By Jon Farmer
November 29th is the international Women Human Rights Defender Day. In 2013, The United Nations recognized the crucial role that women around the world play in protecting and promoting human rights and equality for all people. That resolution recognized that when women stand up for human rights they face higher risks of violence, abuse, harassment, and increased social and economic barriers. As we mark this year’s day of commemoration we need to recognize the leadership and work of women in our own communities and around the world.
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
When we receive statements from those in the Government or Opposition, we understand that they are written from a political perspective. In addition to some of the media releases from the government's Ontario Newsroom, we have been publishing statements from the Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, Mike Schreiner, to balance those points of view.
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Recent enhancements to the Owen Sound Farmers’ Market enrich our community. As part of the Downtown River Precinct Initiative, this project was an ...
By Esther Gieringer
Intimate partner violence – which for the purposes of this article refers to male violence against women – does not end when couples separate. What was once direct physical, sexual, emotional, mental, or economic abuse changes shape as abusers seek new ways to gain power and control over their former partners and families. One of the most common ways that men seek control is through the adversarial family court process.
Bruce Power’s commitment to being a low-cost provider of carbon-free electricity, and a company that embraces sustainability in all of its ...
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