Category Archives: Newsroom

Posts from the CKMS Newsroom programs, community shows, and associated news sites.

The CKMS Newsroom works to provide a deeper analysis of the issues that impact our communities, than which the mainstream news sources provide.

The CKMS Newsroom is comprised of volunteers and journalists and is organised by the Newsroom Committee:
dan kellar (@dankellar) is the current lieutenant of news with Bob Jonkman as the technical expert and newsie.

From May 2023 the CKMS Newsroom has been receiving funding from the Community Radio Fund of Canada and Heritage Canada through the “Local Journalism Initiative” project. Check out the country-wide LJI content at frequencynews.ca

The journalists for the LJI project are: Leah Gerber, dan kellar

Past newsroom journalists include: Ivan Angelovski, MP Holmes, Shalaka Jadhav, and Namish Modi.

The Daily GRRR! – July 28, 2014 – “Monday Morning Edition”

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Welcome back to SoundFM! You are now listening to The Daily GRRR! live on the airwaves at 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario, and SoundFM.ca on the web. This is Kathryn and I’ll be your guest host on this Monday morning show for July 28, 2014. As always, we are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee). The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada …read more

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The Daily GRRR! – July 25, 2014 – Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio

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Welcome, I am your host Dan Kellar and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio, on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is Friday July 25th 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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The Daily GRRR! – July 24, 2014 – In/Security Edition

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HEADLINES for July 24, 2014
1. Kawaowene Assault Charges Dropped, Crown Continues Legal Aggression With New Charges
2. Immigration Detainees End Boycott After Month Of Action
3. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Honoured in New Montreal Mural
4. Apple Insecure
5. Pocket-sized Surveillance
6. Neonics and the Birds/strong>
7. Fracking In The Air
8. UN Gives Go-Ahead to Ocean Floor Mining Exploration

Midway Music: Christiane D. and Olovotu – “Ivere… The Land”

Feature: An interview from the Real News Network with Rashid Sumaila, talking about a …read more

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International Solidarity News July 23 2014

Welcome, I am your host Julian Ichim and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! International Solidarity News on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is July 23rd, 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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Tuesday Morning Show July 22, 2014

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Welcome, I am your host Liam and you are listening to The Daily GRRR!Tuesday morning show on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is July 22, 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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The Daily GRRR! – July 21, 2014 – “Monday Morning Edition”

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Welcome back to SoundFM! You are now listening to The Daily GRRR! live on the airwaves at 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario, and SoundFM.ca on the web. This is Kathryn and I’ll be your guest host on this Monday morning show for July 21, 2014.

As always, we are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

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The Daily GRRR! – July 18, 2014 – Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio

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Good Morning, and what a beautiful day for a blockade! I am your host Dan Kellar and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio, on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is Friday July 18th 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations).

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The Daily GRRR! – July 17, 2014 – In/Security Edition

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HEADLINES for July 17, 2014
1. Pipelines Spill
2. Rodent River Protectors
3. Fracking Shaking Up the States
4. California Restricts Water Use In Face of Drought
5. Water Crising Nearing in Gaza
6. Pan Am Policing
7. Work in Ontario Precarious
8. Property Seizures Pay For RCMP Surveillance
9. Prison sentence for Photographing Anti-Drone Protest

Midway Music: Moxy Fruvous – “River Valley”

Feature: A new interview with Deepan Budlakoti, talking about his case where despite holding only Canadian citizenship and having lived in the country his …read more

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International Solidarity News July 16th 2014

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Welcome, I am your host Julian Ichim and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! International Solidarity News on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is July 16th, 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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July 15, 2014

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Welcome, I am your host Liam and you are listening to The Daily GRRR!Tuesday morning show on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is July 15 , 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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The Daily GRRR! – July 14, 2014 – “Monday Morning Edition”

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Welcome back to SoundFM! You are now listening to The Daily GRRR! live on the airwaves at 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario, and SoundFM.ca on the web. This is Kathryn and I’ll be your guest host on this Monday morning show for July 14, 2014. As always, we are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee). The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective and is …read more

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The Daily GRRR! – July 11, 2014 – Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio

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HEADLINES for July 11th 2014
1.Inquiry Deems Suicide Caused by Segregative Detention
2. Mountie Charged with Detainee Assault Remains On-Duty
3. Nova Scotia’s Police Investigator on Overdrive
4. Omar Khadr Wins Appeal for Provincial Transfer
5. Sexual Assault Survivors Win Privacy Case
6. Secretive Trade Deal Secretly Negotiated In Secret
7. Decolonizing Together: Indigenous Walking Tour, Solidarity Assembly & Asinabka Festival Film Screening
8. Unist’ot’en Camp Sends Message to Trespasser

Midway Music: Alas with Guerrilla Whisper

Interview from CKUT prison radio with Rachel who organizes with …read more

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The Daily GRRR! – July 10, 2014 – In/Security Edition

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HEADLINES for July 10, 2014
1. Tar Sands Contaminates Food and People
2. CNRL Fails Again
3. Grassy Narrows Trappers Case Decision Tomorrow
4. Fracking Spills
5. Toronto Bees
6. Kitchener’s High-Tech Agenda
7. Linux Filed Under Extremist
8. Hiding of Heartbleed Spurs Lawsuit
9. Sanctioned Banana-peeling

Welcome, I am your host Rachel Avery and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! In/Security Edition on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario, soundfm.ca on the web. Today is July 10, 2014.

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International Solidarity News July 9th 2014

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Welcome, I am your host Julian Ichim and you are listening to The Daily GRRR!International Solidarity News on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is July 9th, 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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International Solidarity News July 9th 2014

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Welcome, I am your host Julian Ichim and you are listening to The Daily GRRR!International Solidarity News on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is July 9th, 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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July 8 2014

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Welcome, I am your host Liam and you are listening to The Daily GRRR!Tuesday morning show on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is July 1 , 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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The Daily GRRR! – July 7, 2014

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Welcome back to SoundFM! You are now listening to The Daily GRRR! live on the airwaves at 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario, and SoundFM.ca on the web. This is Dan and I’ll be your guest host on this Monday morning show for July 7, 2014.

As always, we are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Haudenosaunee.

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The Daily GRRR! – July 4, 2014 – Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio

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Welcome, I am your host Dan Kellar and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio, on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is Friday July 4th 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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The Daily GRRR! – July 3, 2014 – In/Security Edition

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HEADLINES for July 3, 2014
1. Deportations in Quebec
2. Energy Fear-mongering in Ontario
3. East Coast Keeping Fracking at Bay
4. Fracking Leaks, Company Buying Legal Immunity
5. Superweeds Surging
6. Innovation is Gentrification
7. X-ray Guns Released

Welcome, I am your host Rachel Avery and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! In/Security Edition on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario, soundfm.ca on the web. Today is July 3, 2014.

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Daily GRRR july 1 2014

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Welcome, I am your host Liam and you are listening to The Daily GRRR!Tuesday morning show on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is July 1 , 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective; and is supported by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and CKMS.

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Tuesday July 1st @ Noon – Silent Airwaves For #FreeAJStaff

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In solidarity with jailed Al-Jazzera journalists, CKMS and other community/campus radio stations will be going silent for a moment at Noon on July 1st.

Message from campaign:
After 177 days in detention, Al-Jazzera journalists – Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Australian Peter Greste were each sentenced to seven years in prison, while their Egyptian colleague Baher Mohamed was sentenced to an additional three years for possession of ammunition.

The result of a corrupt trial void of any substantive evidence, the journalists are being …read more

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The Daily GRRR! – June 30, 2014 – “Monday Morning Show”

Welcome back to SoundFM! You are now listening to The Daily GRRR! live on the airwaves at 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario, and SoundFM.ca on the web. This is Kathryn and I’ll be your guest host for this Monday morning show, for June 30, 2014.

As always, we are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee).

The Daily GRRR! is a project of the Grand River Media Collective and …read more

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The Daily GRRR! – June 27, 2014 – Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio Edition

Welcome, I am your host Dan Kellar and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! Waves Through Walls: Prison Radio, on 100.3fm, CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario. Soundfm.ca on the web, today is Friday June 27th 2014.

We are broadcasting from the centre of the Haldimand Tract, the occupied Grand River Territory of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations).

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The Daily GRRR! – June 26, 2014 – In/Security Edition

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HEADLINES for June 26, 2014
1. Haldimand Council to Take Down Caledonia Blockade
2. Local Cops Want Tasers
3. The Terror of Reporting
4. Cop Watch Takes Flight
5. Innovating Away the Poor
6. The Windy City is Watching You
7. Hurting the Bees—And the Birds, Too
8. EPA Considering Expanding Pesticides Harmful to Bees
9. Pipeline Problems
10. Buying the Fracking Vote while the Earth Quakes

Welcome, I am your host Rachel Avery and you are listening to The Daily GRRR! In/Security Edition on 100.3fm, CKMS …read more

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International solidarity news

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The Daily GRRR! HEADLINES for june 25th, 2014 1. RIP Gerry Conlon 2. Mariela Castro Espin Lands in Toronto 3. Dirty Hands of Chevron Feature: Interview with Greg Thorton On Police Violence The Daily GRRR! is on weekdays from 9-10am on 100.3fm CKMS in Waterloo, Ontario, and http://soundfm.ca on the web.

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