The man in charge of organizing the 2010 Olympics is calling the latest unproven allegations made against him by a reporter he's suing for defamation 'completely unfounded.' A statement was released late this afternoon. The Twentyten Group, which handles media requests for Furlong, has issued a two-paragraph response, calling Laura … [Read more...]
New unproven allegations of abuse made against John Furlong
January 21, 2013 by
The journalist accused of defaming the head of Vancouver's Olympic organizing team has made more allegations of abuse against John Furlong in her statement of defence. The 22-page document was filed Monday (Jan. 21st) in BC Supreme Court. An article first published by Laura Robinson in September (2012) reported eight First Nations children … [Read more...]
More charges laid in daycare sexual abuse case
January 9, 2013 by
New charges have been laid against a Maple Ridge man accused of sexually abusing children at his wife's home daycare. Six additional charges have been aid against 37-year-old Latif Hamad Tata. The additional charges were approved after another young victim was allegedly molested at the daycare. Tata now faces a total of twelve charges. He was … [Read more...]
Conference looks at abuse suffered by teens
December 5, 2012 by
The mother of murder victim Maple Batalia is attending a conference in Surrey dealing with domestic violence involving teenagers. As the conference seeks solutions to getting awareness of teen abuse, Sarabjit Btalia, Maple's mom, says even if parents think their child can handle situations like relationship violence, they often can't. "She was … [Read more...]
Men sue Province, former corrections officer, over alleged abuse
November 19, 2012 by
Ten months after a judge refused to certify a settlement agreement reached with the Province, individual civil claims around abuse at Burnaby’s Oakalla Prison are showing up in the court system. Five claims have recently been filed in BC Supreme Court naming former corrections officer, Roderick MacDougall and the Province as … [Read more...]
Girl awarded millions in abuse case
August 7, 2012 by
A young girl from Saanich has been awarded a 13 million dollar settlement, after she was allegedly abused as a baby, by the boyfriend of her foster mother. The details, released today, say the settlement was reached in December. The little girl, identified just as "E-B" in the documents was just two and a half months old when the alleged … [Read more...]
Many survivors of abuse at former mental institution still waiting for compensation
August 4, 2012 by
Sixteen years after the doors at New Westminster's Woodlands School permanently closed, many survivors of abuse at the former mental institution are still waiting for money from the BC Government. Since a class action suit affecting 1,500 victims was approved ten years ago, settlements have only been reached for close to 900. Survivors advocate … [Read more...]
Putting an end to elder abuse
July 24, 2012 by
Zero tolerance for elder abuse and systemic reviews of service delivery such as reducing the time seniors spend in hospital waiting for community care. Those are just some of the recommendations the BC Care Providers Association is putting forward in its final recommendations to the Provincial Government as it helps to define the role of a new … [Read more...]
Initiative launched in Surrey to raise awareness of domestic abuse
July 6, 2012 by
Surrey's banding together against domestic violence. Mayor Dianne Watts and others have kicked off the "Rakhi Project" - a crime reduction initiative designed to raise awareness of domestic abuse..... "basically what it is taking a traditional Indian ceremony where sisters traditionally tie purple bracelets on their brothers which signifies love … [Read more...]
Tree planting company headed to Human Rights Tribunal over abuse claim
August 22, 2011 by
A former tree planter has won a preliminary human rights decision against a company accused of badly mistreating its workers.A Human Rights Tribunal member has ruled allegations of discrimination against Khaira Enterprises are "so egregious" that an appeal by Mugama Fataki will be allowed. It means even … [Read more...]
