Vigil

• Montreal-area police urge calm ahead of events in honour of slain teen Nooran Rezayi

  A senior officer told reporters that the force has information suggesting this weekend's events may be co-opted by those seeking confrontations with officers.

  Canada

  Sep 26
  
• Family seeks answers after Edmonton man shot during police confrontation

  Family and friends of an Edmonton man killed following a confrontation with police are looking for answers on what led to his death.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2024
  
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• Ottawa community gathers at vigil to mourn victims of mass killing: ‘We are hurting’

  More than 300 neighbours and friends gathered at a community park in Barrhaven, just a block away from the home where the Wickramasinghe family were killed.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2024
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• Father killed in random shooting at Toronto bus stop honoured at community vigil

  Community members gathered Saturday afternoon in North York to pay their respects to Adu Boakye, the innocent man killed in a random shooting while walking by a Toronto bus stop.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2024
• Community members hold vigil to remember Manitoba family killed

  More than 100 community members gathered Friday night in Carman to pay their respects to five people who were killed last weekend.

  Crime

  Feb 16, 2024
• Family holds vigil in Toronto for Soleiman Faqiri seven years after his death in custody

  The family of Soleiman Faqiri, who died in an Ontario detention centre, gathered with Toronto community members Saturday night to mark the seventh anniversary of his death.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2023
• Lethbridge marks 17th annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil and Memorial Walk

  People gathered for Sisters in Spirit Day: a commemorative evening to remember the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
• Public vigil planned for Treasa Lynn Oberly, Beaumont homicide victim

  Friends and family of Treasa Lynn Oberly are planning a vigil to show their love and support for her.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2023
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• Father holds vigil for daughter who was struck, killed by truck in Montreal

  Every day since Dilan Caya's death, her father Cuma Caya has kept vigil at the intersection where she was killed, struck by a truck.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2023
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• ‘It’s a time for love’: Vigil held in honour boy killed in crash in St. Thomas, Ont

  People in red shirts gathered on Monday evening in St. Thomas on what would have been Curtis Aiden’s 12th birthday. The boy was killed last week by an allegedly impaired driver.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2023