Health organization joins calls for inquiry into murdered, missing women
It also urges the Conservatives to heed a call from the World Health Organization to develop and implement an integrated action plan for violence prevention that addresses its root causes. Those efforts should be led by First Nations, Inuit and Metis.
US ambassador stabbed in Seoul in latest violent protest
SEOUL, South Korea -- A knife attack Thursday that injured the U.S. ambassador to South Korea is the latest act of political violence in a deeply divided country where some protesters portray their causes as matters of life and death. The slashing of .
Leader of German anti-Islam movement steps down after posing like Hitler
A protest staged by a separate group in the eastern city of Leipzig met with violent counter-protests Wednesday. Police said some among the 20,000 counter-protesters tried to break through barriers protecting the route where about 15,000 supporters of.
NDP forces debate in House of Commons on murdered and.
OTTAWA -- An aboriginal MP delivered a powerful plea Friday for a national inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women, recalling his own brothers death as a five-year-old in a residential school 60 years ago.
Palestinian wounds 11 on Tel Aviv bus before he is shot, arrested
TEL AVIV, Israel -- A knife-wielding Palestinian stabbed 11 morning commuters on and near a bus Wednesday, striking in the heart of Tel Aviv and reigniting fears of continued violence ahead of Israeli elections in March. The attack was the latest in a.
Ukraine tells UN that Russia has 16,000 troops in Crimea.
Ukraines fugitive president requested Russian soldiers in the strategic Crimea region to establish legitimacy, peace, law and order, Russias UN ambassador said Monday, contradicting the presidents own comments last week,. appropriate and legitimate to defend the human rights of the Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine, which he claimed is under threat of oppression from the north and west after violent protests swept in a new government... CTV News��.
More than 60 organizations call for repeal of new prostitution law
(The new law) views all sex workers as victims of violence, rather than understanding that it is criminalization, isolation, and the denial of rights and freedoms that breeds violence and exploitation against sex workers, the groups said Saturday in.
More than a million march for unity in Paris after terrorist.
Illustrating his point, there were cheers Sunday for police vans that wove through the crowds -- a rare sight at the many demonstrations that the French have staged throughout their rebellious history, when protesters and police are often at odds. Many shed the. About 7,000 of Frances half-million Jews emigrated to Israel last year amid concerns for their safety and the economy.. The U.S. was represented at the Paris rally by Ambassador Jane Hartley... CTV News��.
At least 56 killed in southern Pakistan mosque bombing
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A bomb blast ripped through a Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, killing at least 56 people and wounding dozens more, in the deadliest act of anti-Shiite violence in two years. The.
Assad regime blamed for large-scale massacre in Syrian.
In the Syrian civil wars latest alleged mass killing, activists said Friday that regime troops and gunmen from nearby Alawite areas beat, stabbed and shot at least 50 people in the Sunni Muslim village of Bayda.
Government releases plan to fight violence against.
Government releases plan to fight violence against aboriginal women. murdered aboriginal women. Protesters take part in a rally in support of missing and murdered aboriginal women on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013.. The last budget earmarked $25 million over five years to address crimes against aboriginal woman and girls.. CTV News. U.S. contractor arrested in Abu Dhabi for Facebook posts �� U.S. ambassador to South Korea attacked��.
Surrey residents hold rally to protest ongoing violence | CTV.
Residents in Surrey, B.C. held a rally Saturday to show their anger over ongoing violence in their community, particularly the recent beating death of hockey mom Julie Paskall.
Why tens of thousands are taking to the streets of Brazil in.
The wave of protests began over a hike in bus prices, but it was also fed by images of Sao Paulo police beating demonstrators and firing rubber bullets during a march last week that drew 5,000. In Rio, the violent police crackdown on a small and peaceful crowd Sunday near the Maracana stadium incited many to come out for what local news media described as the citys largest protest in a generation. The vast.. CTV Windsor: Police seek live sex show model �� false.
Todays letters: Je suis Charlie
The media can talk all it wants about freedoms and rights ��� especially free speech ��� but only a naive person would believe that the horrific events in Paris will not change us yet again. Rest assured that the media will be just a little more careful.
Michael Brown remembered as gentle giant at funeral.
The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown -- a gentle giant, aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college.
Hong Kong protesters set for talks as government shuts HQ temporarily
Student protesters had threatened to surround or occupy government buildings if Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying did not step down by midnight Thursday, and police had warned of serious consequence for the protesters, who have grown into the biggest.
Neil Bantleman Trial: Second Alleged Child Sex Victim Testifies
Canadian embassy officials were denied access to the courtroom, they say. The prosecution has. Their trial is expected to last three months, a time during which Bantlemans family is urging Ottawa to publicly declare its support for the Ontario man.
More than 60 organizations call for repeal of new.
The sweeping new changes to the way prostitution is regulated in Canada follow a Supreme Court decision last year that found the old laws violated the rights of prostitutes. The groups say the law will recriminalize sex work��.
Transgender students protest as Canadian schools grapple.
As part of their protest, transgender students occupied a mens washroom at SFU, placing a sign on the door that read, All genders welcome, and This toilet has been liberated from the gender binary.. Trans students and gender-non-variant folks carry a lot of anxiety about accessing washrooms because of a real fear of violence and rape... U.S. ambassador stabbed in Seoul, doing well and in great spirits �� U.K. lawmakers say more female spies needed��.
Hong Kong protesters battle with police, shutting down government.
Authorities last week used an aggressive operation to clear out the protest camp on the busy streets of Hong Kongs crowded Mong Kok district, one of three protest zones around the semiautonomous city. ���The action was aimed at paralyzing the government.
New York mayors 1st year in office: Liberal victories and an NYPD crisis
It has heightened de Blasios delicate efforts to support arguably his most important city agency, the New York Police Department, yet also defend the rights of the protesters who share his liberal values.. 20 by a man who cited Garner as one of his.
On Auschwitz anniversary, Jewish leader warns that Jews are again being.
BRZEZINKA, Poland -- A Jewish leader stood before 300 survivors of the Nazis most notorious death camp on Tuesday and asked world leaders to prevent another Auschwitz, warning of a rise of anti-Semitism that has made many Jews fearful of walking the .
Pope expected to draw millions of faithful on Asian pilgrimage
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis embarks on his second Asian pilgrimage this coming week, visiting Sri Lanka and the Philippines exactly 20 years after St. John Paul IIs record-making visit to two countries with wildly disparate Catholic populations.
Thousands march for missing, murdered aboriginal women
Marlene Leung and Michael Shulman , CTVNews.ca. Published Saturday, February 14, 2015 12:44PM EST Last Updated Saturday, February 14, 2015 8:24PM EST. Residents across the country. It is up to us to make the difference as a society and stop the violence and the hate crimes, she told CTV Toronto at the protest. Organizers blamed the government and police for failing.. WORLD �� U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert leaves a lecture hall for a hospital in Seoul��.
Three to be charged after Mohawk protesters occupy.
Police say three people will be charged after Mohawk protesters calling for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women occupied CN Rail tracks in eastern Ontario.
Health organization joins calls for inquiry into murdered.
The Canadian Public Health Association is joining a growing chorus of calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.. Protesters rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on October 4, 2013.. It also urges the Conservatives to heed a call from the World Health Organization to develop and implement an integrated action plan for violence prevention that addresses its root causes.. CTV Toronto: Incident prompts safety questions. CTVNews��.
Paris attack highlights clash of values on question of press freedom limits
At least 30 people had already been killed in violent protests over an amateur U.S anti-Islam video that portrayed the religions founder as a fraud, womanizer and child molester. Is it pertinent, intelligent in this context to pour oil on the fire.
More than a million march for unity in Paris after terrorist attacks
The last was lit by two women whose sons were killed by Mohamed Merah, a radical Islamic gunman who attacked a Jewish school and paratroopers in southern France in 2012. The U.S. was represented at the Paris rally by Ambassador Jane Hartley.
Hong Kong protesters set for talks as government shuts HQ.
Hong Kong protesters on Friday welcomed an overnight offer by the territorys leader of talks to defuse the crisis over demonstrations seeking democratic reforms, though they continued to demand he resign and. She welcomed word of the talks and said she hoped that police would not again use tear gas on protesters as they did last Sunday to disperse huge crowds.. Ottawa warns travellers to Hong Kong: violence could escalate quickly. CTV News. CTVNews��.
Violence, opposition boycott, mar elections in Bangladesh.
Suspected opposition activists stabbed an election official to death and set more than 100 polling stations on fire across Bangladesh in a bid to disrupt general elections Sunday.
Gun sales skyrocket in Ferguson ahead of indictment decision
Were extremely busy. Anecdotal evidence and available statistics from the surrounding county suggest gun sales have been skyrocketing in the area ever since the summer, when the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown touched off weeks of riots.
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