Domestic Homicide

• Siksika Nation members call for women’s shelter, as RCMP lay murder charges in woman’s death

  Members of the Siksika Nation are renewing calls for a safe house to help women escape domestic violence, after RCMP laid charges in a recent homicide.

  Crime

  Mar 12
  
• Desmond inquiry: expert says red flags for domestic violence were ignored, overlooked

  Dr. Peter Jaffe says the Lionel Desmond tragedy was predictable and preventable, based on a review that revealed many red flags were ignored or overlooked.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2021
  
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• Sentencing submissions for Alberta man accused of killing his partner’s sister in Rocky Mountain House

  Court heard that a central Alberta man who admitted he killed his common-law wife's sister during a domestic dispute shot the victim as she was trying to protect her sibling.

  Crime

  Oct 6, 2021
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• Kids killed in North Battleford murder-suicide: Father says he ‘didn’t see it coming’

  Mike Bryant's children died last month in a murder-suicide. His former wife was responsible for their children's death.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2020
• Family remembers victim of Bowness domestic homicide as loving mother of 2 who enjoyed the outdoors

  The family of the victim of a Bowness domestic homicide is remembering the 33-year-old for how she lived -- celebrating her as a shining soul and a loving mother of two. 

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2020
• Series of Quebec domestic homicides spur call for action to protect women

  On the night of Nov. 15, 2019, Linda Lalonde's life was cut short when, days before her 49th birthday, she was killed in her home in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., west of Montreal.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2020
• Limiting information about violence against women is dangerous — here’s why

  As more organizations seek to curtail access to basic information on gender-based violence, experts in the field are sounding the alarm.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2019
• Murder charge laid in shooting death of woman in Rocky Mountain House

  Friends have identified the victim of a domestic homicide that occurred in Rocky Mountain House over the weekend as a 28-year-old mother.

  Crime

  Jul 29, 2019
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• Woman killed, sister injured in Rocky Mountain House domestic homicide case

  A 44-year-old man turned himself in and remains in police custody. "The RCMP can confirm that this is a domestic situation. Charges are pending."

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2019
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• Calgary police believe father intended to kill both daughters in fatal fire

  Calgary police believe a house fire on Saturday was the result of a domestically motivated homicide and attempted murder.

  Crime

  May 28, 2019