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Anti-foie gras protesters file complaint over arrest
Animal-rights group Liberation BC has filed a complaint with the Police Complaint Commissioner against three Vancouver police officers after the arrest of the group's campaign director.Joanne Chang was arrested July 18 outside West Restaurant on South Granville at a protest against the restaurant's sale of of foie gras. Police were called by an area resident annoyed by the group's use of a megaphone. In a statement released by Liberation BC, Ms. Chang said: ''We feel that the Vancouver police acted like private security and violated the rights of a law-abiding citizen in order to defend the profits of a high-end business.''
The Globe and Mail – 18 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Animal-rights group Liberation BC has filed a complaint with the Police Complaint Commissioner against three Vancouver police officers after the arrest of the group's campaign director.Joanne Chang was arrested July 18 outside West Restaurant on South Granville at a protest against the restaurant's sale of of foie gras. Police were called by an area resident annoyed by the group's use of a megaphone. In a statement released by Liberation BC, Ms. Chang said: ''We feel that the Vancouver police acted like private security and violated the rights of a law-abiding citizen in order to defend the profits of a high-end business.''
The Globe and Mail – 18 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Will ferry costs sink island life?
Michelle Easterly doesn't want to leave the island she has lived on for a quarter of a century. But she fears she'll have to.''It's my home; it's where my daughter was raised,'' she said. ''If I can't survive here, then I'll have to sell the property. ... We're all kind of reeling here. This is our highway and our lifeboat.''
The Globe and Mail – 18 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Michelle Easterly doesn't want to leave the island she has lived on for a quarter of a century. But she fears she'll have to.''It's my home; it's where my daughter was raised,'' she said. ''If I can't survive here, then I'll have to sell the property. ... We're all kind of reeling here. This is our highway and our lifeboat.''
The Globe and Mail – 18 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Muslim man gets $11,000 over post-9/11 backlash
B.C.'s Human Rights Tribunal has awarded $11,000 to a Muslim man of Arab descent because he was the victim of a co-worker's paranoia after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The Globe and Mail – 18 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
B.C.'s Human Rights Tribunal has awarded $11,000 to a Muslim man of Arab descent because he was the victim of a co-worker's paranoia after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The Globe and Mail – 18 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Missing man likely dead, homicide team says
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says missing Burnaby resident Kellan McElwee, 25, is likely a victim of foul play, and that his parents have posted a $30,000 reward for information leading to his remains.
The Globe and Mail – 18 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says missing Burnaby resident Kellan McElwee, 25, is likely a victim of foul play, and that his parents have posted a $30,000 reward for information leading to his remains.
The Globe and Mail – 18 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
MLS seeks two expansion teams by 2011
Major League Soccer's board of governors has approved plans to expand by two teams by 2011, commissioner Don Garber announced Thursday.
CBC.ca – 18 hours, 41 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Major League Soccer's board of governors has approved plans to expand by two teams by 2011, commissioner Don Garber announced Thursday.
CBC.ca – 18 hours, 41 minutes ago ¦ comment?
'I wanted to steal some money,' accused killer of B.C. model says
The man Chinese authorities accuse of killing a B.C. model in Shanghai earlier this month says he stabbed Diana O'Brien after she hit him and knocked him to the floor, reports a Shanghai television news program posted on the internet Thursday.
CBC.ca – 18 hours, 50 minutes ago ¦ comment?
The man Chinese authorities accuse of killing a B.C. model in Shanghai earlier this month says he stabbed Diana O'Brien after she hit him and knocked him to the floor, reports a Shanghai television news program posted on the internet Thursday.
CBC.ca – 18 hours, 50 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Land deal may save endangered B.C. caribou herd
The federal government and Nature Conservancy Canada have announced a plan to preserve 550 square kilometres of remote valleys, mountains and lakes in the southern interior of British Columbia that may save an endangered herd of mountain caribou.
CBC.ca – Jul 24, 2008 9:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The federal government and Nature Conservancy Canada have announced a plan to preserve 550 square kilometres of remote valleys, mountains and lakes in the southern interior of British Columbia that may save an endangered herd of mountain caribou.
CBC.ca – Jul 24, 2008 9:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Intelligence still seeking a home in Hollywood
Cancelled CBC crime drama Intelligence is being marketed to U.S. cable networks after being turned down for further development at Fox, according to its Los Angeles producer.
CBC.ca – Jul 24, 2008 8:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Cancelled CBC crime drama Intelligence is being marketed to U.S. cable networks after being turned down for further development at Fox, according to its Los Angeles producer.
CBC.ca – Jul 24, 2008 8:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Missing Burnaby man likely met with foul play: police
Investigators with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team say they have received information indicating that a missing Burnaby man met with foul play.
CBC.ca – Jul 24, 2008 7:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Investigators with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team say they have received information indicating that a missing Burnaby man met with foul play.
CBC.ca – Jul 24, 2008 7:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Chilliwack council KOs mixed martial arts event
A Fraser Valley city council has sent a message to local promoters of mixed martial arts events that they are not welcome.
CBC.ca – Jul 24, 2008 7:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A Fraser Valley city council has sent a message to local promoters of mixed martial arts events that they are not welcome.
CBC.ca – Jul 24, 2008 7:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
