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Commemorative ceremonies are being held across the country to mark the 34th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre. As Skye Bryden-Blom reports, a moment of silence was held at two university campuses in Halifax to honour the 14 victims.

December 6, marks the 34th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre when 14 women at the engineering school were killed by a gunman in an anti-feminist attack. Several tributes were being held in Montreal to honour the memory of the lives lost and all those impacted by the tragedy. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a memorial service in Montreal on Wednesday to honour victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.

On Dec. 6, Montreal will mark the 34th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre. Nine years ago, a scholarship called the Order of the White Rose was created. It’s a prize given to a Canadian female engineering student in honour of the women who were killed. Global’s Amanda Jelowicki has more on this year’s recipient,...

The Week of the White Rose is an annual fundraiser, to benefit Polytechnique Montréal’s science camp, Folie Technique. It is aimed at giving girls from disadvantaged communities the opportunity to take part in science awareness activities. Polytechnique Montréal president Maud Cohen joins Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines.

A group of 28 colleagues from a Montreal’s Polytechnique university are the lucky winners of a Lotto 6/49 draw worth $5 million. They’ll each be taking home almost $180,000. Many of them learned the news in different ways, including one man who found out while showering in Greece.

Montreal’s Polytechnique held an engineering competition on Saturday, challenging students to design mini-wind turbines. Global’s Elizabeth zogalis was there.

Polytechnique Montréal General Director Maud Cohen joins Global’s Laura Casella to highlight the Order of the White Rose’s mission to honour the memories of the victims of the École Polytechnique tragedy, and to talk about this year’s scholarship recipient, Sophia Roy.

Dec. 6th marks the National Day for Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada; it’s the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique de Montreal mass shooting that saw a gunman kill 14 young women in what’s widely regarded as a misogynistic attack. Eloise Therien has more on how local students are raising awareness.

Mount Saint Vincent University held a service on Tuesday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the mass shooting that took place at École Polytechnique in Montreal. The service is one of many taking place across the country to honor the lives that were lost. Skye Bryden-Blom has more.

Students and staff of École Polytechnique paid their respects Tuesday morning with the annual white rose wreath laying ceremony. Former staff, students and politicians held a moment of silence to mark the 33rd anniversary of the shooting at the engineering school where 14 women were killed and 13 other people injured.

The Montreal Canadiens and goalie Carey Price have issued apologies in the wake of an Instagram post that continues to spark reaction. On Saturday, the star goalie took a stance against federal gun-control legislation and in support of a gun lobby group. Price’s post came on the eve of the 33rd anniversary of the Polytechnique...

On the eve of the anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre, a group of activists and politicians descended on the National Assembly to demand authorities take more action to fight online violence. One woman said she went to the police after receiving horrifying threats and was ignored. Global’s Dan Spector explains.

On the anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique shooting, an expert says more than 44 per cent of Canadian women experience violence in their lifetime.

Canadian Women’s Foundation joins Global News Morning to reflect on the 33rd anniversary of the École Polytechnique shooting and what more can be done to address gender based violence.

Today is the 33rd anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre which took the lives of 14 women in Montreal. Post secondaries across the country marked the day by holding vigils, including Okanagan College. Jasmine King has more.

On Dec. 6, 1989 fourteen women were murdered at École Polytechnique

Nathalie Provost recalls the aftermath of the Polytechique massacre in Montreal where 14 women were killed 31 years ago and shares a message of hope with Nova Scotians after a deadly rampage over the weekend.

December 2019 marks 30 years since the Polytechnique massacre in Montreal. Since then, there have been countless movements and conversations about violence against women. And when it comes to physical and sexual abuse, all women are at risk despite their age, race or income level, according to the Canadian Women’s Foundation. However, there are added...

“Ending the Silence about Violence” or ESAV held a vigil at the Meeting Place on Cobourg’s waterfront to remember the 14 student engineers murdered at École Polytechnique as well as other victims of femicide