Intimate Partner Violence
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Bailey’s Law receives royal assent, brings reform to intimate partner violence lawsBill C-225, known as Bailey's Law, received royal assent on Wednesday, one day after passing third reading in the Senate.CanadaJun 17
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Intimate partner violence will soon have tougher penalties under new lawThe Conservative bill essentially leapfrogged the Liberal government's own intimate partner violence bill that includes many of the same measures as 'Bailey's Law.'PoliticsJun 17
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Victim of intimate partner violence calls abuser’s sentence a ‘slap in the face’A Nova Scotian woman says the justice system has failed after she was the victim of intimate partner violence. She's speaking out again on her abuser's sentence as well.CrimeJun 1
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Canada’s top court says intimate partner violence is a basis for civil claimsThe top court's ruling today comes in the case of a woman who suffered years of physical and emotional abuse by her husband during a 16-year marriage.CrimeMay 15
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B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulationCharuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three children with, and who she said eventually beat and strangled her.CanadaMay 14
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Man found guilty of manslaughter gets 5 years in prison for wife’s deathA man who drove onto a curb, striking and killing his wife of 16 years after a fight outside the couple's Etobicoke home, has been sentenced to five years in prison.CrimeMay 4
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‘Bailey’s Law’ clears House of Commons hurdle to toughen intimate partner violence lawsBailey 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.CrimeApr 28
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Advocates urge Quebec to act on intimate partner violence after 9 deaths in 4 monthsQuebec solidaire co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal, alongside a coalition of women, called on the province to take action to prevent more femicides in Quebec.CanadaApr 21
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Masked man with loaded gun charged in N.S. intimate partner violence probeAn 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.CrimeApr 2
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Toronto’s ‘Ask for Angela’ safety campaign expands ahead of FIFA World CupVictims 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.HealthMar 31
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