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Quebec solidaire co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal, alongside a coalition of women, called on the province to take action to prevent more femicides in Quebec.

Bailey McCourt's ex-husband, James Plover, is charged with first-degree murder and is awaiting a trial date. If approved by the Senate, the bill would move to receive royal assent.

The police watchdog for New Brunswick says a member of the Bathurst police force is facing multiple charges for allegedly harassing a former intimate partner.

Victims of intimate partner violence will be able to ask various partner agencies, such as Shoppers Drug Mart, to speak with 'Angela,' indicating they need help.

An 18-year-old man faces dozens of charges tied to intimate partner violence after being arrested outside a restaurant while police allege he was carrying a loaded firearm.

A key piece of evidence in a fatal case of intimate partner violence played in court Wednesday captured a verbal altercation that turned physical.

The police agency in a news release on Monday said it was continuing a trend of 'persistently high levels' of both types of interpersonal violence. 

'We’re seeing an upward trend in reported domestic violence incidents locally of almost 20 per cent in 2025 from 2024,' Penticton RCMP Supt. Beth McAndie said.

A panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is requiring that prescriptions of the abortion pill be distributed only in-person at clinics.

'If the same pattern of abuse is carried out by a son rather than a spouse, the proposed offence would not apply,' one expert testified.

Police told Global News the alleged abduction was a case of intimate partner violence and that it was unclear how they were travelling or how far they had gotten.

A man who drove onto a curb, striking and killing his wife of 16 years after a fight outside the couple's Etobicoke home, has been sentenced to five years in prison.

In January 2024 the inquiry issued 25 recommendations including for the province to improve health access for Black Nova Scotians.

The report notes that B.C. has taken steps by implementing its Gender-Based Violence Action Plan among other initiatives,  but "gaps remain."

Opposition parties in Nova Scotia and some advocacy organizations are calling for the province to do more to protect workers' rights and improve labour conditions.

An independent police oversight agency says an off-duty officer struck and killed a pedestrian on Saturday along a highway in the greater Halifax region.

It's been six years since a man disguised as an RCMP officer began a shooting rampage in rural Nova Scotia, killing 22 people including a teenager and a pregnant woman. 

An alleged abduction in Pimicikamak Cree Nation has prompted RCMP to put out a dangerous person alert for a suspected case of intimate partner violence.

Chief Don MacLean said the force is joining the program in part due to the province's high rate of intimate partner violence and to 'reduce the presence of firearms.'

According to police, the name of the accused will not be released to protect the identity of the victim due to the domestic nature of the incident.