Gender-based Violence
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Peterborough YWCA’s Walk A Mile In Their Shoes fundraiser returns after 4-year hiatusFor 2009 to 2019, Walk A Mile In Her Shoes raised nearly $1 million to support victims of gender-based violence. The newly named walk returns May 24.HealthApr 10
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Province, feds offer new housing supports to Manitoba survivors of gender-based violenceThe funding, a combined total of $27.5 million over five years, comes in the form of an injection of cash to the Canada Housing Benefit.CanadaMar 26
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Millions in federal funding going toward addressing gender-based violence in PrairiesEleven organizations in Manitoba will receive a total of over $5.1 million for various projects preventing and addressing gender-based violence.CanadaMar 25
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Federal funding drying up for program that reviews sex assault casesA unique Canadian program meant to ensure sexual-assault cases aren’t closed inappropriately by police is set to run out of federal funding at the end of the month.CanadaMar 14
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AI and sexual violence online: Why advocates are concerned amid N.B. rise in sextortion casesAs the use of artificial intelligence reaches mainstream audiences and becomes increasingly accessible to the public, concern is growing around its misuse.CanadaFeb 9
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Peterborough man charged with attempted murder in domestic incident: policePeterborough police officers on Jan. 6 responded to a disturbance at a residence where they found a 70-year-old woman with injuries. A 69-year-old man was arrested at another home.CrimeJan 8
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Peterborough police make pair of domestic assault arrests on weekendBoth incidents early Dec. 30 involved a man who allegedly assaulted his partner. In one incident the victim was taken to hospital for her injuries.CrimeJan 3
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Morton Family Foundation donates $50K to support YWCA services in Haliburton CountyThe YWCA Peterborough Haliburton's centre in Haliburton County helps women to escape gender-based violence with resources such as transportation, counselling and court supports.CanadaDec 19, 2023
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Peterborough County declares intimate partner violence an epidemicThe unanimous approval came following a presentation by executive directors Brittany McMillan with the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre and Kim Dolan with the local YWCA branch.CanadaDec 13, 2023
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Nova Scotia universities mark 34th anniversary of École Polytechnique shootingOn Dec. 6, 1989, a gunman motivated by a hatred for women killed 14 female students at the Montreal engineering school.CanadaDec 6, 2023
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