Intimate Partner Violence

• Ontario to support opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic

  Ontario will support an opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in the province, Government House Leader Paul Calandra said Wednesday.

  Politics

  Apr 10
  
• Rollover crash leads to attempted murder charge against Ontario driver

  Officers say the single-vehicle crash and injuries to the woman were a result of intimate partner violence, with a man now facing charges.

  Crime

  Mar 18
  
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• Intimate partner violence an ‘epidemic’ in Canada, say experts

  Forty-six per cent of solved homicides of women and girls were perpetrated by an intimate partner, compared to just six per cent of solved homicides of men and boys.

  Crime

  Feb 13
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• ‘They should be named’: Ontario family speaks after mother, baby murdered in home

  Rommelia Asuncion and her baby girl were found in the basement apartment of the home they rented in Richmond Hill, Ont. on Feb. 1 in what was an apparent double murder suicide.

  Crime

  Feb 13
• Community-based program to help Manitoba survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence

  The province announced the Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Crisis Response Program, a joint initiative with Klinic Commuity Health and Ka Ni Kanichihk.

  Health

  Jan 16
• Peterborough police make weekend arrests for assault

  In one incident, a woman allegedly kicked a police officer during her arrest at a downtown business early Sunday morning.

  Crime

  Jan 15
• Peterborough man charged with attempted murder in domestic incident: police

  Peterborough police officers on Jan. 6 responded to a disturbance at a residence where they found a 70-year-old woman with injuries. A 69-year-old man was arrested at another home.

  Crime

  Jan 8
• Peterborough police make pair of domestic assault arrests on weekend

  Both incidents early Dec. 30 involved a man who allegedly assaulted his partner. In one incident the victim was taken to hospital for her injuries.

  Crime

  Jan 3
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• Trent Hills teen arrested on sexual assault charges: Northumberland OPP

  OPP say a nearly three-week long intimate partner violence investigation in December 2023 led to the arrest of a 17-year-old on Jan. 1, 2024.

  Crime

  Jan 3
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• Morton Family Foundation donates $50K to support YWCA services in Haliburton County

  The YWCA Peterborough Haliburton's centre in Haliburton County helps women to escape gender-based violence with resources such as transportation, counselling and court supports.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2023