Top Results For: intimate partner violence

Have they engaged in threats? Has violence involved choking or strangulation? Have they discussed or attempted suicide?

British Columbia's police watchdog agency is investigating the death of a woman in the province's interior, in a case allegedly involving intimate partner violence.

Survivors and experts have called on the Ford government to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic, arguing it would add urgency and emergency funding to the acute problem.

The report released Friday found that between 2012 and 2022, 75 people in the region died because of domestic homicides related to intimate partner violence.

The grief-stricken family of Bailey McCourt has been tirelessly pushing for change to better protect victims of intimate partner violence.

Police in Windsor, Ont., have charged a man with first-degree murder after officers found him covered in blood during a traffic stop.

A criminal defence lawyer says intent is the key factor when it comes to handing a suspect a higher charge, like attempted murder, and it's often an uphill battle for prosecutors.

Conservatives are pushing a private member's bill they say would combat intimate partner violence — just as a new report tracks how the problem has grown in recent years.

On Thursday, Canada's justice minister announced tougher bail and sentencing laws are on the way.

The bill is intended to give people access to information about whether their partner could pose a safety risk. 

James Plover has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife, Bailey McCourt. The charge is now before the courts and no verdicts have been made.

Vigils were held at universities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in remembrance of the 14 women killed at Montreal's École Polytechnique in 1989 in an anti-feminist attack.

Bill C-225, otherwise known as Bailey's Law, passed second reading. The bill is in memory of Bailey McCourt, a slain Kelowna mother.

James Plover, who is Bailey McCourt's estranged husband, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of the mother of two children.

The Conservatives introduced a law in the House of Commons on Thursday that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as a first-degree murder.

Manitoba's NDP government has agreed to support a Liberal bill on universal screening for learning disabilities in early grades.

The Nova Scotia government has established a 25-member committee to advise the government on how to prevent gender-based violence.

Last week, federal justice minister Sean Fraser announced much-anticipated bail reform but the changes left the family disappointed.

Niki Sharma referenced the case of Bailey McCourt, whose estranged husband, James Plover, is charged with beating her to death with a hammer in Kelowna.

A man is in custody facing a litany of charges after allegedly assaulting a woman and two children in what Manitoba RCMP are calling a case of intimate partner violence.