Category Archives: Family

Stop Violence against women

Oppression and harassment of women is a consistent and systemic global phenomenon that dates back over millennia. In many countries, men still hold the legal right to beat, torture, imprison or kill the women they “own.” In the U.S., a … Continue reading

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Chinese girl run over

It is a story that has deeply unsettled millions in China, posing troubling questions about whether three decades of headlong economic development has left nothing but a moral vacuum in its wake. It begins last Thursday when a two-year-old girl … Continue reading

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How to Complain

Consumers are often faced with several challenges when they wish to complain about a product or service. A good resource to help you complain effectively is the Complaint Courier, which is featured at www.ComplaintCourier.ca. This powerful online tool provides instant … Continue reading

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Casey Anthony case spotlights role of media

Geraldo Rivera’s television life has been full of strange moments, from on-the-air sex-change surgeries to fistfights with Nazis. But even Rivera was dumbstruck for a moment when, during man-on-the-street interviews about the Casey Anthony verdict, a woman excitedly chirped to … Continue reading

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Put limits on custody complaints, group urges

Canadian law must be changed to make it far more difficult for disgruntled parents to file disciplinary charges against psychologists, psychiatrists and other health professionals who do assessments in child-custody cases, says a group of leading lawyers and therapists. The … Continue reading

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Religion in alcoholic treatment sparks complaint

A Winnipeg man who has struggled with alcoholism for decades says he has filed a complaint with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission over the lack of a treatment program that’s free of religious or spiritual elements. Rob Johnstone said he … Continue reading

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Despite abuse complaints, accused kidnapper allowed to see son

State child welfare records reveal a history of abuse complaints against a father charged with kidnapping his 3-year-old son, yet he still was allowed court-supervised visitation that ultimately led to the boy’s abduction from a Cocoa park. Department of Children … Continue reading

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Mother charged in case of boy who hid in oven

The mother of an 11-year-old boy who hid in an oven to escape alleged abuse by his father has been charged in the incident, in part because she pulled the boy back into the apartment after he had escaped, according … Continue reading

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Military flooded with flu complaints

The Defense Ministry is facing a deluge of complaints from angry parents and girlfriends after it decided last week to cancel all leave until the H1N1 flu virus subsides here. As the nation raised its flu alert to the highest … Continue reading

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After-school programs

I signed my son up for an after-school program that he’ll likely enter this fall when he’s in grade one. That’s if we’re lucky. He was two when I called he inquire, apologizing for calling so far in advance. I … Continue reading

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