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MAWS JULY 2022 MEDIA MONITORING/NEWS SCAN!

Below, we’ve put together some of the most compelling headlines about violence prevention and inequality in the news in July: 

Week of July 5, 2022 To July 9, 2022:

July 5, 2022 | The Conversation Canada | “Delay and deflect: How women gig workers respond to sexual harassment” 

July 5, 2022 | The Conversation Canada | “Showered in sexism: Hockey culture needs a reckoning” 

July 6, 2022 | CTV News London | “London police board wants input on addressing femicide 

July 7, 2022 | CBC News Manitoba | “ Man charged with 2nd-degree murder for northern Manitoba killing found guilty of manslaughter instead” 

July 7, 2022 | CTV News Montreal | “Quebec police officer suspended for 5 days after turning away woman, child fleeing domestic violence”

July 7, 2022 | The California Health Report | “Disability Often Intersects with Domestic Violence. Here’s How to Better Help Survivors” 

July 8, 2022 | CBC News Nova Scotia | “’I never feel safe’: N.S. domestic abuse survivor calls for changes to family court system” 

July 9, 2022 | Ottawa Citizen | “Johnson: Intimate-partner violence — misogyny is built in to both our culture and our justice system” 

July 9, 2022 | CBC News Montreal | “Why this Quebec court decision led to outrage over how to sentence those guilty of sexual assault” 

July 9, 2022 | Global News | “Sexual violence is deeply rooted in Canadian sports, experts say. What’s the fix?” 

Week of July 10, 2022 To July 16, 2022:

July 10 | Global News | “N.S. mass shooting inquiry warns this week will cover ‘difficult’ material” 

July 10 | CTV News Montreal | “Quebec police department partners with organization to support violent men” 

July 11, 2022 | CBC News Nova Scotia | “N.S. mass shooter was treated ‘like an animal’ by his father, family says”

July 12, 2022 | CBC News Sudbury | “North Bay, Ont., group for LGBTQ youth gets death threats for planning drag show”

July 12, 2022 | Halifax City News | “N.S. killer’s abuse of spouse had roots going back generations, inquiry hears” 

July 12, 2022 | Global News | “Quebec police probe alleged sex assault in Cuba after reports naming discharged man” 

July 12, 2022 | Press Progress | “Sex Workers Say Canada’s Sex Work Law is Unsafe and Unconstitutional. Here’s Why They Want It Repealed.” 

July 12, 2022 | CBC Manitoba | “’Please come forward,’ women urge families of alleged abuse victims at Winnipeg care home” 

July 12, 2022 | Neighbours, Friends and Families | “Part 1: Exploring Recommendations from the Culleton, Warmerdam and Kuzyk Inquest” 

July 12, 2022 | United Nations Office of The High Commissioner | “Climate change exacerbates violence against women and girls” 

July 12, 2022 | The Progressive Magazine | “The Activist Offering: The Importance of Gender Inclusivity in the Movement for Abortion Rights”

July 13, 2022 | Global News | “COVID-19: B.C. report details disturbing ‘shadow pandemic’ of intimate partner violence” 

July 13, 2022 | The Conversation Canada | “Toronto woman set on fire: Violence against women and girls should be treated as a hate crime” 

July 13, 2022 | CBC Nova Scotia | “N.S. sex worker going to small claims court over non-payment” 

July 13, 2022 | CTV News Winnipeg | “Manitoba teacher charged with sexual assault after several students come forward: RCMP”

July 13, 2022 | NBC News | “Weeks after she was denied a protection order, a Michigan woman and her family are dead”

July 13, 2022 | NBC News | “Social media platforms aren’t doing enough to keep LGBTQ people safe, group says” 

July 14, 2022 | Toronto Star | “A timeline of Hockey Canada’s handling of 2018 sexual assault allegation: What we know so far” 

July 14, 2022 | Toronto Star | “Compensate survivors of forced sterilizations, senators tell Canadian government” 

July 14, 2022 | CTV News Montreal | “Fashion mogul Peter Nygard waves right to bail hearing in Quebec sex crime case” 

July 14, 2022 | The New Yorker | “The Psychologists Treating Rape Victims in Ukraine” 

July 15, 2022 | The Tyee | “The Ignored Epidemic of Hate Crimes Against Women and Girls” 

July 15, 2022 |Toronto Star | ‘I was so scared’: Tears, anguish — and a walkout — as N.S. mass killer’s wife testifies” 

July 15, 2022 | Transition House Association of Nova Scotia | “OPINION: Victim Blaming Normalizes Violence Against Women” 

July 15, 2022 |Global News | “Red Cross evacuation of northern Manitoba First Nation continues” 

July 15, 2022 | The Guardian | “Doctor who treated 10-year-old rape victim acted legally and ethically, lawyer says” 

July 15, 2022 | NY Times | “Ex-Goddess Works to Reform 700-Year Tradition. Her M.B.A. Helps.” 

July 15, 2022 | NY Times | “Largest Study to Date Shows How Covid Vaccines Affect Periods” 

July 17, 2022 | The Conversation Canada | “Hockey trouble: Can the sport overcome its history of neglect and abuse?”

Week of July 18, 2022 To July 22, 2022:

July 18, 2022 | CBC | “Advocates push to include ‘femicide’ in Criminal Code after Anoka Street murders” 

July 18, 2022 | Chatelaine | “I Am A Survivor Of Genocide Against Indigenous Women—Now I Have A Voice”

July 18, 2022 | Newswire | “YWCA CANADA AND ITS MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS LAUNCH FIRST NATIONAL EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUND FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE” 

July 18, 2022 | The Guardian | “Women more at risk from heatweaves than men, experts suggest” 

July 18, 2022 | NY Times | “A Debilitating Illness, Often Ignored” 

July 19, 2022 | CP24 | “’This is a crisis’: Ontario police board wants femicide added to Criminal Code” 

July 19, 2022 | Toronto Star | “In the inquiry into the rampage in Portapique, Lisa Banfield is not — and should not be — on trial”

July 19, 2022 | Globe & Mail | “The spouse of the Nova Scotia shooter was another one of his victims” 

July 19, 2022 | The Guardian | “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House colleagues arrested during pro-choice protest”

July 19, 2022 | The Globe and Mail | “How Hockey Canada used registration fees to build a fund to cover sexual-assault claims” 

July 19, 2022 | CBC BC | “Chrissy Brett remembered as a tireless advocate for homeless people, Indigenous rights” 

July 19, 2022 | Halifax Examiner | “Civilian Review & Complaints Commission to investigate how the RCMP handled sexual assault complaints from Susie Butlin –
Three days after the RCMP rebuffed her fears, Butlin was shot and killed by the man who sexually assaulted her.”

July 20, 2022 | Globe & Mail | “Women are worried that hybrid work won’t last” 

July 20, 2022 | Global News | “Nova Scotia reducing wait times for gender-affirming surgery”

July 20, 2022 | Toronto Star | “Criminalize tactics of ‘coercive control’ of women used by N.S. mass killer: expert” 

July 20, 2022 | CBC The Current | “True reconciliation will require forgiveness, says former AFN national chief ahead of Pope’s visit” 

July 20, 2022 | NYTimes | “In Argentina, One of the World’s First Bans on Gender-Neutral Language 

July 21, 2022 | CBC British Columbia | “Defence in Jake Virtanen sexual assault trial suggests complainant could have done more to avoid sex” 

July 21, 2022 | ChrisD.ca, The Canadian Press | “Indigenous Woman Says She Feels Heard as Accused Priest Has First Court Appearance”

July 22, 2022 | CBC First Person | “I spent 10 years in residential schools. This is what I want my grandchildren to know” 

July 22, 2022 | Winnipeg Free Press | “Carol McBride brings history of advocacy and activism to new role as head of the Native Women’s Association”

July 22, 2022 | CTV News Sports | “Timeline: Hockey Canada’s handling of 2018 sexual assault allegation” 

July 22, 2022 | CBC Manitoba | “Members of Canada’s 2003 world junior team also accused of group sexual assault”

July 22, 2022 | Global News | Canada’s Immigration Department updates anti-racism strategy following backlash” 

July 22, 2022 | CBC News Nova Scotia | “’Someone is going to listen’: Friend of murdered N.S. woman relieved RCMP actions being reviewed” 

July 23, 2022 | CTV News Saskatoon | “YWCA offering financial support for women leaving abusive situations” 

Week of July 25, 2022 To July 29, 2022:

July 24, 2022 | Toronto Star | “The real cause of HIV is inequality”

July 25, 2022 | CBC News Sports | “Canada’s top women hockey players say there’s much to do to clean up toxic behaviour” 

July 25, 2022 | Global News | “Pope Francis apology: A look at reactions across Canada” 

July 25, 2022 | Global News Winnipeg | “Retrial begins for Wainwright man accused of murdering estranged wife” 

July 25, 2022 | CBC MB | “NDP House leader calls out Winnipeg mayoral candidate for tweet including misogynist slogan” 

July 25, 2022 | CBC BC | “Alleged victim testifies she was 13 when Ed John sexually assaulted her” 

July 25, 2022 | OpenDemocracy | “Stop punishing sex worker mums by taking kids away, demand activists” 

July 26, 2022 | Newswire, Dept. of Justice Canada News Release | “Better access to justice for Ontario victims of sexual assault, intimate partner violence and those who have experienced workplace sexual harassment” 

July 26, 2022 | CBC MB | “Pope’s residential school apology prompts mixed emotions from Manitoba survivors” 

July 27, 2022 | ChrisD.Ca, The Canadian Press | “Hockey Canada Has Paid $7.6M in Nine Sex Abuse Settlements Since 1989” 

July 28, 2022 | The Conversation Canada | “Canada’s shadow pandemic: Femicide” 

July 28, 2022 | The Conversation Canada | “Fixing the problems at Hockey Canada will be difficult without leadership changes” 

July 28, 2022 | Toronto Star | “Climate migration growing but not fully recognized by world” 

July 29, 2022 | CBC News | “Supreme Court rules not wearing condom against partner’s wishes could lead to sexual assault conviction” 

July 29, 2022 | The Globe & Mail | “Amplify: The public’s understanding of intimate partner violence remains slim”