National Day Of Remembrance And Action On Violence Against Women

• Memorials held across B.C. for victims of femicide, violence against women

  Near downtown Vancouver, a group gathered at a monument for the 14 women killed by a gunman at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique on this day 35 years ago.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2024
  
• ‘This is happening here’: Manitoba grapples with domestic violence on day of remembrance

  On National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, advocates are speaking up, as gender-based violence continues to climb in Manitoba.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2024
  
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• MSVU remembers 14 women killed at École Polytechnique

  A sombre service was held on Tuesday at Mount Saint Vincent University to mark the 33rd anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
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• Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary

  Students and staff of École Polytechnique paid their respects this morning by placing rose wreaths on the commemorative plaque located near the student entrance.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
• More men are killed than women, so why focus on violence against women?

  “It’s not a competition – it’s about prevention," says director of the Canadian Femicide Observatory.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2020
• How London will mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

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

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2019
• Feminism met gunfire at École Polytechnique. It’s taken 30 years to call it what it was

  "Why does it make people so uncomfortable to look at the fact that women are targeted in particular ways?”

  Features

  Dec 6, 2019
• Polytechnique survivors group call on Liberals to end assault-style gun sales

  The Liberals made a campaign promise to work with provinces and territories to give municipalities the ability to further restrict or ban handguns.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2019
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• Every 2.5 days, a woman or girl is killed in Canada, new report shows

  The statistic is from the first annual report by the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2019
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• At least 148 women were killed in Canada last year. How do we keep them safer?

  At least 140 women were killed by men in 2018, a year that saw violence against women frequently in the headlines. How do we make them safer this year?

  Features

  Jan 5, 2019