Quebec femicide

• Quebec earmarks $3.1M for police forces in fight against domestic violence

  Quebec Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said in a statement Monday that the money will specifically be used to improve support and care provided to victims by police.

  Canada

  Feb 21
  
• Quebec first province to introduce domestic violence tracking bracelets

  Quebec will soon become the first province in Canada to bring in electronic tracking bracelets for domestic violence perpetrators.

  Crime

  Feb 2
  
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• Quebec to introduce tracking bracelets in bid to cut down on intimate partner violence

  The Quebec public security minister called the use of tracking devices a 'historic step,' with only six countries in the world using the technology to combat domestic violence.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
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• Emergency fund to assist victims of sexual, domestic violence launched in Quebec

  Under the plan, most expenses will be covered. This includes transport and accommodation costs as well as living expenses.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2021
• St-Donat man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Quebec’s 15th femicide

  The Crown said the man was charged with second-degree murder based on early findings in the investigation that indicated it was not premeditated.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2021
• Spouse still at large after woman found dead in Montreal’s 13th homicide

  Police are looking for a man in his 30s after a woman was found dead in a Parc-Extension apartment Monday evening.

  Crime

  Jul 20, 2021
• Domestic violence advocate sounds alarm after Charlevoix woman’s death

  Carolyne Labonté is at least the ninth woman to be killed in an alleged case of domestic violence in the province since the beginning of 2021.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2021
• Nunavik woman’s death by partner considered 8th femicide in Quebec in as many weeks

  An eighth femicide has occurred in Quebec in as many weeks after provincial police ruled Friday that a woman found dead March 25 was killed by her partner.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2021
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• Suspect in Quebec’s 7th femicide charged with second-degree murder

  Brandon McIntyre was initially charged with aggravated assault and breach of conditions but the assault charge was upgraded to second-degree murder on Friday. 

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2021