US Edition'Getting Out of Control,' Vigil Held in B.C. to Remember Women Who Died
GREATER VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 31 – Activists demand justice system reforms to address rising femicide after three women were recently killed in British Columbia, police reported.
- On Thursday, a small group gathered outside Vancouver's art gallery to remember women who died in B.C. and call for justice system reforms.
- Identifying specific cases, police say a woman died in Abbotsford in a murder-suicide, a woman was killed in Surrey, and Bailey McCourt was beaten to death in Kelowna.
- Highlighting systemic hurdles, Dahye Son, anti-violence worker at Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter, says the criminal justice process is `very arduous`, forcing women to tell their stories repeatedly.
- Recommending stricter bail conditions, Son, anti-violence worker, says femicide is getting `out of control` and urges systemic change.
- Highlighting broader challenges, the housing crisis in B.C. hampers women escaping violence, as the Canadian Press notes, and this report was first published July 31, 2025.
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'Getting out of control,' vigil held in B.C. to remember women who died in July
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 deaths.
‘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 deaths.
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'Getting out of control,' vigil held in B.C. to remember women who died
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'Getting out of control,' vigil held in B.C. to remember women who died in July – Energeticcity.ca
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 deaths. Dahye Son, an anti-violence worker at Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, says femicide is getting “out of control,” and a better system needs to be put in place to protect women from dangerous men. Police say an 80-year-old woman died in…
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