Majority of B.C.'s courthouses inaccessible, unsafe for intimate partner violence victims: report
A new report from a non-profit has found that a majority of B.C.'s courthouses are unsafe for victims of intimate partner violence, and often fail to meet accessibility standards. The report from Rise Women's Legal Centre found that, out of 73 courthouses that we...
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rise-womens-legal-centre-courthouses-9.7142514?cmp=rss
Survivor encourages girls to speak up at rally against intimate partner violence in Brandon
An 18-year-old says no one should suffer in silence after a large crowd rallied to support her and other survivors of intimate partner violence in Brandon, Man.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-intimate-partner-domestic-violence-rally-survivor-9.7137402?cmp=rss
Proposed law change would give intimate partner violence victims more avenues to justice
The New Brunswick government wants to remove time limits for victims of all forms of intimate partner violence to file a civil claim.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/law-intimate-partner-violence-9.7135129?cmp=rss
Saskatchewan RCMP saw almost 10K domestic violence victims in 2025
The police agency in a news release on Monday said it was continuing a trend of 'persistently high levels' of both types of interpersonal violence.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11733407/saskatchewan-family-intimate-partner-violence-2025/
Saskatchewan RCMP saw almost 10K domestic violence victims in 2025
The police agency in a news release on Monday said it was continuing a trend of 'persistently high levels' of both types of interpersonal violence.
#Canada #Crime #FamilyViolence #IntimatePartnerViolence
https://globalnews.ca/news/11733407/saskatchewan-family-intimate-partner-violence-2025/
Saskatchewan RCMP saw almost 10K domestic violence victims in 2025
The police agency in a news release on Monday said it was continuing a trend of 'persistently high levels' of both types of interpersonal violence.
#Canada #Crime #FamilyViolence #IntimatePartnerViolence
https://globalnews.ca/news/11733407/saskatchewan-family-intimate-partner-violence-2025/
Saskatchewan RCMP saw almost 10K domestic violence victims in 2025
The police agency in a news release on Monday said it was continuing a trend of 'persistently high levels' of both types of interpersonal violence.
#Canada #Crime #FamilyViolence #IntimatePartnerViolence
https://globalnews.ca/news/11733407/saskatchewan-family-intimate-partner-violence-2025/
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.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11730209/bc-man-stabbed-killed-girlfriend-lighter-sentence-race/