Intimate Partner Violence

• Man hit in head with frying pan, bitten in domestic assault: Brandon police

  Police in Brandon, Man., who were responding to a 911 call Wednesday found a man who had been bitten and hit in the head with a frying pan during a domestic dispute.

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• Sask. has 2nd highest rate of violence against men, boys among provinces: StatCan

  Among men aged 25 to 34 in Saskatchewan's rural north, reports of violence were a staggering 21,194 per 100,000 male population ⁠—  higher than anywhere else in the country.

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  Jan 20
  
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• Quebec to expand tracking bracelet program for domestic violence suspects in 2023

  The full rollout of the tracking system is expected in 2023, including in Montreal. A total of about 500 bracelets will be available provincewide.

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  Dec 29, 2022
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• ‘No more femicides’: B.C. women’s groups call for action on deadly domestic violence

  "It's heartbreaking. We're sad and we're angry. It's precious lives that should have never been taken. We just want it to stop," women's advocate Hilla Kerner said.

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  Dec 27, 2022
• New victim of romance scammer linked to B.C. murder comes forward after his suicide

  At the time of his death, Gianluigi Derossi was linked to the murder of his estranged wife, award-winning social and tech entrepreneur Stephanie Forster, in Coquitlam.

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  Dec 16, 2022
• Husband charged with murder in stabbing death of Surrey, B.C. woman

  Police found Harpreet Kaur Gill, 40, with multiple stab wounds at a home on 66th Avenue near 127 Street shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 7.

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  Dec 16, 2022
• Waterloo police to offer walk-in support for domestic abuse victims

  Waterloo regional police say they will not offer walk-in support service in downtown Kitchener for those who are going through domestic violence.

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  Dec 14, 2022
• Domestic violence reports on the rise in Prince Edward County: OPP, advocacy group

  A meeting between OPP and the Prince Edward County community revealed shocking domestic assault numbers.

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  Dec 14, 2022
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• Lethbridge women’s shelter sees demand growing, violence severity increasing

  According to YWCA Lethbridge and District CEO Jill Young, since April 1 the organization's Harbour House has admitted 233 women and 58 children.

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  Dec 7, 2022
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• Quebec checkpoints aim to raise awareness about domestic violence

  A police checkpoint in Ormstown, Que., was one of almost 90 similar interventions across the province in what is being touted as an 'unprecedented' effort to raise awareness.

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  Nov 30, 2022