Intimate Partner Violence
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Proposed bill in honour of slain Kelowna, B.C. woman takes big step forwardBill C-225, otherwise known as Bailey's Law, passed second reading. The bill is in memory of Bailey McCourt, a slain Kelowna mother.CanadaDec 4
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Grieving family begins lengthy legal process seeking justice for slain Kelowna womanJames Plover, who is Bailey McCourt's estranged husband, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of the mother of two children.CanadaNov 25
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Minister says declaring Ontario intimate partner violence epidemic would be ‘disingenuous’Survivors and experts have called on the Ford government to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic, arguing it would add urgency and emergency funding to the acute problem.CanadaNov 24
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Bailey McCourt’s accused killer appears in Kelowna court on previous chargesOn Monday at the sentencing hearing, prosecution called for a 16- to 18-month jail sentence while defence asked for nine months.CanadaNov 18
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Family of slain Kelowna woman takes fight to Ottawa to enact ‘Bailey’s Law’Last week, federal justice minister Sean Fraser announced much-anticipated bail reform but the changes left the family disappointed.CanadaOct 28
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Liberals urged to increase penalties for intimate partner violence, murderConservatives are pushing a private member's bill they say would combat intimate partner violence — just as a new report tracks how the problem has grown in recent years.PoliticsOct 28
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Kelowna victim’s family says bail reform does little to combat intimate partner violenceOn Thursday, Canada's justice minister announced tougher bail and sentencing laws are on the way.CanadaOct 24
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Conservatives seek tougher domestic violence measures, ‘three strikes’ lawThe 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.PoliticsSep 18
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Manitoba man faces multiple charges after woman, kids assaulted: RCMPA man is in custody facing a litany of charges after allegedly assaulting a woman and two children in what Manitoba RCMP are calling a case of intimate partner violence.CrimeSep 17
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Slain woman’s family launches advocacy campaign to prevent intimate partner violence deathsBailey McCourt, a 32-year-old a mother of two, was beaten to death with a hammer in a Kelowna parking lot on July 4.CanadaAug 21
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