Femicide: a killing by another name
Why a growing chorus of voices is asking that the violent deaths of women be called femicide
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Why a growing chorus of voices is asking that the violent deaths of women be called femicide
Why a growing chorus of voices is asking that the violent deaths of women be called femicide
Hassan Dahis, 22, and Mohamad Moussa, 21, were originally charged with murder in what the Crown billed as a strong case, but both were offered a plea deal.
Normally, the majority of homicide victims in Ottawa would be men. The fact so many victims in 2022 were women is a sign, in the words of one local advocate, of an 'ongoing collective crisis.'
OPP officers charged a man with impaired driving following a collision on Highway 417.