Gamer charged after alleged assault of pregnant woman streamed online
A man who refused to stop playing Fortnite has been charged with the alleged assault of a 21-year-old woman after streaming the altercation online. Continue reading
Violence Against Women
Ex-police officer convicted of killing 56 women in Russia
Former Russian police officer Mikhail Popkov is believed to have killed at least 78 women before he was arrested in 2012. Continue reading
‘We cannot forget’: 14 women killed in École Polytechnique massacre honoured
The annual commemoration comes 29 years after a gunman stormed the university building on a snowy night and fatally wounded the group of engineering students — simply because they were women. Continue reading
Three Peterborough, Kawarthas women murdered in 2018, honoured
These women were remembered during the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Agasint Women on Thursday. Continue reading
76% of Canada’s domestic homicide victims are female: study
A report from the Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative found that of the 476 people slain in a domestic homicide between 2010 and 2015, 76 per cent of them were women or girls. Continue reading
London women’s shelter Anova eliminating front-line position due to lack of funding
The money being spent on the full-time position will now be redirected to address the complex needs in their shelter, according to Anova. Continue reading
Advocacy group calls on Quebec municipalities to step up fight against domestic violence
By Felicia Parrillo Reporter
A domestic violence victims advocacy group is calling on Quebec municipalities to do more in the fight against domestic violence. Continue reading
Shelter shortage leaves women at risk, Ottawa advocates say before march to end gender-based violence
“One of the real risks in not having shelter space for women to access if they are fleeing abuse is that they stay in an abusive home, a violent home, a dangerous home.” Continue reading
Last year, 137 women were killed by someone they knew — each day
About 50,000 women were killed worldwide last year by a current or former partner or a family member, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Continue reading
Why a missing B.C. woman is now a face in the fight for Peruvian gender justice
By Rumina Daya Reporter
In Peru, a woman is killed on average every three days. Kimberlee Kasatkin of Abbotsford, B.C. is believed to be one of them. Continue reading
