Jane Gerster
RCMP Officer Accused of Sexual Assault Has Been On Paid Leave for 16 Years
The Mountie, who was never charged, has not worked since the mid-2000s. He's not the only RCMP officer who has been on paid sick leave for years.
After a Crash, a Dazed Man Got Lost in the Woods. And Police Left Him There for 23 Hours
The 67-year-old British Columbia man wandered into the woods after rolling his van. RCMP attended the scene but assumed he had gotten a drive, so they left him alone and injured in near-freezing temperatures.
Justin Trudeau Has Promised a Feminist Economic Recovery. So Where's the Plan?
The Liberal government has promised up to $100 billion in stimulus spending for the COVID-19 recovery. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change working conditions.
'We Failed Them': RCMP Reacts to Report Alleging Rape, Homophobia in Force
A report looking at decades of sexual harassment and discrimination claims concludes the RCMP has failed to address its underlying issues and is unlikely to do so without external pressure.
A New Law Should Have Kept Him Out of Jail. Instead, He Was Murdered by His Cellmate
Canada's Good Samaritan Overdose law is supposed to keep drug users safe. But the death of Christopher Van Camp shows how the law could be improved.
How Small Towns in Saskatchewan Became More Welcoming to LGBTQ People
This year saw a growing Pride movement in rural parts of the province make some real progress.
How Violence Continues to Plague the Family of One Murdered Ontario Aboriginal Woman
Charity Keesic was beaten to death by the 16-year-old son of a family friend. Now her mother is trying to break the cycle of male violence within her community.
Inside Grande Prairie: Horror and Hope in Canada’s Violent Crime Capital
Grande Prairie, Alberta is one of the most dangerous places to live in Canada, especially for Indigenous women. This is how the community is responding to one woman's murder.
Inside One Family’s Bureaucratic Struggle to Find Out if Their Missing Daughter Is Still Alive
Canadian regulations around government records for Status Indians makes it impossible for even investigators to access basic clues to her whereabouts.
How Canadian Authorities Screwed Up After Jailing Serial Killer Robert Pickton
Eighteen years after Stephanie Lane's disappearance, and 13 years after her remains were found on Pickton's farm, her family's trauma is still not over.
Inside the Course Canadian Officers Are Taking to Improve Their Relationship with First Nations
But can a two-day course really improve decades of abuse and mistrust?
Indigenous People Debate Whether Voting in the Canadian Election Undermines First Nations' Sovereignty
There are reasons for not voting that go back centuries, long before "Anybody but Harper" existed.