domestic violence

The repeated threats and isolation a Nova Scotia mass shooter allegedly used against his spouse show why such cruelty should be a criminal offence in Canada, experts on domestic violence say.

A former neighbour of the gunman behind last month's mass shooting in Nova Scotia says she reported his domestic violence and cache of firearms to the RCMP years ago and ended up leaving the community herself due to fears of his violence.

Victim services groups in the Greater Toronto Area and an assaulted women’s helpline for Ontario have seen three to four times more calls for emergency help since COVID-19 struck, while shelters struggle to expand capacity amid physical distancing constraints.

As Canada continues to combat the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, women's rights advocates say not enough focus has been placed on the unique and often disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on women.

Child advocates warn that the extended isolation required to contain the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a sharp spike in child abuse and neglect of children living in potentially dangerous homes.

Crisis lines and mental health professionals are seeing a jump in calls as Canadians come to grips with the unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasingly drastic measures aimed at containing the novel coronavirus.

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A national organization representing Inuit women in Canada is calling for a radical shift in the way police work is done in the North.

Alberta is introducing legislation first developed in Britain that allows people in abusive relationships to request information about a partner's criminal record.

The Ontario government's rejection of shared responsibility for legal aid is an "excuse for spending cuts" that will leave many of the province's most vulnerable at greater risk, federal Justice Minister David Lametti said on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

A group of Canadian women's organizations has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to withdraw controversial changes to asylum laws in his government's omnibus budget bill because of the harm they would cause to women targeted by harsh U.S. immigration policies.

The Quebec government has convened a panel of experts and given it one year to come up with recommendations on improving support for sexual assault and domestic violence victims, who often feel let down by the system.

Organizations that help the homeless and those fleeing domestic violence say they have lost a vital resource with Greyhound's exit from the West —and they're not sure how well a patchwork of alternatives will be able to fill the gap.

The deaths of two young girls in British Columbia who were previously the subject of a custody dispute have prompted debate about how judges decide cases involving allegations of domestic violence.

A new report says women are crossing provincial borders to escape domestic violence — and many are being turned away from shelters that are full or overcrowded.