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In 2018 the acceptance of domestic abuse victims is rising. While this happens though, the public is openly ignoring forty-percent of these victims. According to Parity UK's Domestic Violence: The Male Perspective , over 40 % of domestic abuse cases are male. According to Statistics Canada , there are 627 abuse shelters for women and 0 for men. Yes, it is true that women have to face this problem more than men. These statistics are not being used to play down the severity or acceptance of female victims. These statistics are being used to show how society is not accepting an issue because they are male victims. In this article, I will be discussing the following: the myth that men are violent and can't be victims, and the current situation of shelter for men in Canada. There is a belief among the public that testosterone, the male hormone chemical makes you aggressive. However, out of "72 studies that measure aggressive behavior in both men and women. They found that...
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Bike lanes

Luken Lake February 27 th ,2018                                                                         Bike Lanes Is it worth paying over 14.5 million dollars just to put bike lanes in downtown Victoria? The Victoria council just approved adding 3 million dollars more to the already steep estimate for the bike lane project. While the latest estimate says 7.85 million dollars will be needed to finish the Wharf, Humboldt and cook street segments. It's expected that this estimate of 14.5 million to just complete the first phase may rise. Victoria’s mayor Lisa Helps says to the Times Colonist that she supports the increase in the ...
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Tweeting Exercise

1. National Widget Company made an important announcement this morning to its Victoria local staff and nationwide. Announcing as we lose 200 employees, including 50 in Victoria. Will be giving live updates. Update in the story. Due to a flood in the market by foreign widget companies, we are having to cut back on labor costs. We are saying farewell for now to many family members in the business and hoping to rehire beloved team members. We are unsure when the market will stable out. For the time being, we are hiring human resources to work with our team member during this difficult time. We are making appropriate severance packages for our beloved. 2. We are glad to announce we are rehiring our previous team members. We have made #WidgetHistory as the first to strike a deal with China. Follow us to keep updated in the Canadian based company making global impacts. Canada's oldest widget company is now one of the first to open up widget sales to residential construction. ...
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Media intake

Media Intake Luken Lake  January 22, 2018 My media intake has taken a drastic turn over the last couple years. When I was growing up my family would always have the news channel on our T.V., usually Global, CTV, or CHEK. Now I look for articles or statistics on how the media is fear mongering. This is often explicitly directed towards the country’s mass population. I still do try to listen to the radio or pick up the newspaper. However, lately, I feel media is always framing the story to scare instead of inform. I first noticed this fear-mongering aspect when the Paris terrorist attack happened in 2015. Every news outlet was reporting on this, except they would avoid spending much/any time talking about the terror attacks happening in Libya or Egypt. It was hard to even find much info on the 43-people killed in Lebanon the day before the Paris attack. I tried my hardest at this time to not leap to the conclusion of conspiracy theories or other similar reasons to why they wouldn’...
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National Widget company

NEWS RELEASE: National Widget Company DATE: January 15, 2018 HEADLINE Victoria’s National Widget Company Rehires 200 staff The National Widget Company keeps its promise to rehire the local staff. The NWC initially laid off staff last year and is now rehiring all 200 employees nationwide. The company is rehiring 50 employees for the Victoria-based head office and manufacturing plant. “We have sent recall notices to all employees who were laid off in June. As a family-owned company, it was heartbreaking to lay off so many loyal people, so we are thrilled to be offering employment to people we consider part of the family,” says Andrew Bryce. This Canadian widget company is going global by being the first company to strike a deal with the Chinese. Traditionally, the widget market is based in the Middle East and in the oil business. This Canadian company is opening up its market to residential construction. This is an exciting development Canada’s oldest widget manufacturer. Es...
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