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posted by LEZLIE LOWE, Jan 14/10
The murder victims make the front page but, every day, vast numbers of women get abused and no one much notices. comments 9
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posted by CHARLENE DAVIS, Dec 10/09
NSCAD art students beating for baiting brouhaha raises questions over proper training for bar security. comments 26
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posted by STEPHEN KIMBER, Dec 3/09
Halifax police chief Frank Beazley's response to the unsolved murder issue doesn't hold up comments 12
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posted by STEPHEN KIMBER, Nov 19/09
In at least 48 cases, a killer has not been brought to justice, giving Halifax one of the highest unsolved murder rates in the country. A former murder investigator says incompetence and indifference among police department brass are to blame. comments 24
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posted by MEREDITH DAULT, Aug 20/09
Halifax’s sex workers are regularly assaulted and have even been killed on the job. But as a result of our hypocritical attitudes toward sex—we can sell anything using appeals to our sexual selves, except sex itself—we can’t find a way to protect these women. Meredith Dault tells their story. photos Aaron McKenzie Fraser comments 25
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posted by TIM BOUSQUET, May 28/09
Banners for the Until the Violence Stops festival are inappropriate for tourists, says official comments 12
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