DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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Minister says COVID-19 is empowering domestic violence abusers as rates rise in parts of Canada
Canada’s minister for women and gender equality says that the COVID-19 crisis has empowered perpetrators of domestic violence as consultations…
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Newcomers vulnerable to domestic violence, while high-demand cultural services nearing ‘breaking point’
Holed up most days in an apartment, Priya watched as her husband swiftly took control of every aspect of her…
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Women, children turned away from shelters in Canada almost 19,000 times a month
This story is part of Stopping Domestic Violence, a CBC News series looking at the crisis of intimate partner violence…
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How advocates are trying to prevent domestic homicide in the GTA
Natalie Lewandowski will always remember Monday, March 5, 2018 as the worst day of her life. The weekend before, she’d…
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Hundreds of women fleeing abuse turned away by shelters
Tracy and her husband had been having trouble for months. There had been lots of yelling, as well as some…
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Domestic violence causes brain injuries, and advocates say not enough people are talking about it
In the face of growing public awareness around sport-related brain injuries and concussions, advocates say domestic violence also carries a…
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Mohammed Shamji pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder of physician wife
Toronto neurosurgeon Mohammed Shamji has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of his physician wife, Dr. Elana Fric. The world-renowned neurosurgeon…
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