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A Memorial March Honored Canada's Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
Indigenous women are four times more likely to be murdered than non-indigenous women. For 25 years families of victims have called for justice in Vancouver.
Will the Federal Election Improve Sex-Work Laws?
Justin Trudeau has led the Liberal Party in a decidedly women-friendly direction. If they're elected next year, sex-work regulations might finally see some real progress.
Renovictions on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Aren’t Stopping Anytime Soon
The York Rooms, a longstanding SRO in the downtown eastside of Vancouver, were recently renovated, and promptly reopened at nearly double the original rent. Now longtime DTES residents are railing against "renovictions"—a process by which landlords...
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