Intimate Partner Violence

• Man accused of killing girlfriend, her father in Halifax was wanted in Toronto shooting

  A man accused of killing his girlfriend and her father on New Year's Eve had been wanted since 2019 for a nightclub shooting in Toronto.

  Crime

  Jan 3
  
• Woman, her father fatally shot by man in intimate partner violence attack: Halifax police

  The victims have been identified as Cora-Lee Smith, 40, and her father Bradford Downey, 73. Police say Matthew Costain, who was in a relationship with Smith, was later found dead.

  Crime

  Jan 2
  
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• ‘Fight for better:’ Survivor speaks out amid holiday spike in intimate-partner violence

  Hoping to be a 'voice for the voiceless,' Andrine Johnson recounts her story of intimate-partner violence, after she managed to turn years of abuse into a source of resilience.

  Features

  Dec 27, 2024
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• Toronto man who killed girlfriend in act of ‘unthinkable’ violence gets life in prison

  WATCH: A Toronto man guilty of killing his girlfriend in an act of “unthinkable” violence has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

  Crime

  Dec 13, 2024
• Ontario man accused of killing girlfriend had history of partner violence, docs show

  Aaron Shea, who was charged with the first-degree murder of his girlfriend, was out on statutory release on when the shooting took place, according to the Parole Board of Canada.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2024
• ‘Insulting’: Intimate partner violence study cut short by Ontario committee

  Victims of intimate partner violence are upset after early election speculation forced an Ontario legislative committee to cut short what was supposed to be an exhaustive study.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2024
• Femicide rates in B.C. have reached critical levels, report finds

  The report, released by Battered Women's Support Services, was based on research conducted in 2023 with frontline workers and victim-survivors across B.C.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2024
• Electronic monitoring program expands throughout Manitoba: justice minister

  The Manitoba government says it's expanding its electronic monitoring program to rural communities after a success launch in Winnipeg this summer. 

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2024
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• ‘We need justice’: Family of slain B.C. woman speaks out over domestic homicide case

  Vanessa Terry's romantic partner, 36-year-old Frederick Paul Charlie, is charged with second-degree murder in her death.

  Crime

  Nov 28, 2024
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• ‘Don’t want to rush’: Ontario holds steady on not declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic

  Politicians on both sides of the aisle stood for a moment of silence to honour the victims of intimate partner violence in a brief moment of unity in Ontario on Monday.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2024