1 hour ago “On December 6, We Remember”: Community members honour the memory of murdered women and girls with a Shoe Memorial in New Westminster

NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, Dec. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On December 6, BC food workers with the United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 247 and 1518 will gather at Hyack Square in New Westminster to hold their 21st annual Shoe Memorial commemorating the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The […]

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1 week ago LifeLabs Donates $10,000 to Women in Crisis in Honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls.

Proud to Support a Foundation for a World Free of Gender-Based Violence Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LifeLabs, Canada’s leading provider of medical diagnostic services, is proud to donate $10,000 to Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis, a charitable social purpose organization that provides safety, support, information, and advocacy to women and gender-diverse people, and […]

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2 w. ago Opinion: Alberta's Bill 9 harms children and curtails 'parental rights'

On Nov. 18, the Alberta UCP introduced Bill 9 to deploy the notwithstanding clause to prevent legal challenges to Bills 26, 27, and 29. These bills ban gender-affirming care for youth, limit inclusive education, and exclude trans girls and women from sports. When tabling Bill 9, Justice Minister Mickey Amery claimed the government was dedicated […]

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2 w. ago HUNTER: Double killer Shawn Lamb’s parole emblematic of vile system

Shawn Lamb wasn’t exactly the answer the authors were looking for. No, in those frenzied virtue-signalling, scolding days of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, the results were clocked in before the journey even began. The monsters that were kidnapping and killing Indigenous women and girls were blue-collar white men, Trudeau posited without a shred of […]

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2 w. ago Montreal civil rights groups urge new mayor to honour Black community leaders

“If we forget these names  we forget much of Montreal’s history,” says David Foster of the St. Lucia Foundation of Canada.

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2 w. ago Calls for justice system reform follow release of man who killed two Indigenous women

A woman whose cousin was killed says the release last week of a man who killed two women is another outrage from a justice system that victimizes Indigenous women and girls.

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4 w. ago Volunteers clean every veteran gravestone at Lethbridge cemetery by hand

Whether a retired veteran or a child just starting out in life, community members gathered to honour veterans eternally laid to rest at Lethbridge's Mountain View cemetery.

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