Intimate Partner Violence

• ‘Bailey’s Law’ clears House of Commons hurdle to toughen intimate partner violence laws

  Bailey McCourt's ex-husband, James Plover, is charged with first-degree murder and is awaiting a trial date. If approved by the Senate, the bill would move to receive royal assent.

  Crime

  Apr 28
  
• Advocates urge Quebec to act on intimate partner violence after 9 deaths in 4 months

  Quebec solidaire co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal, alongside a coalition of women, called on the province to take action to prevent more femicides in Quebec.

  Canada

  Apr 21
  
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• Masked man with loaded gun charged in N.S. intimate partner violence probe

  An 18-year-old man faces dozens of charges tied to intimate partner violence after being arrested outside a restaurant while police allege he was carrying a loaded firearm.

  Crime

  Apr 2
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• Toronto’s ‘Ask for Angela’ safety campaign expands ahead of FIFA World Cup

  Victims of intimate partner violence will be able to ask various partner agencies, such as Shoppers Drug Mart, to speak with 'Angela,' indicating they need help.

  Health

  Mar 31
• Edmonton police accuse PEI man of killing woman he was dating, dumping body in central Alberta

  A man was arrested in the Maritimes and accused of killing a woman who has been missing from Edmonton since last summer, whom police said he was in an intimate relationship with.

  Crime

  Mar 27
• Saskatchewan RCMP saw almost 10K domestic violence victims in 2025

  The police agency in a news release on Monday said it was continuing a trend of 'persistently high levels' of both types of interpersonal violence. 

  Crime

  Mar 16
• B.C. man who stabbed, killed girlfriend gets lighter sentence partly due to race

  Everton Javaun Downey was sentenced after admitting to killing Melissa Blimkie by stabbing her 15 times in a stairwell at the Metrotown Shopping Centre in 2021.

  Crime

  Mar 13
• More teens reported violence in romantic relationships, Montreal health report finds

  Montreal's public health department says the proportion of young people who have experienced some form of violence in their romantic relationships is on the rise. 

  Canada

  Feb 12
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• Decade-long analysis looks at domestic homicide rates in Atlantic provinces

  The report released Friday found that between 2012 and 2022, 75 people in the region died because of domestic homicides related to intimate partner violence.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2025
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• Family of slain Kelowna woman hopes ‘politicking’ doesn’t stall Bailey’s Law

  The grief-stricken family of Bailey McCourt has been tirelessly pushing for change to better protect victims of intimate partner violence.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2025