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Prostitution profits from high Internet visibility, little police response
The Web-based sting was a success, but
it was
the first such law enforcement operation conducted recently.
As fewer prostitutes walk the
streets, prostitution becomes less obvious to
the casual observer and harder for
to police to catch, even though it is
evident on the Web, authorities admit.
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Canada:
Multiple killers suspected in deaths of sex-trade workers
Winnipeg police say
they are dealing with several possible killers, not a
single serial killer, after a second sex-trade worker
was found dead in a field in the city's northwest.
19-9-2007
Canada: The problem with prostitution
Over the past two decades, Canada's
prostitution laws have faced a number of challenges.
Soon they will face another. A group of Vancouver
lawyers and sex workers have initiated a Charter
challenge arguing that our present laws violate their
right to life, liberty, security, equality and free
expression. 4-8-2007
Ghetto Feminism
Coco and I peek
through the yellowed blinds at the Rec Centre meeting
room, assessing if we want to go in or not. It looks to
be an amicable mix of community advocates, low-level
politicians, and a few Downtown Eastside residents, all
drinking coffee from Styrofoam cups and eating cheap
pastries, so we push through the heavy glass door and
find places at the round table.
30-7-2007
Porn: The elephant in the bedroom
Every sex therapist I spoke to said that
in the Internet age it is a problem in many romantic
relationships. But it is easily fixed, they advise. It's
a matter of educating one (often, but not always, the
woman) that she should be more broadminded and
understand that her spouse's habit of masturbating to
cyberporn is not tantamount to infidelity.
15-7-2007
Travelling with porn? Think again
When
a 29-year-old Thunder Bay resident landed at the Ottawa
International Airport on June 16, he became the subject
of the fifth kiddie porn seizure at that airport this
year. 15-7-2007
Canada: Teen 'sexual predator'
A
Barrie teen convicted of sexually assaulting several
Grade 9 Bear Creek high school students is a "sexual
predator" who should be kept away from girls, a Crown
attorney told the court last week.
15-7-2007
Canada: Sex trade workers need safer conditions
The most marginalized street prostitutes
in Vancouver need places to live and work safely, says a
community group calling for a series of changes to clean
up the city's sex-trade industry.
1-7-2007
Toronto police spied on gay community in 1980s: report
A surveillance report
leaked to CBC News details how Det. Garry Carter went
undercover in the community, spying on bathhouse
operators, attending conventions in Alberta and tracking
gay candidates running for city council.
31-5-2007
Prostitution ring busted in Canada
8
people face a long list of charges after an OPP raid on
4 massage parlours in the Wasaga Beach area. The 4 men
and 4 women have been charged with either keeping or
being found in a common bawdy house.
31-5-2007
Legal bordellos plan draws a red light
Pony rides and bike paths are welcome on
the Toronto Islands. But city councillors say they're
not about to allow brothels in one of the city's most
popular parks. 12-5-2007
Canada kiddie porn busts
Two men
facing charges of possession of child pornography,
accessing child pornography and distributing child
pornography. 12-5-2007
Helping girls turn from prostitution
'It's the only thing they know of. It
(the age of sex trade workers) can be anywhere from six,
which disgusted me. It was heartbreaking.' The sex trade
is a lucrative business in many foreign countries,
exploiting women in the hopes of gaining a quick buck.
12-5-2007
Child porn or just photos?
David
Gurr sat in a B.C. Supreme Court prisoner's box
Wednesday, his head tilted slightly to the right and his
eyes fixed straight ahead, while 278 images of child
pornography alleged to have been taken from his hard
drive scrolled across three computer screens.
1-5-2007
Canadians seeking sexual satisfaction
According to recent survey findings
launched today by Durex, sex in Canada could be a lot
better. Apparently Canadians have lost their sense of
adventure and interest. Moreover, only 48 per cent of
Canadians claim to be fully satisfied with their sex
lives. 26-4-2007
Canada: Teenage girl facing child-porn charges
A 15-year-old girl from Wellington County
has been arrested for allegedly possessing and
distributing child pornography.
26-4-2007
Canada: Another porn seizure
For the
second time in 48 hours, child pornography possession
charges have been laid against a commercial trucker
attempting to cross the border at the international
bridge here. 14-4-2007
Canadian parliament moves to protect children from sexual exploitation
All federal and
provincial age-related legislation has age restrictions.
Parliament is now close to raising the age of sexual
consent from 14 to 16 years-of-age to protect children.
6-4-2007
Canada: Teen porn use exposed
A
study performed by University of Alberta researcher
Sonya Thompson has shown that more than one-third of
13-year-old boys in Alberta have viewed Internet porn.
The results have prompted some to call for schools to
start tackling the controversial issue.
24-3-2007
BC prostitutes say sex co-op puts control over industry back in their hands
The
lonely girl in a pleather skirt and stilettos waiting
vainly on the corner for a date isn't a typical image
associated with a member of a business co-operative.
24-3-2007
Canadian man charged with sex tourism-related crimes
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
has charged a Canadian man with sex tourism-related
offenses committed in Cambodia and two other countries,
a press release from the Canadian Embassy said this
week. 17-3-2007
Hacker helps put judge in prison for child porn
Nearly a decade after he began his career
as a teenage "vigilante hacker," a Canadian computer
whiz says it was "definitely satisfying" to learn this
week that his most high-profile target -- a disgraced
California judge -- has finally been sentenced in a
landmark child-pornography case that sparked widespread
legal debate over the actions of "Citizen Tipster"
Bradley Willman. 11-3-2007
Canada: Same-sex survivors win pension ruling
What has been cast as the last great
battle for same-sex equality ended this
week with a partial victory in Canada's highest
court. 11-3-2007
Canada: Porn rampant among 13-year-old boy
A new Canadian study is a wake-up call to
parents to start talking to their children about the
dangers of viewing pornography. A survey of urban and
rural 13-year-olds revealed that boys in particular are
being exposed to startling amounts of sexually explicit
materials, most of it via the Internet.
11-3-2007
Porn and pancakes comes to Ontario
On Saturday the Living Word Assembly of
God Church in the Town of Ontario is going XXX with a
little Porn and Pancakes. Porn and Pancakes is a
controversial church program, which is gaining a lot of
attention. Saturday morning a church in Wayne County
will host the event. 14-2-2007
Is Telus willing to accept the scorn with its porn?
The Roman Catholic
archbishop of Vancouver's public scolding of Telus Corp.
has experts predicting that the phone company's decision
to offer pornographic photos and videos to customers
could mean sacrificing its image in favour of the bottom
line. 14-2-2007
Canadian sheriffs want their sex video with porn star off web
Two sheriff's officers
are threatening to seek a court injunction that would
order a local porn star to remove a naughty homemade sex
tape of their menage a trois with her from her Web site.
18-1-2007
Sex ed gets a lot sexier at Canadian university
An undergraduate program at Canada's
august University of Toronto offers discussions on
flogging, restraint, and role-play, as well as an arts
course called "Queerly Canadian." But teachers and
students insist it's a serious academic program that
isn't simply about sex.
Saudi national flees Canada without passport, eludes trial for sexual assault
A Saudi national charged with sexually assaulting two youths recently
slipped out of Canada and returned to his home country, raising questions about
how he left without his passport and if he can be brought back to stand trial. 18-1-2007
Marriage rate in Canada gets same-sex boost from BC and Ontario
Marriage has become
relevant again in certain areas of Canada, as a new crop
of couples in love made their way down the aisle in
numbers not seen in decades.
18-1-2007
Commentary
Canada: Legalize prostitution, for all our sakes
The Robert Pickton trial, which finally
starts on Monday, will receive a great deal of attention
in light of the fact that, if all the allegations
against him are proved beyond a reasonable doubt, he
would become the most notorious and prolific serial
killer in Canadian history. Ultimately, this long trial
will only answer one question: Is Robert Pickton
responsible for the deaths of six prostitutes allegedly
buried on his pig farm?
18-1-2007
Mother, son plead guilty to running Montreal prostitution ring
A Montreal family
accused of running a prostitution ring involving girls
as young as 15 pleaded guilty Thursday to a variety of
charges. 18-1-2007
Sexual orientation should not define us, say gay politicians
Openly gay
politicians want to be known for their competence and
not just for being gay. This was one of the observations
made by seven elected officials during workshop recently
at an international conference on lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender human rights being held in Montreal in
conjunction with the first World Outgames.
Canada: Porn charges laid
Gary Philip Dolovich, 39, has been
charged with 17 counts of distributing child pornography
over the Internet.
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