MMIWG

• Families of Robert Pickton’s victims brace for his ‘horrific’ day parole application eligibility

  Pickton, now in his 70s, was charged with 26 murders in the deaths of women who disappeared from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside but only convicted in six of the killings.

  Crime

  Feb 21
  
• Annual memorial march in Montreal honours MMIWG2S+

  A memorial march on Wednesday aimed to draw attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, trans, and two-spirited people across Quebec, and the rest of Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 14
  
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• Over a thousand attend Women’s Memorial March for MMIWG in Vancouver

  Now in its 33rd year, the Women's Memorial March takes place annually on Valentine's Day starting at the corner of Main and East Hastings in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

  Canada

  Feb 14
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• ‘More than just stats’: Victoria march for MMIWG centres families

  Victoria's Stolen Sisters Memorial March is in its 14th year, and this year will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10. It always maintains the same message — uplifting families.

  Canada

  Feb 9
• ‘Not just lip service’: First Nations-led private investigators help families of missing

  Alberta-based MMIP Investigations Ltd. provides zero cost private investigator work, family advocates and healing support to families of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

  Canada

  Jan 26
• Indigenous groups, Manitoba RCMP partner to address violence in communities

  Indigenous groups team up with Manitoba RCMP to implement recommendations from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2023
• Winnipeg MP’s initiative spurs MMIWG alert system consultations in Ottawa

  Ottawa has begun consultations on a public alert system for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, following support for a motion by Winnipeg MP Leah Gazan.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2023
• ‘We’re not stopping’: Ashley Simpson’s parents plan to keep focus on missing and murdered women

  'My red dress still hangs on my front porch. That red dress will hang there until all five people from this area  ... are coming home.'

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2023
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• Sisters in Spirit Walk honours Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Regina

  It marked the third Sisters in Spirt Walk for Healing, where those involved carried white roses, each with the name of a murdered or missing person.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
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• Murders of Indigenous women, girls far likelier but result in lower charges: report

  The study, released Wednesday, looked at how homicides of Indigenous women and girls moved through the court system, and how the outcomes of those cases compared to non-Indigenous.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023