Intimate Partner Violence

• 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
• B.C. murder suspect had risk factors on confidential police intimate violence tool

  Have they engaged in threats? Has violence involved choking or strangulation? Have they discussed or attempted suicide?

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2025
• Proposed bill in honour of slain Kelowna, B.C. woman takes big step forward

  Bill C-225, otherwise known as Bailey's Law, passed second reading. The bill is in memory of Bailey McCourt, a slain Kelowna mother.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2025
• Grieving family begins lengthy legal process seeking justice for slain Kelowna woman

  James Plover, who is Bailey McCourt's estranged husband, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of the mother of two children.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2025
• 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.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2025
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• Bailey McCourt’s accused killer appears in Kelowna court on previous charges

  On Monday at the sentencing hearing, prosecution called for a 16- to 18-month jail sentence while defence asked for nine months.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2025
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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.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2025