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Ceremony to honour victimized women brings police, First Nations together
Families of the missing and murdered women, hundreds of First Nations leaders and the RCMP commissioner all took part in a powerful "cedar bough cleansing" ceremony at a national justice forum in Vancouver Tuesday.  Missing Women Crisis5/12/2012
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Organization of American States Joins International Scrutiny of Canada’s Missing Aboriginal Women
(Canada) -- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is scrutinizing the disappearance of more than 600 aboriginal women in Canada, only months after the...
5/9/2012
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B.C. Mountie sues force for harassment
(British Columbia) -- CBC News has learned the high-profile Mountie who first spoke out against sexual harassment in the national police force is suing her employer,...
4/26/2012
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Missing women considered 'scum of the earth,' says former 911 operator
(British Columbia) -- A former 911 operator told the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Monday that Vancouver police officers viewed missing sex workers as “scum...
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Missing Women’s Inquiry a “fiasco,” says lawyer for families of victims
(British Columbia) -- With the Missing Women’s Inquiry wrapping up soon, there is a rush to get all the testimony in. Witnesses have been testifying in panel form...
4/25/2012
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Police clerk claims she’s scapegoat for bungled Pickton investigation
(British Columbia) -- On Monday, APTN National News reported on the former civilian desk clerk Sandy Cameron who took the stand at the Missing Women’s Inquiry.
4/24/2012
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Controversial police clerk faces tough questions over handling of missing women calls
(British Columbia) -- At the Missing Women’s Inquiry in Vancouver, testimony heated up Monday as the former civilian desk clerk for the Vancouver police department...
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Missing, murdered women remembered
(Manitoba) -- MORE than 100 friends and relatives held burning candles under calm dark skies as they circled the Manitoba Legislature Saturday night in a vigil to...
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UN to investigate missing aboriginal women
(Ontario) -- “I have heard nothing.” Laurie Odjick is at a loss to explain what happened to her daughter Maisy and the teen’s best friend, Shannon...
4/23/2012
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Police ignored missing persons investigations, inquiry hears
(British Columbia) -- Two former civilian employees with the Vancouver police department have testified detectives refused to investigate missing persons complaints...
4/22/2012
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Pickton inquiry: "Erin Brockovich of Downtown Eastside" refuses to stay silent on missing women
(British Columbia) -- When Bonnie Fournier saw a black shape being dragged out the passenger side of a large vehicle on Cordova Street late one night in 2000, she...
4/19/2012
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Justice system “has protected Pickton,” says victim’s sister
(British Columbia) -- At the Missing Women’s Inquiry in Vancouver a sister of one of Robert Pickton’s victims took the stand. APTN National News reporter...
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Mother recounts horrific details of daughter’s fate at Pickton’s hands
(British Columbia) -- The hobbled Missing Women Inquiry continues in Vancouver. On the stand this week are families of the victims and of those still missing.
4/13/2012
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Canada’s Missing Women Inquiry Faces Renewed Community Boycott
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia’s inquiry into missing and murdered women—many of them aboriginal—faced a new setback Tuesday, as Canada’s...
4/12/2012
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Fifteen Aboriginal organizations reaffirm boycott of missing women inquiry
(British Columbia) -- Missing Women Commission of Inquiry head Wally Oppal had invited all of the Aboriginal organizations currently boycotting the inquiry to return,...
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Missing women inquiry hears of Pickton records destroyed
(British Columbia) -- A woman identified only as “Ms. Anderson” survived an attack from Robert Pickton in 1997, but the Crown Prosecutor’s records of...
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Racism expert withdrew report because Missing Women inquiry ‘would not fulfill its mandate’
(British Columbia) -- An expert in systemic racism and aboriginal stereotypes withdrew from the troubled Missing Women Commission of Inquiry after deciding the...
4/10/2012
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Groups continue to boycott ‘corrupt’ Missing Women Inquiry
(Vancouver) -- Some of the most prominent community groups representing Aboriginal women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are refusing to participate in the second...
4/5/2012
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Missing Women Commission official told to ‘help’ on arm’s length report
(Vancouver) -- More concerns about the troubled Missing Women Commission of Inquiry are being raised in the wake of a National Post investigation around allegations of...
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Missing women inquiry beset by ‘sexism’: Ex-staff
(Vancouver) -- Employees of a high-profile public inquiry examining how police investigated cases of missing and murdered sex-trade workers say they encountered a...
3/28/2012
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Hearing on Disappearances and Murders of Aboriginal Women and Girls in British Columbia
(Ottawa) -- The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) and the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) will appear tomorrow before the...
3/25/2012
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Missing Women Commission Gets Two New Lawyers for Aboriginal Interests
(British Columbia) -- Wally Oppal, head of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry in British Columbia, has appointed two new attorneys to address aboriginal issues in...
3/24/2012
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New lawyers appointed for Missing Women inquiry
(British Columbia) -- The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry has appointed two new lawyers to represent the interests of Aboriginal people at the inquiry.
3/20/2012
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Manuscript for unpublished Pickton book released to lawyer
(Canada) -- Cameron Ward has won one of his battles. Ward is the lawyer representing the families of Robert Pickton’s victims at the Missing Women Commission of...
3/16/2012
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Extension refused for missing women inquiry
(British Columbia) -- The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry has been delayed for three weeks while commissioner Wally Oppal searches for a new lawyer to represent the...
3/13/2012
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Oppal presses pause on Missing Women Inquiry
(British Columbia) -- In Vancouver, Missing Women Inquiry Commissioner Wally Oppal is struggling to replace at least one of the people who withdrew last week.
3/12/2012
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Inquiry adjourns to replace natives' lawyer
(British Columbia) -- The Missing Women inquiry is taking a break to replace the lawyer representing aboriginal interests, who quit last week.
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Missing-women inquiry on hold
(British Columbia) -- The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry will stand down until April 2, in a last-minute bid to get a First Nations rights lawyer to speak to the...
3/10/2012
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Canadian Singer Grimes Honors Missing Aboriginal Women in NYC
(New York) -- Claire Boucher, the Canadian singer and artist known as Grimes, performs in New York City at the Mercury Lounge on March 23 and at Glasslands Gallery on...
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Sisters in Spirit champion Tolley honoured with award
(Ottawa) -- Some of the movers and shakers fighting for women’s equality are being honoured in Ottawa. The Femmy Award is handed out annually by a number of human...
3/8/2012
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Aboriginal Attorney and Group Withdraw from Pickton Inquiry
(British Columbia) -- The last shreds of credibility of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry are in question and aboriginal interests are now barely represented after...
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Lawyer's departure discredits women's inquiry, critics say
(British Columbia) -- It's too late for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry to restore its credibility with the Downtown Eastside and First Nations communities...
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Missing Women Inquiry hobbled by high profile withdrawals
(British Columbia) -- The Missing Women Inquiry continues to draw criticism. A high profile Aboriginal organization withdrew its support for the committee this week,...
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Missing women’s database still missing
(Nova Scotia) -- Maggie Brooks can’t believe how quickly time passes. This May will mark the third anniversary of her sister Tanya’s murder.
3/5/2012
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Lawyer representing aboriginal interests withdraws from inquiry
(Vancouver) -- Robyn Gervais, the lawyer representing aboriginal interests at the Missing Women inquiry, announced Monday that she was withdrawing from the inquiry.
3/3/2012
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Pickton inquiry’s refusal to explore unanswered questions fuels conspiracy theories
(British Columbia) -- What role, if any, did the Hell’s Angels or police corruption play in the deaths and disappearances of so many women from Vancouver’s...
2/28/2012
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Pakistani-Canadian Oscar Winner Made Earlier Documentary About Missing Aboriginal Women
(California) -- Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan’s first Oscar on Sunday, for her documentary Saving Face, which depicts the story...
2/23/2012
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Ceremony to honour victimized women brings police, First Nations together
(Vancouver) -- Families of missing and murdered women, over 500 First Nations leaders and Canada’s top RCMP commissioner all took part in a powerful “cedar...
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Format Change Further Erodes Credibility of Missing Women’s Commission in Aboriginal Eyes
(Vancouver) -- A new format for hearings before the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry—changing from a single-witness setup to a panel formation—has some...
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Oppal’s sudden inquiry changes leave families concerned
(Vancouver) -- The look of the missing women’s inquiry in Vancouver is about to drastically change. In what appears to be a move to meet the pressures of a looming...
2/21/2012
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AFN Justice Forum Day 1 to Focus on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
(British Columbia) -- The hundreds of aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered top the agenda of a National Justice Forum opening today.
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Ceremony to honour victimized women brings police, First Nations together
(Vancouver) -- Families of the missing and murdered women, hundreds of First Nations leaders and the RCMP commissioner all took part in a powerful "cedar bough...
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Missing Women inquiry follows new tack with public panels
(Vancouver) -- Missing Women inquiry commissioner Wally Oppal made a surprise announcement Tues-day that he'll soon begin hearing from public panels to assist him in...
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Missing Women inquiry to take new direction and hold public forums
(Vancouver) -- Missing Women inquiry commissioner Wally Oppal made a surprise announcement Tuesday that he’ll soon begin hearing from public panels to assist him...
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National inquiry into missing, murdered women urged at Vancouver forum
(Vancouver) -- Calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered women were part of discussions during the first day of an Assembly of First Nations justice forum...
2/18/2012
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Video Report: Aboriginal men march in Winnipeg for missing and murdered aboriginal women
(Manitoba) -- A group of aboriginal men held a march to show solidarity with the families of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada.
2/17/2012
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NDP applauds investigation on violence against Aboriginal women
(Ottawa) -- Alarmed by the growing number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, fifty-three New Democrat MPs sent a letter of support to the United Nations...
2/16/2012
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3 women from same reserve vanished from same Winnipeg street
(Winnipeg) -- Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Winnipeg asking for help in finding three women who have vanished.
2/15/2012
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Thousands march in support of B.C.'s missing and murdered women
(Vancouver) -- It has been a heartbreaking Valentine’s Day tradition for more than two decades. The largest crowd to date marched through the streets of the...
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Thousands Turn Out for Largest Women’s Memorial March to Date
(Vancouver) -- First Nations and women’s groups may have been shut out of the Missing Women’s inquiry, but their voices were heard loud and strong on...
2/14/2012
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Events Commemorating Aboriginal Female Victims of Violence
(Ottawa) -- Across Canada today, thousands of people are gathering to remember the 700 or more aboriginal women who have disappeared or been murdered over the past two...
2/7/2012
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Moon rises again over Sisters in Spirit
(Canada) -- That was the last count of murdered and missing Aboriginal women by the Sisters in Spirit initiative before the government pulled its funding from the Native...
1/31/2012
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Slow pace of Pickton inquiry may cause public to lose confidence: commissioner
(Vancouver) -- The army of lawyers at the inquiry into the Robert Pickton case has received reinforcements, prompting the former judge overseeing the hearings to worry...
1/29/2012
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RCMP apology over Pickton murder ‘not enough,’ victim’s father says
(Vancouver) -- An RCMP apology for failing to do more to catch Robert Pickton sooner has been dismissed as meaningless by families of women murdered by the serial killer.
1/28/2012
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RCMP Apologizes for Botched Pickton Investigation; Force Saw Inquiry Coming Back in 2000
(Canada) -- A dozen years after the fact, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has apologized for the federal police’s role in botching the investigation...
1/26/2012
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Tense exchange at Pickton inquiry over officer's actions
(Vancouver) -- A former Vancouver police inspector who has faced intense criticism at the Robert Pickton inquiry is disputing some of the allegations against him,...
1/24/2012
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Pickton inquiry hears serial killer concerns dismissed
(British Columbia) -- A renowned criminologist says his warnings a serial killer might be behind the disappearance of sex workers from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside...
1/17/2012
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Officers never followed up on Pickton search offer, Missing Women inquiry told
(Vancouver) -- A lawyer representing the RCMP at the Missing Inquiry tried to suggest Tuesday that serial killer Robert Pickton likely would not have consented to allow...
1/7/2012
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UN to investigate missing aboriginal women
(Ontario) -- “I have heard nothing.” Laurie Odjick is at a loss to explain what happened to her daughter Maisy and the teen’s best friend, Shannon...
1/4/2012
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Goar: Parliament fails native women
(Canada) -- Three days before the House of Commons rose for its Christmas recess, a parliamentary committee quietly tabled a shocking report.
12/31/2011
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One year after Sisters in Spirit, NWAC’s efforts capture international attention
(Canada) -- Thanks to the efforts of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, the country’s missing and murdered aboriginal women are garnering...
12/22/2011
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One year after Sisters in Spirit, NWAC’s efforts capture international attention
(Canada) -- Thanks to the efforts of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, the country’s missing and murdered aboriginal women are garnering...
12/20/2011
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Groups ask for UN inquiry on missing Aboriginal women
(Canada) -- Two women's groups have called on the United Nations to hold an inquiry into the murders and disappearances of aboriginal women and girls across Canada.
12/16/2011
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Missing Women Inquiry: LePard insists detectives, not VPD, 'compromised' Pickton case
(Vancouver) -- Deputy police chief Doug LePard – who authored an internal review into the botched Robert Pickton murder investigation – fended off...
12/15/2011
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Anishinabek Nation Welcomes United Nations Attention on Missing Aboriginal Women
(Ontario) -- The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has decided to conduct an inquiry into the murders and disappearances...
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New collaboration to improve Aboriginal policing
(Ottawa) -- The RCMP and the Assembly of First Nations will be teaming up to address issues linked to missing and murdered Aboriginal Canadians. RCMP commissioner Bob...
12/14/2011
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More victims tell of sexual abuse on reserves
(Canada) -- A day after two women spoke out on suffering sexual abuse on a troubled northern Ontario reserve, more victims are coming forward to say the problem is...
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UN inquiry pleases Crey
(Canada) -- Chilliwack's Ernie Crey said this week he was encouraged to hear the United Nations would conduct an inquiry into the hundreds of missing and murdered...
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UN Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women Inquiry Applauded
(British Columbia) -- Response to the United Nation's decision to conduct an inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada is positive. Bally Bassi...
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UN ready to probe violence against aboriginal women
(Canada) -- The United Nations is prepared to conduct an inquiry into Canada's cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women, two Canadian groups lobbying for the...
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Union of BC Indian Chiefs Applauds UN Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
(British Columbia) -- An inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada is being launched by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of...
12/13/2011
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Brother of Pickton victim welcomes possibility of UN missing-women probe
(Vancouver) -- The brother of a woman believed to have been murdered by serial killer Robert Pickton welcomes a United Nations committee’s plan to probe the...
11/29/2011
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Police clerk said ‘missing hookers’ not investigated, probe hears
(Vancouver) -- A Vancouver Police Department clerk who took missing persons reports in the late 1990s was overheard saying “racist stuff” and telling a...
11/25/2011
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Infighting and Porn Replaced Police Work: Reports
(British Columbia) -- From infighting to porn-ogling, police conduct is coming under fire from within its own ranks before the British Columbia Missing Women of Inquiry...
11/22/2011
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Vancouver police managers failed to take ownership of missing women issue, inquiry told
(Vancouver) -- Senior management of the Vancouver police department failed to take ownership of the missing women investigation and failed to provide adequate resources...
10/11/2011
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B.C.'s missing women inquiry opens in Vancouver
(British Columbia) -- B.C.'s inquiry into the death and disappearance of women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside opened in Vancouver on Tuesday morning amid the...
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Voices of vulnerable families shut out of Missing Women Inquiry: Atleo says
(British Columbia) -- The Missing Women Inquiry is deeply flawed because legal funding inequities mean the voices of vulnerable families are not being heard, Assembly of...
9/28/2011
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Save B.C. missing women inquiry, groups urge premier
(British Columbia) -- A coalition of the families, women's groups and First Nations organizations has sent an urgent appeal to B.C.'s premier, saying the Missing...
9/27/2011
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Native group appeals to UN for help after funding denied for Missing Women inquiry
(Vancouver) -- The Native Women's Association of Canada has made a last-minute appeal to the United Nations for help after the group was denied funding to...
9/13/2011
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BC Civil Liberties may boycott Missing Women inquiry
(British Columbia) -- Yet another group may boycott the Missing Women inquiry, the BC Civil Liberties Association. Executive director David Eby says it's a matter of...
9/12/2011
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Missing Women Commission of Inquiry begins
(British Columbia) -- The first of seven public forums for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry was held in Prince Rupert today. The study commission will tour the...
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Missing Women forum begins with prayer from first nations elder
(British Columbia) -- The Missing Women Inquiry’s first community forum in northern B.C. heard some heart-wrenching stories Monday in Prince Rupert. One woman...
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Missing women inquiry holds northern B.C. forums
(British Columbia) -- Aboriginal women whose mothers and daughters vanished in B.C. tearfully told stories of loss to the provincial inquiry into missing and murdered...
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Northern B.C. women risk lives by hitchhiking, probe told
(British Columbia) -- Women in northern B.C. put their lives in danger by hitchhiking because they have no other way to travel across the region, the missing women...
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Sobbing women demand justice at missing women inquiry
(British Columbia) -- Aboriginal women whose mothers and daughters vanished in B.C. are tearfully telling stories of loss to the provincial inquiry into missing and...
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Walk4Justice: 720 Native Women Murdered and Missing
(Toronto) -- When they walked out of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on June 21, Gladys Radek and Bernie Williams prepared themselves for raw memories and painful...
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