Polytechnique Massacre

• Vigils, events mark 35 years since Polytechnique anti-feminist mass killing

  Dignitaries gathered in front of Polytechnique Montréal's main campus to pay tribute to the 14 women killed at the engineering school in an anti-feminist attack 35 years ago.

  Canada

  Dec 6
  
• Remembering the women of the Montreal Polytechnique massacre

  December 6, marks the 34th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre when 14 women at the engineering school were killed by a gunman in an anti-feminist attack.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2023
  
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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
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• Aspiring environmental engineer wins scholarship in memory of Polytechnique victims

  Sophia Roy is this year's winner of its Order of the White Rose scholarship, which was established in 2014 to commemorate the victims and survivors of the shooting on Dec. 6, 1989.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2022
• Tributes for victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 32nd anniversary 

  The shooting at Montreal's École Polytechnique took place on Dec. 6, 1989 when a man opened fire, killing 14 women and injuring others.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2021
• Trudeau ‘a traitor’ unless gun bill overhauled, say families of Polytechnique victims

  In a letter to Trudeau made public Thursday, relatives of victims, survivors of the shooting and witnesses say the "dismal" Bill C-21 will not make society safer.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2021
• ‘Anti-feminist attack’: École Polytechnique plaque changes reference to massacre

  The attack at Polytechnique remains the deadliest shooting in Canada’s history. Thirty years later, it continues to spark questions about violence against women and gun control.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 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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• ‘Because they were women’: Book to honour Polytechnique victims

  The commemorative sign at Place du 6-Décembre-1989 in Montreal's Côte-Des-Neiges borough will also be changed ahead of Dec. 6 to reflect that the killings were an act of violence against women.

  Features

  Nov 10, 2019
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• Less than 20 per cent of long guns registered in Quebec ahead of Jan. 29 deadline

  Quebec's attempt to establish a firearms registry is facing resistance.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2018