story.html
September 26 – Global National
http://www.globalnews.ca/police+arrest+antipipeline+protesters+after+they+cross+parliament+hill+barrier/6442489425/story.html
September 26 – CTV News – Pipeline protesters cross barricades on Parliament Hill
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110926/keystone-xl-pipeline-protest-ottawa-110926/
**Graham Saul, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Clayton Thomas Mueller and Tony Clarke all appeared on Power & Politics with Evan Solomon on September 26.
**Tantoo Cardinal did a live televised interview with CBC at Noon. She was also on Power Play with Don Martin. In addition, she did an interview with APTN.
ONLINE
August 25 - Huffington Post - Anti-oilsands sit-in urged for Ottawa
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/08/25/anti-oilsands-sit-in-urge_n_937103.html
August 29 – Rabble.ca - Activist Communique: Ottawa Tar Sands Action call-out -- Sept 26, 2011
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/krystalline-kraus/2011/08/activist-communiqué-ottawa-tar-sands-action-call-out-–-sept
September 14 – Rabble.ca - A call to action: Non-violent civil disobedience against the tar sands
http://rabble.ca/news/2011/09/call-action-non-violent-civil-disobedience-against-tar-sands
September 20 – Maclean’s.ca - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=n8889229
September 20 – Yahoo! Canada Finance - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Actors-including-Dave-Thomas-capress-923037077.html?x=0
September 20 – Yahoo! Canada News - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/actors-including-dave-thomas-sctv-hoser-fame-support-161634078.html
September 20 – Huffington Post - Dave Thomas Of SCTV Hoser Fame Among High-Profile Canadians Backing Oilsands Protest
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/09/20/dave-thomas-oil-sands_n_972095.html
September 20 – Treehugger.com - Canadian Celebrities Support Ottawa Action Over Tar Sands
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/09/ottawa-action.php
September 20 – The Tyee - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://thetyee.ca/CanadianPress/2011/09/20/Actors-Oilsands-Protest-8889229/
September 20 – CanadianBusiness.com - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/46310--actors-including-dave-thomas-of-sctv-hoser-fame-support-ottawa-oilsands-protest
(not related to the Ottawa Action but referencing tar sands issue and Dave Thomas’ support)
September 20 – Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sctvs-dave-thomas-blasts-albertas-237898
September 21 – Rabble.ca - 'Say no to the tar sands' rally and sit-in in front of Parliament
http://rabble.ca/news/2011/09/say-no-tar-sands-rally-and-sit
September 25 – Calgary Sun – Keystone protesters don’t impress top Tories
http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/09/25/keystone-protesters-dont-impress-top-tories
September 25 – London Free Press – Pipeline protest planned
http://www.lfpress.com/news/canada/2011/09/25/18736906.html
September 26
Castanet.com – Preparing for protest
http://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/65151/Preparing-for-protest
ChronicleHerald.ca
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1265178.html
CTV Ottawa – Pipeline protest goes by smoothly
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110926/OTT_pipeline_protest_110926/20110926/?hub=OttawaHome
Ottawa Citizen – Anti-oilsands activists stage huge Hill protest
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Anti+oilsands+activists+stage+huge+Hill+protest/5460571/story.html
Vancouver Sun – Demonstrators arrested at anti-oilsands rally on Parliament Hill
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Demonstrators+arrested+anti+oilsands+rally+Parliament+Hill/5459387/story.html
Toronto Star – Dozens arrested in pipeline protest on Parliament Hill
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1059737--pipeline-protesters-arrested-on-parliament-hill?bn=1
The Globe and Mail – Oil-sands protesters descend on Parliament Hill
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/oil-sands-protesters-descend-on-parliament-hill/article2180486/
Toronto Sun – Oilsands protest turns into a huge bust for cops
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/26/oilsands-protest-turns-into-huge-bust-for-cops
CTV Edmonton – Pipeline protesters cross barricades on Parliament Hill
http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110926/keystone-xl-pipeline-protest-ottawa-110926/20110926/?hub=EdmontonHome
Vancouver Sun – No star power at Ottawa oilsands protest
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/09/26/no-star-power-at-ottawa-oilsands-protest/
Agence France-Presse (AFP) – More than 100 arrested in Canada pipeline protest
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hEoA0UnhFAoS9aEO0FJirC_xdeFw?docId=CNG.a1a0fa7851ea5002e0eaf3cb1af82a01.121
Inside Politics Blog – Orders of the Day – Definitely not just another sleepy Monday on the Hill
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/orders-of-the-day---definitely-not-just-another-sleepy-monday-on-the-hill.html
Montreal Gazette – Demonstrators arrested at anti-oilsands rally on Parliament Hill
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Green+Party+chief+joins+pipeline+protest/5459110/story.html
Winnipeg Free Press – Pipeline protesters head to Parliament
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/pipeline-protesters-head-to-parliament-130549098.html
Financial Post – Demonstrators arrested at anti-oil sands rally on Parliament Hill
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/09/26/demonstrators-arrested-at-anti-oil-sands-rally-on-parliament-hill/
Sun News - Pipeline Protest planned
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2011/09/20110926-072539.html
Open File Blog – The Keystone XL protest mapped
http://ottawa.openfile.ca/blog/curator-blog/breaking/2011/keystone-xl-protest-mapped
Montreal Gazette – Greenpeace co-founder defends oilsands reclamation efforts
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Greenpeace+founder+defends+oilsands+reclamation+efforts/5459244/story.html
CBC News – Keystone pipeline protest nets 117 arrests on Hill
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/26/ottawa-oilsands-protest-parliament-hill.html
Digital Journal – Union leader arrested over Keystone XL
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/432715
Middle East North Africe Financial Network – Hundreds protest Canada oil sands pipeline
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid=%7B1c5692c1-7816-43c6-9608-761fdd6d773a%7D
Times Colonist – Ottawa sit-in to protest federal support of oilsands
http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Ottawa+protest+federal+support+oilsands/5454580/story.html
Canada Newswire – Media Advisory
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/26/c6462.html
Treehugger.com – Live Now: Hundreds Risk Arrest at Ottawa Action To Sit-In Against Big Oil, Tar Sands
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/09/ottawa-action-live.php
iPolitics.ca – Seen and heard on the Hill: ‘Make love, not tar…’
http://www.ipolitics.ca/2011/09/26/live-coverage-protest-on-parliament-hill/
Ottawa Citizen - Demonstrators gather to protest oilsands pipeline in Ottawa
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Demonstrators+gather+protest+oilsands+pipeline+Ottawa/5459188/story.html
United Press International (UPI) – Oil sands pipeline protesters arrested
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/09/26/Oil-sands-pipeline-protesters-arrested/UPI-77911317057688/
Huffington Post Canada – Ottawa Oil Sands Pipeline Protest: Maude Barlow among 100-plus people arrested
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/09/26/ottawa-oil-sands-pipeline-protest_n_981052.html
Market Watch – Keystone protestors gather near Canadian Parliament
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/keystone-protestors-gather-near-canada-parliament-2011-09-26
Canadian Labour Reporter – Energy union president arrested at oilsands pipeline protest
http://www.labour-reporter.com/articleview?articleid=11299&headline=energy-union-president-arrested-at-oilsands-pipeline-protest
Maclean’s.ca – Police blanket Parliament as oilsands protesters gather
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/police-blanket-parliament-as-oilsands-protestors-gather/
Rabble.ca - 1,000 on Parliament Hill to protest the tar sands
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/council-canadians/2011/09/update-1000-parliament-hill-protest-tar-sands
CTV Ottawa – Pipeline protestors cross barricades on Parliament Hill
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110926/keystone-xl-pipeline-protest-ottawa-110926/20110926/?hub=OttawaHome
Greenpeace.org – Hundreds gather to say no to Canada’s tar sands
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/campaign-blog/hundreds-gather-to-say-no-to-canadas-tar-sand/blog/37043/
APTN – At least 100 arrested during anti-tar sands protest on Parliament Hill: RCMP
http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2011/09/26/tar-sands-hundre-protest-arrests-on-parliament-hill/
care2.com – Dozen arrested at Canadian Tar Sands and Pipeline protest
http://www.care2.com/causes/dozens-arrested-at-canadian-tar-sands-and-pipeline-protest.html
Digital Journal – Hundreds assemble on Parliament Hill to say ‘No to Tar Sands’
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/432390
National Union of Public and General Employees – Message to Harper: No to tar sands
http://www.nupge.ca/content/4505/civil-disobedience-action-parliament-hill-against-tar-sands-send-clear-message-harper-n
September 27 – Rabble.ca – Over 200 arrested at Ottawa tar sands protest
http://rabble.ca/news/2011/09/over-200-arrested-ottawa-tar-sands-protest
September 27 – Canadian Business – Police arrest anti-pipeline protesters after they cross Parliament Hill barrier
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/47502--police-arrest-anti-pipeline-protesters-after-they-cross-parliament-hill-barrier\
RADIO
September 13 – 630 Ched AM (Edmonton) - Greenpeace wants mass civil disobedience in Ottawa
http://www.630ched.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?ID=1536821
September 13 – iNews880 AM (Edmonton) - Greenpeace wants mass civil disobedience in Ottawa
http://www.inews880.com/Channels/Reg/LocalNews/story.aspx?ID=1536822
September 20 – 680 News (Toronto) - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/279414--actors-including-dave-thomas-of-sctv-hoser-fame-support-ottawa-oilsands-protest
September 20 – 1310 News (Ottawa) - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.1310news.com/news/national/article/279414--actors-including-dave-thomas-of-sctv-hoser-fame-support-ottawa-oilsands-protest
September 20 – NewsTalk 1010 (Toronto) - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.newstalk1010.com/News/Article.aspx?id=302578
September 20 – NewsTalk 980 (Regina) - SCTV actor says oilsands should take off, eh?
http://www.cjme.com/content/sctv-actor-says-oilsands-should-take-eh
September 26 – 660 News – Police arrest anti-pipeline protesters after they cross Parliament Hill barrier
http://www.660news.com/news/world/article/281496--police-setting-up-at-parliament-hill-in-advance-of-anti-pipeline-protests
September 26 – 1310 News – More than 100 people arrested at Parliament Hill anti-pipeline rally
http://www.1310news.com/news/national/article/281326--thousands-expected-to-protest-alberta-s-oilsands-on-parliament-hill
September 26 – 580 CFRA – Protesters arrested on Parliament Hill
http://www.cfra.com/?cat=1&nid=81810
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August 25 – Edmonton Journal - Pipeline protests planned for Ottawa http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Pipeline+protests+planned+Ottawa/5307122/story.html
August 25 – Postmedia News and Canada.com – Pipelines protests planned for Ottawa
http://www.canada.com/Pipeline+protests+planned+Ottawa/5307122/story.html
August 26 – Telegraph Journal – Ottawa pipeline protests planned
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/article/1434740
August 26 - Daily Gleaner – Pipeline protests planned for Ottawa
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1434829
August 26 – Calgary Herald - Corbella: Don't arrest Greenpeace protestors at Ottawa anti-oilsands event
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Corbella+arrest+Greenpeace+protestors+Ottawa+anti+oilsands+event/5310816/story.html#ixzz1YczhPPhn
August 26 – Vancouver Sun - Corbella: Don't arrest Greenpeace protestors at Ottawa anti-oilsands event
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Corbella+arrest+Greenpeace+protestors+Ottawa+anti+oilsands+event/5310816/story.html
August 31 – Vancouver Sun - Call for responsible clean energy
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Call+responsible+clean+energy/5336802/story.html#ixzz1Wip7hfo4
September 9 – Montreal Gazette - Ottawa Keystone pipeline expansion protest planned for Sept 26
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Ottawa+Keystone+protest+planned+Sept/5380180/story.html
September 11 – Toronto Star - Civil disobedience goes green
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1051885--civil-disobedience-goes-green
September 20 - TheChronicleHerald.ca - Actors join oilsands protest
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1264322.html
September 20 – Winnipeg Free Press - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/actors-including-dave-thomas-of-sctv-hoser-fame-support-ottawa-oilsands-protest--130203738.html
September 20 – Lethbridge Herald - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/national-news/actors-including-dave-thomas-of-sctv-hoser-fame-support-ottawa-oilsands-protest.html
September 20 – The Daily Courier (Kelowna)
http://www.fpinfomart.ca/doc/doc_display.php?key=qs|658777765|kedc|20110921|119278500
September 20 – Canadian Press – Top News Advisory as of 9:30 p.m.
http://www.fpinfomart.ca/doc/doc_display.php?key=qs|658777765|wcpa|20110920|119260536
September 20 – Metro Halifax (Mobile) - SCTV actor says oilsands should take off, eh?
http://mobile.metronews.ca/halifax/canada/article/974455
September 20 – MedicineHatNews.com - Actors including Dave Thomas of SCTV hoser fame support Ottawa oilsands protest
http://www.medicinehatnews.com/national-news/actors-including-dave-thomas-of-sctv-hoser-fame-support-ottawa-oilsands-protest.html
September 21 – Metro Ottawa - Protesters? Check! Police? Check! Celebs? Also check!
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/976247--protesters-check-police-check-celebs-also-check
September 21 - Call to action: Hundreds of Canadians step up the campaign for the environment
http://vueweekly.com/front/story/call_to_action/
September 22 – Huffington Post Canada – Gordon Pinsent And The Oil Sands: Elder Statesman Of Canadian Theatre Throws His Weight Behind Protests
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/09/22/gordon-pinsent-oil-sands_n_976519.html
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