Grandmother Moon Rises for Lost Vancouver Women
A group of women and young people are getting in touch with their First Nations ancestry by learning to carve a totem pole in memory of the lost women of Vancouver’s skid row.
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Women Anchor Quebec; ‘Book of Life’ Turns Page
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Radio-Canada, the Quebec-based French-language service of Canada’s CBC public network, announced that Celine Galipeau will anchor its 10 p.m. news broadcast, the Globe and Mail reported June 17.
Online Matchmaking Sites Court U.S. Muslims
Watch out, tradition: online matchmaking has put power in the hands of Muslim women looking for the right man. But some are still too embarrassed to admit this route to matrimony.
Canada, Mexico Push Safety; Teen Stats Shock U.S.
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Canada and Mexico are confronting domestic violence with centralized agencies and stronger databases for perpetrators and survivors.
Canada pledged $1.1 million toward a centralized family violence center that will serve as a support system for over 3,000 people, particularly Aboriginal women and girls, in Edmonton, the Edmonton Journal reported March 8.
B.C. Hitchhikers Left to ‘Highway of Tears’ Mercy
The murders of women–most of them Aboriginal–along Canada’s Highway 16 in British Columbia stirred advocates to request a shuttle service to reduce hitchhiking on the dangerous road. A year later, women are still sticking their thumbs out.
Sex Workers Plan Brothel in 2010 Olympics City
Sex workers in Vancouver–the scene of Canada’s worst suspected serial murder case–are planning a cooperative brothel, which they say will give them a safe place to work as officials polish the city’s image for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Guinea Woman Savors Victory in Hard-Won FGM Case
Oumou Toure narrowly escaped deportation from Canada to her native Guinea because of the threat of genital mutilation that loomed over her 2-year-old daughter. The case illustrates difficulties women fleeing violence face when they seek asylum.
Serial Murders Tied to Canada’s Prostitution Law
The arrest of a man accused of murdering 22 women from Vancouver–most of them prostitutes–sparked debate over a 1985 Canadian law that some say drives sex workers underground and makes them easy targets for criminals.
One-Stop Shopping Draws Breastfeeding Moms
Business is humming at the Upper Breast Side in New York. The shop, whose name is a mammary pun on its Upper West Side neighborhood, offers postpartum pampering along with products for nursing mothers.
