Canada’s new open banking legislation could help women experiencing economic abuse

Policymakers should recognize open banking as part of Canada’s response to economic abuse and small business resilience, not only as a competition or financial sector reform.

theconversation.com

The Epstein revelations have exposed how ‘Boy’s Club’ elites avoid accountability

The Epstein case points beyond an individual scandal to a broader system of elites in which capital, insularity, and impunity underpin male domination.

theconversation.com

‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminated

Iran faces a double erasure: violence imposed by a ‘necropolitical’ state and the revival of patriarchal alternatives that promise change while sidelining women.

theconversation.com

What it is like to survive female genital mutilation (FGM) | UN Women – Headquarters

Learn what life after FGM looks like and why legal bans on the practice alone are not delivering justice for women and girls.

unwomen.org

What’s in a label? Rethinking how we talk about gender-based violence

Language about violence isn’t descriptive, it’s flawed and political. Each label can empower, stigmatize or shape expectations of healing.

theconversation.com

Too True Crime

The Too True Crime podcast documents over 580 women killed by femicide in Canada since 2020. Explore an episode for every life lost to gender-related violence.

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Why Canada needs to recognize the crime of femicide — on Dec. 6 and beyond

More than 1,100 Canadian women and girls have been killed by men since 2018. So why is the federal government dragging its heels in adding femicide to the Criminal Code?

theconversation.com

Women in Argentina Face Rising Violence

Argentina is experiencing increasing gender-based violence. But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures.

hrw.org

Too True Crime

The Too True Crime podcast documents over 580 women killed by femicide in Canada since 2020. Explore an episode for every life lost to gender-related violence.

tootruecrime.com

Why BC Cities Can’t Afford to Ignore Domestic Violence | The Tyee

These are not fringe issues. Municipalities must step up.

thetyee.ca

Grief to Action: The Growing Call to Stop Femicide

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‘She stood up to men with machetes’: Sandra Domínguez fought against femicide in Mexico – then became a victim herself

Her disappearance shocked a country where such cases are all too common. Now Domínguez’s family are fighting to stop yet another woman’s death being written off as ‘collateral damage’

theguardian.com

'Getting out of control,' vigil held in B.C. to remember women who died

VANCOUVER — A small group gathered outside Vancouver’s art gallery Thursday to remember several women who died recently in B.C. and call for changes within the justice system to prevent more such deat...

halifax.citynews.ca

103 marathons for 103 lives: One woman’s mission to honour Australia’s femicide victims

Natalie Djuric Jones plans to run 103 marathons in 103 days to remember the 103 women who were murdered in Australia last year.

womensagenda.com.au

'No more femicide': Surrey women remembered at vigil in Vancouver

Vancouver Rape Relief held rally to highlight five women killed by men in B.C. since June 30

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Family outraged as Montreal woman’s killer can leave prison 5 days a week | Globalnews.ca

Brigitte Serre’s killer is gaining more freedom nearly 20 years after her brutal murder, leaving her family angry and demanding answers to how this can happen.

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Statement on WAGE's Budget - CRIAW

Dear Prime Minister: Gender Equality is not Optional Ottawa, ON – Globally, women’s rights and gender equality are under attack from regressive movements and governments alike. Here in Canada, for the...

criaw-icref.ca

Death Investigation Deemed Homicide

A death investigation that began on July 25, 2025, has resulted in homicide charges. At approximately 3:57 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, police were called to a residence in the 1500 block of Came…

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Twice-convicted Calgary man handed life sentence in stabbing death of woman | Globalnews.ca

51-year-old Christopher Dunlop will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for first degree murder less than a year after finishing a sentence for manslaughter.

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Province gives $9.2 million to groups trying to prevent gender-based violence | CBC News

Groups like the Courage Centre and Crossroads for Women say the funding will mean they can spend less time worrying about fundraising, and more time helping women.

cbc.ca

'We'd never been closer,' testifies man charged with murder of his grandmother in their Waterford home

'We'd never been closer,' said man charged with murder of his grandmother in their Waterford home

brantfordexpositor.ca

Murder charges against minors in Quebec has almost tripled: report

The number of minors accused of murder has almost tripled in two years in Quebec, which has led the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) to create a specialized team to manage these dist...

montreal.citynews.ca

A Choiceless Choice

US aid cuts and rising violence are trapping women and girls in Honduras.

womensrefugeecommission.org

Senate unanimously approves femicide bill - TopNews - Ansa.it

The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill on the crime of femicide with 161 votes in favour and none against. (ANSA)

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A 'relentless obsession': Family of man accused of domestic murder tried to keep woman safe | CBC News

A Calgary man accused of gunning down his ex-girlfriend had a "relentless obsession" with her, according to his family members, who suspect him of planting a GPS tracking device on the young woman's c...

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Family of mother killed in Kelowna, B.C., calls for changes to justice system in letter to PM | CBC News

Premier David Eby has given a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney from the family of Bailey McCourt, who was killed earlier this month in Kelowna, calling for changes to how the federal government ha...

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Richmond man charged with 2nd-degree murder of partner a sign of 'public safety emergency': advocate | CBC News

Another B.C. man has been charged with killing his partner in what an advocate calls a tragic example of the escalating crisis of gender-based violence in B.C.

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