Jean-Claude Rochefort has been detained since Dec. 5.

“We want people to know that this issue isn’t going away," said vigil organizer Micki Materi.

The University of Lethbridge held a peaceful tribute to honour the national day of remembrance and action on violence against women.

Services are being held across the country, including Kingston, where a beam of light will be shining Friday in memory of the victims.

Officials in Saskatchewan said the anniversary of the Ecolé Polytechnique massacre is a chance for people to renew their commitment to ending gender violence.

“Thirty years ago today, Canada was shook with news of a violent massacre that took place in a room very similar to this one,” Norah Siddall told an audience at UNB.

Édith Ducharme is the fifth recipient of the Order of the White Rose, which was created in honour of the women killed at École Polytechnique.

"We will reinforce gun control by banning military-style assault weapons," Trudeau said during his speech at the ceremony. He said there is a clear consensus on the issue at the House of Commons.

Known informally as White Ribbon Day, the day is marked annually on the grim anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.

Can you tell from newspaper headlines alone which issues of violence women were grappling with in 1989 versus 2019?