Archive for the ‘canada’ Category
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Gay men in Vancouver are twice as likely as straight men to be victims of violent crime, suggests a study conducted at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The nine-year study surveyed more than 500 homosexual men to DOCUMENT the rate of physical assaults in Greater Vancouver.Read the ...
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
In addition to the video footage, the three suspected plants wore the same brand boots, as evidenced by the soles, as the Sûreté du Québec riot police. Neither the SQ, nor the RCMP, commented; each initially denied planting agents provocateurs.Read the full story
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Saturday, June 30th, 2007
"We're seeking to raise the awareness amongst the general public to understand the need to get on with the business of settling outstanding land rights issues, and other outstanding issues that contribute to the growing and deepening poverty in First Nations and aboriginal communities," he said. "We want to see ...
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