violence against women

This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

Jun 4, 2024 | 8:50am
An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence.  Laurel Collins says legislators from across party lines have supported her private member’s bill, which seeks to criminalize […]

Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary

Dec 6, 2022 | 11:19am

A solemn wreath-laying ceremony was held Tuesday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the École Polytechnique mass shooting, one of a handful of tributes planned throughout the day. On Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of feminists shot and killed 14 female students and injured 13 other people at the Montreal engineering […]

YWCA marking Red Rose Day Tuesday

Dec 5, 2022 | 3:31pm

It was on this date in 1989 where a killer took the lives of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique – just because they were women. The YWCA of Regina is marking this year’s Red Rose Day, also known as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, by remembering the women killed, […]

Saskatchewan recognizes the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Dec 6, 2019 | 9:39am

Saskatchewan recognizes the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada on Friday.  It is also the 30th anniversary of the deaths of 14 female engineering students who were targeted and killed in 1989 at Montreal’s École Polytechnique because they were women.  “Combatting violence against women and girls is everyone’s responsibility,” […]

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