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Polytechnique presents scholarship in honour of Montreal massacre victims
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Polytechnique presents scholarship in honour of Montreal massacre victims

Ella Thomson is pictured Friday, December 1, 2017 in Montreal. The electrical engineering graduate of the University of Manitoba has won the Order of the White Rose scholarship. This $30,000

Quebec justice minister says Bill 62 on face coverings is not repressive
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Quebec justice minister says Bill 62 on face coverings is not repressive

Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee provides further details about how the government’s controversial Bill 62 will be implemented at the legislature in Quebec City Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The law

Canadian women organize Wikipedia Edit-o-thon
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Canadian women organize Wikipedia Edit-o-thon

Sarah Severson, right, digital library services co-ordinator, gives some pointers to Rebecca Nicholson, left, during one of the tutorials being held to teach women how to become editors of Wikipedia

Social Support Needed for Women Crossing the Wage Gap
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Social Support Needed for Women Crossing the Wage Gap

Quebec City (Quebec) 25 April 2015 – Long-standing latent sexism in the workplace may still be the reason many women are held back from executive positions, but a growing number

McGill University Women’s Fitness Centre Hours Debate Fails to Look Beyond the Veil
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McGill University Women’s Fitness Centre Hours Debate Fails to Look Beyond the Veil

Montreal (Quebec) 21 March 2015 – Last month, two students at the McGill University Faculty of Law began an initiative to allow women to use McGill’s fitness centre in a

International Women’s Day Attacks Austerity in Québec
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International Women’s Day Attacks Austerity in Québec

Quebec City (Quebec) 8 March 2015 – To mark International Women’s Day, feminist groups banded together today in protest against the government’s ongoing policy of austerity measures.  Starting their march