Sex Work
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Edmonton police search for man who assaulted, robbed pair of sex workersAccording to investigators, the man initially contacted both women through a website and made arrangements to meet for sexual services.CrimeJul 7
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Activists for and against sex work gather in MontrealPro-sex work activists were present at the inaugural march for survivors of sexual exploitation, which opened the 4th World Congress for the Abolition of Prostitution.CanadaJun 1
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Charges laid after woman cut off from friends and finances, sexually assaulted: London policeA 39-year-old London, Ont., man is facing several charges including forcible confinement, criminal harassment and sexual assault.CrimeApr 4
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Ontario court dismisses sex workers’ Charter challenge, advocates pleasedThe Ontario Superior Court has decided to uphold the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act after a constitutional challenge from an alliance of sex worker advocates.PoliticsSep 18, 2023
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‘Horrifying’ conditions of Montreal building renewing concerns over safety in ChinatownPeople in Montreal's Chinatown are speaking out again about security, this time about a residential building they believe is the focal point for illegal drug use and prostitution.CrimeAug 10, 2023
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Sex worker wins in Nova Scotia court, but ruling leaves sex industry conflictedIn a legal decision described as the first of its kind in Canada, a Halifax sex worker successfully sued a client for nonpayment of services.CanadaJul 9, 2023
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Challenging criminal laws: The right to sell one’s body vs. the right to not be traffickedThe Ontario Superior Court is hearing the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform’s case for overturning the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act.CanadaOct 4, 2022
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Lawyers for marginalized sex workers set to argue against prostitution lawsLawyers representing transgender, Indigenous and Black sex workers are expected to argue Tuesday how laws brought in by the Harper-era Conservatives are too restrictive.CanadaOct 4, 2022
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Canadian sex workers are challenging a law that does them ‘harms’. Here’s what to knowJenn Clamen, the national coordinator of CASWLR, said this is the first constitutional challenge to PCEPA provisions initiated by sex workers.CanadaOct 3, 2022
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Canadian sex workers are challenging criminal laws in court. Here’s whyAn alliance of sex worker rights groups is in Ontario Superior Court Monday asking for several sections of the Criminal Code to be deemed unconstitutional.CanadaOct 3, 2022
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