Domestic Violence

• Vancouver’s newest transition house will help more women fleeing domestic violence

  A 2023 B.C. Census report found that during a 24-hour period, 1,750 women, children and youth were helped through transition housing programs.

  Canada

  Dec 23
  
• Beaumont man’s guilty verdict in Treasa Oberly murder a relief for her friends, family

  The loved ones of Treasa Lynn Oberly, a Beaumont mom killed in July 2023, are relieved her partner Kenneth Skelly was found guilty of second-degree murder instead of manslaughter.

  Crime

  Dec 11
  
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• Alberta MLA opens up about sister’s domestic violence murder and what needs to change

  MLA Demetrios Nicolaides opens up about the domestic murder-suicide that claimed the life of his little sister Melanie, and what fundamental shift in society needs to occur.

  Crime

  Dec 10
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• Grieving family begins lengthy legal process seeking justice for slain Kelowna woman

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

  Canada

  Nov 25
• Bailey McCourt’s accused killer appears in Kelowna court on previous charges

  On Monday at the sentencing hearing, prosecution called for a 16- to 18-month jail sentence while defence asked for nine months.

  Canada

  Nov 18
• Saskatchewan government introduces Cyberstalking and Coercive Control Act

  Sask. government introduced legislation to protect domestic violence victims. The Cyberstalking and Coercive Control Act is aimed at helping victims escape sooner and more often.

  Nov 6
• Victim toxicology results on 6th day of Rosenfeldt trial

  The toxicology reports provided insight into Nykera Brown's drug use and more about the night Brown died. Grace Miller reports.

  Crime

  Oct 27
• Spouse of Nova Scotia mass shooter to publish memoir about domestic violence

  "The First Survivor: Life with Canada’s Deadliest Mass Shooter" is due to be published in January by Sutherland House.

  Canada

  Sep 22
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• Conservatives seek tougher domestic violence measures, ‘three strikes’ law

  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.

  Politics

  Sep 18
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• Slain woman’s family launches advocacy campaign to prevent intimate partner violence deaths

  Bailey McCourt, a 32-year-old a mother of two, was beaten to death with a  hammer in a Kelowna parking lot on July 4.

  Canada

  Aug 21