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B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma is calling on the federal government to make more changes to laws concerning intimate partner violence. As Victoria Femia reports, Sharma wants intimate partner violence deaths treated as first-degree murder.

November is domestic violence awareness month and as part of that, Toronto police are releasing detailed data on intimate partner violence for the first time. As Nicole Di Donato reports, some frontline agencies say it’s a step in the right direction, but it doesn’t show the full extent of the problem.

In Canada, more than four in 10 women have reported some kind of abuse in their intimate partner relationship. In York Region, there’s an agency dedicated to helping. But as Caryn Lieberman reports, despite the growing need for its services, the York Region Centre for community safety says it’s struggling to keep its doors open...

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding the Liberal government to back a bill that would help protect Canadians from intimate partner violence. The legislation, pushed forward by Conservative MP Frank Caputo, would give anyone convicted of murdering an intimate partner an immediate first-degree murder sentencing. Speaking Tuesday, Caputo says he plans to bring the...

Saanich police are hoping to shatter the silence and educate others on the possible link between intimate partner violence and brain injuries. They say a staggering number of investigations involve violence to the head and neck. Kylie Stanton has more.

A New Brunswick advocate is turning to change. After the legislature passed a law three years ago intended to protect people from intimate partner violence, she’s calling for the services to be implemented. Anna Mandin reports.

N.S. NDP leader Claudia Chender continues her conversation with Ella Macdonald – discussing healthcare and intimate partner violence this past year.

The Council of Atlantic Premiers has released a report on preventing domestic homicides in the region. It found that dozens of people died because of intimate partner violence related homicides over 10 years and left almost 100 children without one of their parents. Anna Mandin reports.

The family of Bailey McCourt is not entirely happy with the B.C. government’s latest bill about intimate partner violence. And UBC Okanagan students are putting QR codes on street signs around campus that offers proper pronunciation of the Indigenous names.

A new community hub for children, youth, and family services has been announced and renamed “The Circle” to reflect the collaborative space for survivors of gender-based violence. The hub will house multiple service providers, including the newly expanded Safe Centre of Peel’s Mississauga location along with Peel Regional Police’s intimate partner violence unit.

It’s a political victory for the family of Bailey McCourt in Ottawa. Bailey’s Law is a Conservative private members bill named after the Kelowna woman who was killed in July, and has passed second reading. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, the bill proposes changes to the criminal code regarding intimate partner violence.

The installation is meant to raise awareness that intimate partner violence happens behind closed doors. Catherine McDonald reports.

New Brunswick’s legislative assembly passed a motion last June to urge the government to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic. It has yet to be officially declared. Now, a group of surviovors is calling for action. Anna Mandin reports.

The family of slain Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt were in Ottawa, to support the fast-tracking of ‘Bailey’s Law” targeting intimate partner violence. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

We speak with Marc Doucet from Royal LePage Atlantic and Lisa Roberts from Alice House to learn more about the Night Light Walk happening this week to support women & children experiencing intimate partner violence.

The provincial government announces additional support funding to help address Saskatchewan’s country-high intimate partner violence rate, while also investing in a Regina care home for adults with intellectual disabilities. Scott Moe joins four other Canadian premiers in an open letter to the Prime Minister threatening national unity over the federal government’s questioning of the notwithstanding...

Day two of the trial for the final person charged in the death of Megan Gallagher hears from the accused. The provincial government announces additional support funding to help address Saskatchewan’s country-high intimate partner violence rate. Scott Moe joins four other Canadian premiers in an open letter to the Prime Minister threatening national unity over...

Eight months after the death of Elaine Mosher, her family and the town have installed a bench in Mahone Bay in her memory. While the bench is in her honour, it’s also dedicated to everyone impacted by intimate partner violence with the goal of raising awareness. Angela Capobianco has the story.

Several B.C. women’s groups met with the federal minister of Women and Gender Equality on Tuesday, pressing for more protection for women against intimate partner violence. Kristen Robinson reports.

Agencies that assist survivors of intimate partner violence say a provincial investment in the sector will become a game changer. New Brunswick has the third highest rate of IPV in the country, and advocates say more and more people need help. Suzanne Lapointe reports.