Abuse
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Amid N.S. housing crisis, domestic abuse victims have fewer places to goLow vacancy rates and high prices mean there are fewer places available for people to escape abusive households.CanadaJun 10
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40 years of South Okanagan Women in Need Society marked with fundraising walkOne in three women have experienced abuse in their lives and one woman a week in Canada is killed by their intimate partner.LifestyleJun 7
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‘I blamed my mother’: How residential school trauma passed down generation to generationA Canadian researcher says the pain and suffering caused by residential schools is passed down to children and grandchildren.FeaturesJun 3
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B.C. adds $10 million to abuse services programA program that provides support services for survivors of sexual assault in British Columbia is getting an extra $10 million to expand its work across the province.PoliticsMay 28
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Domestic violence supports in Alberta seeing more requests for services during COVID-19 pandemicWomen continue to seek shelter from domestic violence, but the COVID-19 pandemic is limiting the number of people allowed in shelters.NewsMay 20
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LAWC reports 75% increase in calls for help following sex trafficking awareness campaignFollowing the campaign, LAWC is reporting a 75 per cent increase in calls for help to the centre and through the contact form on its website.CanadaMay 4
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Former CFL player hoping to make a comeback at 56A former CFL player is hoping to make a comeback at 56 years old to honour the man who he says helped him overcome a history of abuse.CanadaApr 23
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Quebec records 10th femicide of the year amid domestic violence crisisPolice say investigators believe Richard West, 50, took his own life after killing his wife, Dyann Serafica-Donaire, 38, whose death marks Quebec's 10th femicide this year.CrimeApr 17
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‘Start conversations’: Wear blue this Wednesday to raise awareness of child abuseHolding Hope first recognized child abuse prevention month by planting a symbolic pinwheel display at City Hall. The group's founder hopes Wear Blue Day sparks more conversations.CanadaApr 11
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Woman knocks out man accused of choking girlfriend at bowling alley in South CarolinaThe suspect, who is a lawyer, allegedly tried to put his partner in a chokehold at a bowling alley in Charleston, S.C., police say.TrendingMar 31
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