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Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women’s Society has found. The organization held two sessions with women last October, and every single participant said she either experienced abuse by …
Read More »Basil Borutski, Ontario man who killed 3 women in 2015, dies in prison: CSC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario man convicted in the brutal deaths of three former partners in 2015 has died in prison, the Correctional Service of Canada says. Basil Borutski, 66, who had been serving an indefinite sentence at Millhaven Institution, died Thursday of apparent natural …
Read More »Winnipeg taekwondo Olympian hosts day of free training for women – Winnipeg
Winnipeg women and girls of all ages were able to get some free training from a taekwondo Olympian on Saturday. Resounding shouts could be heard among the kicks, blocks and punches of dozens gathered at the Tae Ryong Park Academy dojang led by Paris, France-bound Skylar Park. 1:36 Winnipeg’s Taekwondo …
Read More »Manitoba Moose host 3rd annual women in sports job shadow program – Winnipeg
The Manitoba Moose are hosting their third annual Celebrating Women in Sport Job Shadow Program. Saturday is the last half of the two-day program giving eight participants a look into how a professional hockey organization functions, and networking opportunities. As a part of the program, participants shadowed several departments including …
Read More »Two women in serious condition following incident on Highway 6 in Hamilton, Ont.
Hamilton Police and OPP are investigating an “incident” that left two women in their 20s in serious condition. One woman is in life-threatening condition, and the other is in serious condition following the incident on Highway 6 North in Hamilton, Ont. Hamilton paramedics confirmed to Global News first responders attended …
Read More »3 children, 2 women found dead: Manitoba RCMP
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Warning: Details are graphic The deaths of five individuals, including three children, have sent shockwaves across Manitoba on Sunday. On Feb. 11, the Manitoba RCMP confirmed that the five people were known to each other. The three children were pulled out of a …
Read More »2 women arrested after Manitoba RCMP spot crystal meth during traffic stop – Winnipeg
A traffic stop in Amaranth, Man., led to the discovery of crystal meth in a vehicle, Manitoba RCMP say. The vehicle was pulled over shortly after 2 a.m. Monday when it was spotted headed south on Highway 50 without proper plates. Police said multiple baggies of a substance that appeared …
Read More »Mississauga man arrested for forcing 2 women into sex trade: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Mississauga man has been arrested and charged after allegedly forcing two women into the sex trade. According to Peel Regional Police, the man forcibly confined one of his victims and forced her to work in the sex trade, while procuring the …
Read More »Ontario man poses as federal agent, romancing women while scamming them out of millions
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In what could be a plot for a movie, a man posing as a federal agent duped dozens of women into giving him money, according to Waterloo regional police. Officers from Waterloo police’s organized financial crime team conducted an investigation that discovered …
Read More »U of A fires director of Sexual Assault Centre for signing letter questioning attacks on Israeli women
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The University of Alberta has fired Samantha Pearson, the director of the Sexual Assault Centre after she signed an open letter penned by ousted Ontario MPP Sarah Jama that calls into question whether Israeli women were subjected to rape and sexual violence …
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