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Toronto police board approves external review into handling of missing persons
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Toronto police board approves external review into handling of missing persons

LGBT protesters are calling for police Chief Mark Saunders’ resignation

By Arshy Mann
Kalen Schlatter now charged with first-degree murder in death of Tess Richey
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Kalen Schlatter now charged with first-degree murder in death of Tess Richey

Richey was found dead in Toronto’s gay village in November 2017

By Arshy Mann
When will Toronto’s police chief admit something went wrong with the serial killer investigation?
Opinion

When will Toronto’s police chief admit something went wrong with the serial killer investigation?

Instead of blaming the community, Mark Saunders should look at his own force

By Arshy Mann
Toronto police ask public to help identify man believed to be a victim of alleged serial killer
Power

Toronto police ask public to help identify man believed to be a victim of alleged serial killer

Forensic investigators have also found a seventh set of remains

By Arshy Mann
Toronto police discover three more sets of remains at property linked to Bruce McArthur
Power

Toronto police discover three more sets of remains at property linked to Bruce McArthur

One of the bodies identified as Andrew Kinsman, other five people have yet to be identified

By Arshy Mann
Toronto police charge man with second-degree murder in Tess Richey’s death
Power

Toronto police charge man with second-degree murder in Tess Richey’s death

Richey was last seen in the Church-Wellesley Village on Nov 25, 2017, and found dead four days later

By Arshy Mann
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Bruce McArthur now charged with five murders; police believe there are more victims
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Bruce McArthur now charged with five murders; police believe there are more victims

The three new counts of first-degree murder McArthur is charged with includes a man who went missing from Toronto’s gay village in 2012

By Arshy Mann
Why won’t Vancouver police release their trans sensitivity training documents?
Power

Why won’t Vancouver police release their trans sensitivity training documents?

Xtra has been filing Freedom of Information requests since July 2017

By Tessa Vikander
Vancouver Pride stands firm in decision to support marginalized LGBT people and ban uniformed police
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Vancouver Pride stands firm in decision to support marginalized LGBT people and ban uniformed police

‘We chose to listen to those voices that often do not get listened to,’ Pride Society says

By Derek Brown
Rushed bill to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex is flawed, critics say
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Rushed bill to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex is flawed, critics say

Canada’s new expungement bill only covers a fraction of the charges it should, says queer historian

By Arshy Mann
After Alloura Wells’ body was identified, her friends and family could finally mourn
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After Alloura Wells’ body was identified, her friends and family could finally mourn

Memorial services for young trans people in Toronto are far too common, community says

By Arshy Mann
Canada’s first openly gay MP on the long road to an apology for LGBT people
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Canada’s first openly gay MP on the long road to an apology for LGBT people

Now the government must release all documents related to the purges, says Svend Robinson

By Arshy Mann
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Are Toronto police taking the safety concerns of LGBT communities seriously?
Opinion

Are Toronto police taking the safety concerns of LGBT communities seriously?

Police have mishandled a series of recent cases involving the community and its spaces

By Arshy Mann
How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short
Opinion

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

‘We are sorry’ is not enough, queer historian tells Justin Trudeau

By Gary Kinsman
Body of missing Toronto trans woman identified as Alloura Wells
Power

Body of missing Toronto trans woman identified as Alloura Wells

Wells, 27, hadn’t been seen since July 2017

By Eternity Martis
Vancouver Pride bans uniformed police from 2018 parade
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Vancouver Pride bans uniformed police from 2018 parade

Co-chair hopes decision will help people who might be uncomfortable in the parade now feel invited to participate

By Derek Brown
Canada to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex
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Canada to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex

Bill to expunge ‘historically unjust convictions’ introduced on the same day as LGBT apology

By Arshy Mann
Prime Minister Trudeau apologizes for litany of injustice perpetrated against LGBT Canadians
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Prime Minister Trudeau apologizes for litany of injustice perpetrated against LGBT Canadians

‘To those who were left broken by a prejudiced system, and to those who took their own lives, we have failed you,’ Trudeau says

By Arshy Mann
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