École Polytechnique

• Nova Scotia universities mark 34th anniversary of École Polytechnique shooting

  On Dec. 6, 1989, a gunman motivated by a hatred for women killed 14 female students at the Montreal engineering school.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2023
  
• Montreal borough to charge more to park pickups and SUVs

  The Montreal borough of Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie is planning to base the price of parking permits in the area on the mass of the vehicle.

  Canada

  May 2, 2023
  
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• Okanagan College vigil held for 33-year anniversary of Polytechnique massacre

  'We want to honour the women that were killed but we also want to spur action,' said Eric Reist of the Vernon Students' Association at a vigil for the Polytechnique massacre.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2022
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• Lethbridge College students remember victims of École Polytechnique massacre

  Engineering students at Lethbridge College have ramped up an awareness campaign on campus this year surrounding National Day for Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
• MSVU remembers 14 women killed at École Polytechnique

  A sombre service was held on Tuesday at Mount Saint Vincent University to mark the 33rd anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
• Trudeau says firearms bill doesn’t target hunters as Carey Price, critics attack reforms

  A Liberal amendment to Bill C-21 would set out a regulatory ban on assault-style weapons by putting an evergreen definition for such firearms into law.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
• Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary

  Students and staff of École Polytechnique paid their respects this morning by placing rose wreaths on the commemorative plaque located near the student entrance.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
• Aspiring environmental engineer wins scholarship in memory of Polytechnique victims

  Sophia Roy is this year's winner of its Order of the White Rose scholarship, which was established in 2014 to commemorate the victims and survivors of the shooting on Dec. 6, 1989.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2022
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• Gun control advocates to sound out parties on handgun ban, buybacks ahead of Quebec election

  The Quebec parties are being asked if they would support using funding from Ottawa, announced during the last federal election campaign, to impose a handgun ban in the province.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2022
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• Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost receives honorary doctorate

  The gun control advocate and survivor of the 1989 school shooting is being recognized with an honorary doctorate at a ceremony in downtown Montreal.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2022