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Tag Archives: Violence

A string of sex workers have died mysteriously in one B.C. neighbourhood

September 12, 2013by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A string of unexplained sex worker deaths in the same New Westminster, B.C. apartment building continues to shake the region’s sex worker community, amidst outrage that drug toxicology reports for the women are still unavailable a full month after the first death.

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VICE

Parliament’s Violence Against Indigenous Women committee raising concerns

June 1, 2013by David P. Ball Leave a comment

The launch of Parliament’s Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women was applauded as a rare show of political consensus, drawing unanimous all-party support on Feb. 27.

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Windspeaker newspaper

Self-care and social change

May 17, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

It’s time to stop splitting social change from self-care – and embrace healing justice in our communities.

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Shameless magazine

American guns, Canadian deaths

January 4, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

With four in the Lower Mainland dead and another wounded since Christmas Eve, VO investigates the source of the guns.

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Vancouver Observer

Five days of holiday gun violence in Surrey leaves death and soul searching in its wake

January 2, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Holiday shootings renew concerns about crime rates, stereotypes, gangs and drug laws in Surrey, B.C.

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Vancouver Observer

Mother of Pickton victim says cops brushed her off, withheld daughter’s possessions

December 16, 2011by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Brushed off by the missing persons unit. Denied even her murdered daughter’s possession or photos. A mother speaks out at the Missing Women Inquiry today.

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Vancouver Observer

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About David P. Ball

REPORTERS' DUTY IS TO INFORM, IMPACT, INSPIRE & DEFEND DEMOCRACY

My nearly 20 years of investigative journalism experience includes top national media awards, and bylines in Canada and the world's most-read outlets — including the Globe & Mail, Guardian, Le Monde, National Post, Toronto Star, VICE, La Presse, AFP, Figaro, Times of India, Daily Mail — in online, daily print, magazine, photo, video and radio storytelling.

Most recently covering the B.C. politics beat for the Star Vancouver (The Toronto Star's B.C. bureau), my journalism has been recognized with three of Canada's top media awards.

CAJ Award-Winner & Multiple Finalist

Webster Award Award-Winner & Finalist

CJF Co-winner

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Published in over 100 publications, reaching millions of readers worldwide:

• Globe & Mail
• Toronto Star
• The Guardian
• National Post
• New York Post
• Daily Mail UK
• VICE
• Ottawa Sun & QMI chain
• iPolitics
• Huffington Post
• Hamilton Spectator
• 24 Hours
• The Tyee
• Georgia Straight
• Xtra!
• Windspeaker
• Extract: Pipeline anthology chapter

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MY PHOTOJOURNALISM:
Published in the Globe & Mail, The Province, New York Post, CBC News, Toronto Star, National Post, Bild am Sonntag (DE), Arsenal Pulp Press, Georgia Straight, Tricity News


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