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Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread
Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread

Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread

Date5/8/1974
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In Toronto now Peter Dalglish is supervising an animated film on AIDS for street kids around the world, but condoms won't be stressed - 'they're too expensive'.
In Toronto now Peter Dalglish is supervising an animated film on AIDS for street kids around the world, but condoms won't be stressed - 'they're too expensive'.
12/2/1987
Cautions approach: Businessman Frank Strong's product kills AIDS virus but his company tries to avoid exploiting fear of the disease
Cautions approach: Businessman Frank Strong's product kills AIDS virus but his company tries to avoid exploiting fear of the disease
11/24/1988
At Odds: Virologist immunologist Tak Mak, above, believes that a concerted effort is needed to fight AIDS.
At Odds: Virologist immunologist Tak Mak, above, believes that a concerted effort is needed to fight AIDS.
3/7/1988
Rochelle Pittman, whose husband received the AIDS virus in a blood transfusion and passed it to her, chokes back tears today in Toronto as she begs ev(...)
Rochelle Pittman, whose husband received the AIDS virus in a blood transfusion and passed it to her, chokes back tears today in Toronto as she begs ev(...)
1/30/1992
Ailing couple: Patricia Lelli, 34, gets a hug from husband Kelly McCarthy, 27, yesterday at city hall after she told the health board how they got the AIDS virus
Ailing couple: Patricia Lelli, 34, gets a hug from husband Kelly McCarthy, 27, yesterday at city hall after she told the health board how they got the AIDS virus
12/6/1990
Guards fear AIDS: Prison guards argue they need better protection against inmates with AIDS or related diseases
Guards fear AIDS: Prison guards argue they need better protection against inmates with AIDS or related diseases
1/1/1975
Probing deadly illness: Dr. Jay Keystone, a member of a team trying to get money to study the disease AIDS, says it's claiming relatively few victims but appears to be spreading
Probing deadly illness: Dr. Jay Keystone, a member of a team trying to get money to study the disease AIDS, says it's claiming relatively few victims but appears to be spreading
6/9/1981
Reinstated: The Ontario Human Rights Commission agreed with nurse Ron Lentz that he was fired by Toronto Western Hospital because he has AIDS
Reinstated: The Ontario Human Rights Commission agreed with nurse Ron Lentz that he was fired by Toronto Western Hospital because he has AIDS
7/28/1988
The 519. Ted Merrick, 44 at the AIDS Memorial in the park behind the 519 - his former partner is listed on a plague. He's a volunteer on the 519's AIDS Memorial Committee.
The 519. Ted Merrick, 44 at the AIDS Memorial in the park behind the 519 - his former partner is listed on a plague. He's a volunteer on the 519's AIDS Memorial Committee.
4/10/1997
Better Aids Care Demanded, Activists demanding improved health care and drug funding for AIDS patients demonstrate yesterday outside downtown health m(...)
Better Aids Care Demanded, Activists demanding improved health care and drug funding for AIDS patients demonstrate yesterday outside downtown health m(...)
9/21/1991
Burzynski. programs, AIDS will undermine the competitiveness of Canadian Industry. AIDS is an economic issue as much as it is an issue of health or education or ethics, [Incomplete]
Burzynski. programs, AIDS will undermine the competitiveness of Canadian Industry. AIDS is an economic issue as much as it is an issue of health or education or ethics, [Incomplete]
4/2/1991
Sage advice, Mr. Condom - also known as Louis Taffo - talks to San Diego Bruno yesterday on St. Clair Ave. W. Taffo, who was handling out condoms and (...)
Sage advice, Mr. Condom - also known as Louis Taffo - talks to San Diego Bruno yesterday on St. Clair Ave. W. Taffo, who was handling out condoms and (...)
10/15/1990