Indigenous Women
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8th annual Spirit Walk held for the Native Women’s Shelter of MontrealThe Native Women's Shelter of Montreal held its the 8th annual spirit walk on Mount Royal Saturday afternoon. Money raised will help the development of a social pediatric clinic.HealthJun 11
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Long road ahead for gender equality in Greater Montreal: reportA new study highlights the various issues women in the Greater Montreal area face. The report looked at women of all backgrounds.CanadaJun 9
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Families and Indigenous leaders gather in Regina for Red Dress DayEvents took place in Regina on May 4th for the National Day of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, where families and leaders gathered to raise awareness.FeaturesMay 5
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More than 60 per cent of Indigenous women have faced violence in Canada: reportA new Statistics Canada report said 63 per cent of Indigenous women have experienced violence and nearly half - 46 per cent - have experienced sexual assault.CanadaMay 1
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‘We’re fighting’: B.C. woman brings MMIWG2S crisis to doorstep of the VaticanIn Rome, B.C.'s Lorelei Williams found an attention-grabbing way to raise awareness of the crisis of violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people in Canada.CanadaApr 2
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World March of Women’s 5th action wraps up in Quebec with rallies against poverty and violenceThe World March of Women happens every five years, from March 8 until Oct. 17, but was postponed last year — on its 20th anniversary — due to the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaOct 18, 2021
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Ontario trucker in prison for killing Cindy Gladue in Edmonton hotel appeals conviction, sentenceBradley Barton was sentenced last month to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, who bled to death in a bathtub at the Yellowhead Inn in 2011.CrimeAug 25, 2021
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Manitoba spends more than $600,000 in skilled trades training for Indigenous womenThe Manitoba government is spending more than $600,000 in a skilled trades training initiative for Indigenous women in four northern and remote communities.EconomyAug 18, 2021
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‘Legacy horrific’ but Ontario trucker’s retrial in Edmonton hotel death more sensitive to victim: lawyersBarton, a truck driver from Mississauga, Ont., was convicted in February of manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Metis and Cree woman.CrimeJun 26, 2021
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Indigenous women still forced, coerced into sterilization: Senate reportWomen interviewed for the report were coercively sterilized between 2005 and 2010. The committee says it is aware of a case of forced sterilization as recent as 2019.CanadaJun 3, 2021
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