Indigenous Woman

• Lawsuit filed after alleged ‘inhumane’ treatment of Indigenous woman and baby at Edmonton hospital

  Pearl Gambler said she was just over 19 weeks gestation with her third child when she had severe lower back pain and went to see her obstetrician in Edmonton.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2022
  
• Vigil to be held in memory of three Indigenous deaths on Lower Mainland

  The vigil is being held in memory of two Indigenous women and one Indigenous girl that have died in Metro Vancouver.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2022
  
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• Coroner’s inquest into police shooting of Chantel Moore in N.B. delayed until May

  Chantel Moore, a 26-year-old Indigenous woman, was shot during a wellness check in the early hours of June 4, 2020, in Edmundston, N.B.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2022
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• Walk honours woman who was fatally stabbed in Calgary 14 years ago

  Jackie Crazy Bull was fatally stabbed in Calgary on July 11, 2007. No one has been charged with her death.

  Crime

  Oct 16, 2021
• Man who killed Indigenous woman with trailer hitch in Thunder Bay sentenced to 8 years

  "You knew you were aiming at women (and) by doing so, you have minimized women," Superior Court Justice Helen Pierce said. "Your actions are an affront to all women."

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2021
• Verdict expected Monday in trial of man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay

  A verdict is expected Monday in the manslaughter trial of a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2020
• Son of woman stabbed to death in 2007 in Calgary pays tribute to his mother

  Family and friends gathered Saturday afternoon in Calgary to remember a woman killed in the 2007 stabbing rampage on 17 Avenue S.W.

  Oct 10, 2020
• Quebec coroner’s office to launch public inquest into Joyce Echaquan’s death

  The public inquest must provide answers that will initiate change in how health care services are delivered to Indigenous people, said Echaquan's family and community members in a statement.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2020
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• Quebec orders public inquiry into death of Joyce Echaquan as Montrealers call for justice

  The coroner's office says public hearings will be ordered as soon as possible.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2020
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• Stricter protocols needed for care of intoxicated patients after Ontario woman’s death: inquest

  An inquest probing the circumstances surrounding the 2012 death of an Ontario Indigenous woman is recommending stricter protocols for handling intoxicated patients.

  Feb 18, 2018