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Memorials held across B.C. for victims of femicide, violence against womenNear downtown Vancouver, a group gathered at a monument for the 14 women killed by a gunman at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique on this day 35 years ago.CrimeDec 6
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She advocated for better breast cancer screening. Her friends continue the fightAdvocates and friends of a Nova Scotia woman who died from stage IV breast cancer are urging the province to update its screening policy for women with dense breast tissue.HealthDec 10
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3 people charged with 1st-degree murder in B.C. woman’s overdose deathThree people have been charged in connection with the suspicious death of a woman. Wendy Head was found dead from a fatal overdose at a home in Nanaimo on March 7, 2023.CrimeOct 22
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Winnipeg woman wanted in March homicide arrested, police sayBreanne Joan Bruyere, 25, was wanted in the death of Edgar Allan Bear, 56, and has been charged with manslaughter and obstructing justice.CrimeOct 9
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Toronto recreational soccer league must change gender inclusion rules, team saysA recreational soccer team in Toronto says controversy surrounding its league's gender policy has sparked a bigger conversation about accessibility and support for LGBTQ+ athletes.SportsDec 18
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Former Just for Laughs employee testifies about alleged 1987 assault by Gilbert RozonGuylaine Courcelles alleges that Rozon sexually assaulted her in 1987 at his home in the Montreal suburb of Outremont when she was 22 years old and Rozon was in his 30s.CrimeDec 10
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‘Looking for the Weinstein of Quebec’: impresario Gilbert Rozon’s civil trial beginsJust for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's trial for sexual assault opened today at the Mtl courthouse, his lawyer portraying him as a scapegoat to find Quebec's Harvey Weinstein.CrimeDec 9
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Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violenceThe Israeli expert leading a civilian commission into sexual violence by Hamas and Israeli soldiers is calling for global bodies to recognize "a new crime against humanity."WorldDec 22
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Quebec aims to increase access to abortion pills, contraceptionQuebec wants to increase access to abortion pills as part of a new plan aimed at reaffirming the province's commitment to reproductive rights.CanadaNov 18
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‘Serious commitment’ toward N.S. mass shooting recommendations, says committeeThe head of a committee monitoring how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting says she is encouraged by their "serious commitment."CanadaNov 29
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Christians in Syria mark country’s transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctionsIn churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad's ouster in an air of transformation.PoliticsDec 15
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Panorama and Whistler being eyed for future men’s World Cup downhillsAlpine Canada's president and chief executive officer intends to find a replacement in Western Canada for the men's speed event held annually until 2022 in Lake Louise, Alta.CanadaDec 3
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Edmonton to host PWHL game between the Toronto Sceptres and Ottawa ChargeThe game will be played Feb. 16 at Rogers Place.SportsNov 20
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‘Insulting’: Intimate partner violence study cut short by Ontario committeeVictims of intimate partner violence are upset after early election speculation forced an Ontario legislative committee to cut short what was supposed to be an exhaustive study.PoliticsDec 5
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Championship goals burn for USask Huskies women’s basketball team despite 0-2 startRanked first place in the conference, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team is aiming to upgrade their national silver medal to gold in 2024-25.SportsNov 8
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‘A really powerful message’: Humboldt students take part in No Stone Left Alone ceremonyA class of Grade 7 students from a school in Humboldt, Sask., are marching arm in arm with the Canadian Armed Forces on Remembrance Day.CanadaNov 11
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Exclusive: ‘Battlefield evidence’ from Syria is coming to Canada’s courtsThe RCMP said it is working on a framework to use collected exploitable material in court against ISIS members.CanadaNov 21
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‘She should still be here’: Family calls for justice in wake of N.S. woman’s deathThe family of 22-year-old Destiny Rennie, a Mi'kmaw woman who died last summer in a Nova Scotia hospital, joined supporters in calling for justice during a march.CanadaOct 4
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Iranian woman detained after shedding clothes on Tehran campusAmnesty International is demanding she be released from custody after her apparent protest of the country's strict modesty laws.WorldNov 4
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Gifting goals: The best picks for every budgetSaddle up the sleigh!The CuratorDec 11