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A vigil was held at Peterborough city hall on Friday afternoon to honour the lives of the 14 women killed at École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. Community members gathered to mourn and discuss how gender-based violence is still prevalent in Peterborough and beyond. Madeleine McColl reports.

Universite de Moncton students and faculty gathered for a vigil to honour the 14 women who were killed in the Ecole Polytechnique tragedy in 1989. Suzanne Lapointe spoke to a female engineering student who says this day is an important reminder that the fight against misogyny and workplace sexism isn’t over yet.

Saturday marked the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – held to honour the 14 women who were murdered in an anti-feminist shooting at École Polytechnique in 1989, as well as other victims. Those gathered at the school for a memorial warned that violence against women remains an urgent problem. Felicia...

Polytechnique Montréal is expanding its scholarship program honouring the 14 women who were killed at the engineering school 36 years ago. As Amanda Jelowicki reports, this year, new donors have stepped up to fund 14 scholarships valued at $50,000 each for female students to pursue an engineering master’s or doctoral degree in Canada or elsewhere.

More than 60 Indigenous artifacts were returned to Canada Saturday morning after spending a century at the Vatican. The priceless items were taken from Indigenous communities in 1925 and put on display as part of the Vatican’s missionary exhibition. The repatriation of the items makes good on a promise first made by the late Pope...

Engineering students at Ecole Polytechnique hosted their 15th annual expo to showcase projects created by members of various clubs. The expo was part of the 34th annual science camp for kids. As Phil Carpenter reports, the aim is to inspire youth with the wonders of engineering.

For decades, urban planners have dealt with traffic mitigation concerns by focusing on vehicles. But a new study from Polytechnique Montreal reveals pedestrians have been paying the price. After analyzing thousands of intersections across the city, researchers discovered just how dangerous they can be, especially for children. Global’s Elizabeth Zogalis reports.

A few days before voters are set to begin casting their ballot for the next Canadian prime minister, an advocacy group lead by survivors of the Polytechnique shooting is showing its cards and sharing who it thinks will best tackle gun control. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.

Quebec wants to fight ‘Netflix sentences’ allowing accused to serve time at home, Polytechnique advocacy group calls on voters to favour federal Liberals and the Bloc, and a new Montreal hotline to help Black youth facing discrimination.

Polytechnique Montréal is celebrating a major donation to its university. An alum gifting a historic $50 million to the school. It’s the largest donation the school has ever received. Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports on the man behind on the donation and explains how it will be used.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh condemned his Liberal counterpart, Mark Carney, on Wednesday, a day after he made a mistake while talking about the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal. Carney not only mispronounced a survivor’s surname, but he also mistakenly referred to Concordia as the location of the tragedy, as opposed to Polytechnique. The Liberal...

Thirty-five years ago, more than a dozen women were killed in a shooting rampage at a Montreal engineering school. It sparked calls across Canada for action against gender-based violence. As Skye Bryden-Blom reports, it’s a message still resonating in Nova Scotia today.

December 6 marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. 2024 marks 35 years since the École Polytechnique massacre that saw a gunman target female engineering students, 14 were killed. The Institute for International Women’s Rights Manitoba joins Global News Morning to reflect on the somber anniversary.

People across Canada are making 35 years since a massacre in Montreal saw the lives of 14 women lost at Ecole Polytechnique. In New Brunswick, the government held a vigil to honour the victims while calling for continued change. Anna Mandin reports.

A somber ceremony was held Friday morning at Polytechnique Montréal, marking the 35th anniversary of one of the darkest moments in Canadian history. On Dec. 6 1989, a lone gunman murdered 14 women at the engineering school simply because they were women. Global’s Dan Spector reports.

This December 6th marks the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. The day a man stormed into the Polytechnique engineering school and shot and killed 14 women and injured 13 others. As Quebecers prepare to commemorate the victims and survivors, one Polytechnique professor is speaking out for the first time about how she narrowly avoided...

In just a few days, it will be the 35th anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre. In honour of the 14 women killed, for the tenth consecutive year, the school has given a major award to a Canadian female graduate student. This year’s winner of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship seems destined to reach...

Thirty-five years later and over 3,300 kilometres away, people in Lethbridge gathered to remember the victims of the École Polytechnique massacre. Justin Sibbet reports.

Friday December 6 marks the 35th anniversary of the Polytechnique Massacre. Polytechnique Montréal president Maud Cohen joins Global News Morning’s Laura Casella to mark the sombre occasion and look towards the future.

At an annual ceremony in Montreal, where 14 beams of light fill the sky in memory of the victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, a 15th light was added to remember victims of femicide across the globe. Still not enshrined in the Criminal Code of Canada, Heather Yourex-West reports on the push to change...