Canada's justice minister says he is 'open' to adding 'femicide' to the Criminal Code

OTTAWA — Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he is “open” to including the term “femicide” in the Criminal Code, which has long been called for by researchers and advocates looking to shine a spotlight on the issue of the killing of women and girls. 

The term broadly refers to when a woman is killed by a man based on the fact that she is a woman...