Quebec adds $233 million to fight domestic violence after spate of killings this year
‘The plan and the investments we are announcing today contain a lot of measures… to offer proper services to First Nations and Inuit.’
Violence
‘When you watch that video it traumatizes you’: Lawyer for woman in video demands security guard be investigated
Annette Custer, the woman who is in a video being tackled by a security guard…
Winnipeg safe space for women experiencing violence, exploitation or homelessness a reality at Velma’s House
A long-awaited safe space for adult women and the 2SLGBTQ+ community who identify as women opens after 40 years of lobbying.
Chiefs call for independent investigation into video showing First Nations woman being knocked out at RCMP detachment
Security footage made public this week of a peace officer knocking a First Nations woman…
Hearing to certify MMIWG class action against Canada starts Monday
The suit asks for $600 million due to inaction from feds to deal with violence against Indigenous women.
Red Women House: First recovery centre for Indigenous women opens in Calgary
‘From having nothing, sleeping beside my daughter on a single bed in a basement. It brings me hope.’
Family of lead plaintiff in RCMP discrimination class action hope police reform movement spurs change
A drum and dance troupe from Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., takes the stage across the river from…
Winnipeg police defend use of force, deem kick necessary in video of Indigenous man’s arrest
Indigenous man tasered twice and kicked in upper body
RCMP boss reverses comments, acknowledges systemic racism in police force
‘I did not say definitively that systemic racism exists in the RCMP. I should have.’