Legal marathon: a B.C. jury convicts 15 in an armed standoff

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The summer 1995 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) siege of a Native American campsite at Gustafson Lake in interior British Columbia ended with 39 acquittals and 21 convictions. The month-long siege ended in a non-fatal shootout. The natives contended RCMP racism and mistreatment.

Cases, Native Americans, Native North Americans, Police, Complaints (Civil procedure), Police misconduct, Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Police sieges

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Fighting violence

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841-KOZ is a key element of an anti-violence initiative began by British Columbia's ministry of attorney general. The group consists of eight young adults who use role playing, dramatic skits, and discussions to teach youths about the problems of gangs and violence.

Prevention, Cover Story, Social policy, Violent crimes, British Columbia, Juvenile delinquency

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The desire to go it alone

Article Abstract:

Many Western European areas have seen nationalist movements arise. Some of the more active nationalist movements include those in Corsica, France; Lombardi, Italy; Flanders and Wallonia, Belgium; and the Basque region of Spain.

Western Europe, National liberation movements

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