Femicide Canada
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B.C. advocates push for femicide to be deemed a specific offenceAdvocates say femicide should be deemed its own specific offence in B.C. Femicide means the intentional act of killing women or girls due to their gender.CrimeAug 4, 2025
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‘Name what things are’: Recognizing ‘femicide’ 35 years after the Montreal MassacreOn Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of feminists shot and killed 14 women and injured 13 other people at the Montreal engineering school.CanadaDec 5, 2024
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Vigil set for ‘kind’ and ‘caring’ Ontario mom killed in Ottawa femicideA vigil to honour the Ottawa woman killed in what police are calling a devastating case of femicide is planned for Tuesday evening.CanadaOct 28, 2024
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At least 78 women in Canada killed by violence this year — in just 6 monthsThe cases of 78 women were recorded in one mid-year report that suggested the actual number of deaths is likely higher.CanadaJul 11, 2018
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57 women killed in Canada this year — experts link misogyny to femicideEight of the 57 women killed so far this year died in the Toronto van attack.CrimeMay 1, 2018
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