How these red ribbon skirts honour the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Every year, volunteers gather ahead of the Women's Memorial March in Vancouver to sew 100 red ribbon skirts. Each one is gifted to a family who has lost a loved one to the MMIWG crisis.
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Homeless hair stylist looking for hair cutters in Maple Ridge
Ellie Ollenberger volunteers her services with the Salvation Army in Maple Ridge and is looking for other hair stylists to ...
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“I was high for my entire stay:” Why B.C. prisons aren’t helping addicts
Before joining the provincial health authority, MacFarlane oversaw management of mental health and substance use in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside ... month a The B.C. women’s college ...
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Vancouver plans to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' of crime in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city's police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown ...
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Vancouver makes plans to tackle organized crime in city's Downtown Eastside
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city's police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown ...
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Vancouver invests $5M to make its Downtown Eastside safer
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a “humanitarian crisis” of crime and violence that has reached ...
Erie Times-News5d
Women in business: Female-owned restaurants, stores, shops flourishing in downtown Erie
Both are part of a growing number of female business owners in Erie, especially in downtown. Women own 30% of Erie businesses and the percentage keeps growing, according to officials from the ...
Los Angeles Times5d
Homeless woman found dead, face battered, on Santa Monica Beach; homicide inquiry underway
Police are investigating the death of a woman experiencing homelessness as a possible homicide after her injured body was discovered close to the ocean on Santa Monica Beach, authorities said.
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Homeless encampments cleared in Downtown Pittsburgh, officials say
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato and Mayor Ed Gainey say there are no more encampments Downtown after people ... the issue of the unsheltered, homeless, was met with real solutions ...
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Woman charged after alleged assault on North Vancouver RCMP officer
A woman is facing charges after an alleged assault on a North Vancouver RCMP officer last week leading to serious but non-life-threatening head injuries. According to an RCMP release, a report was ...
LGBTQ Nation4d
Trump admin allows homeless shelters to discriminate against trans women because “the Lord” wants it
Carson himself repeatedly insulted transgender people. The HUD then released a guide for homeless shelters to help them spot trans women, which included instructing homeless shelters to look for ...
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Homeless woman found beaten to death at Santa Monica beach
Evacuation orders and warnings are going into effect Thursday morning for the Los Angeles area burn areas as the strongest winter storm of the season drenches Southern California. Carlos Herrera ...