Teen who posted anti-bullying video kills herself
Amanda Todd was attacked online and at school
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One woman reflects on her high school torment
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Tip line was contacted about B.C. teen who killed herself
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Information came through reporting tool on school website
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Red Hood Project is response to death of Amanda Todd
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From the turmoil of Quebec to the rise of the West
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Inherited behavioural tendencies lead to victimization
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Nova Scotia may review handling of Rehtaeh Parsons case
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Effect may extend to straight students
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Suicide prevention stepped up from Nova Scotia to BC
View ArticleBlanket-ban on social media in high schools
The U.S. state Rhode Island has passed an “anti-bullying” law that creates a state-wide ban on the use of social networking sites anywhere on school property. As The Huffington Post points out, that...
View ArticleMore than one-third of teachers are bullied online
More than one-third of teachers have been bullied online, according to a new survey from Britain’s Plymouth University, which also showed that while 72 per cent of this abuse came from students, 26 per...
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Bullying 2.0 is more like a drama class
Chris Whitehead/Getty Images What is likely the only thing Lady Gaga and Conservative MP Mike Allen have in common? Both believe that bullying should be a criminal offence. Following the suicide of...
View ArticlePolice blotter
British Columbia: A man recently walked into the Nanaimo Country Club Centre, allegedly with the intention of robbing the place. He jumped the counter and detonated bear spray into the clerk’s face,...
View ArticleLady Gaga goes to Harvard to launch anti-bullying foundation
There’s something odd about the fact an audience of privileged Harvard students played host to yesterday’s launch of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, an organization designed to combat bullying...
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Strict anti-bullying laws could actually make matters worse
Getty Images Schoolyard bullies have been around for as long as there’ve been school yards. Could a new law finally make them go away? Ontario recently introduced legislation to rid schools of bullies....
View ArticleOttawa police investigate “memes”
QuickMemes, with their block-letter jokes superimposed on photos, have been shared on Canadian students’ Facebook walls for much of the past year. Many of them are funny. But Arun Smith of Carleton...
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