34 h. ago Intimate partner violence reports up nine per cent in first half of 2025, Ottawa police say

Ottawa police said they are releasing intimate partner violence statistics in their "continued commitment to bring awareness to the increased rates of violence against women in our city."

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63 h. ago OPINION: Intimate partner violence is not a women’s issue – where are the men?  

On June 6, 2025, the Ontario government rejected a unanimous consent motion to officially declare intimate partner violence an “epidemic”— even as it resurrected a committee to study the issue. Premier Doug Ford’s government has not explained its position, nor offered a path forward to effectively address the issue. The silence is not just disappointing, […]

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3 d. ago ’Shocking’: RCMP say teen girl charged in stabbing death of Manitoba woman

SELKIRK — RCMP in Manitoba say a teen girl has been charged in the stabbing death of a woman earlier this week. Mounties say the 39-year-old was found with critical injuries after being stabbed outside a business in Selkirk, about 22 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. She was taken to hospital and died soon after. In […]

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4 d. ago Mt. Everest on a StairMaster: Halifax woman raises money for charity a step at a time

Annika Bell is raising money for organizations that support women who have experienced sexual assault or are fleeing situations involving intimate partner violence.

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5 d. ago Intimate partner arrest leads to weapons, drug charges in Lanark County

A 24-year-old Lanark County man charged with intimate partner violence offences also faces a number of drug and weapons charges, provincial police said Thursday. Lanark County OPP were called to a home in Montague Township on Wednesday just before 11:30 p.m. There were several weapons and suspected cocaine seized at the scene. This resulted in […]

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1 week ago Kidnappers flew from Vancouver to Calgary to abduct city teen for ransom, court told

Teen put through harrowing experience in kidnapping for hire

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2 w. ago B.C. crime news: Man shot in Surrey parking lot confrontation | Teen injured in Surrey hit

The shooting happened late Sunday in the parking lot of Mud Bay Park

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto teen, 18, charged with attempted murder in East Gwillimbury

An 18-year-Toronto teen, on probation and with a firearms prohibition order for unrelated offences, has been charged by York Regional Police after a man was shot in East Gwillimbury, Ont. On Wednesday around 8:40 a.m., police responded to a residence in the area of Balsdon Hollow and Petal Ave. to find one male victim suffering […]

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3 w. ago A look at some of the work being done in N.B. to prevent intimate partner violence

Global News is wrapping up its series on intimate partner violence in New Brunswick by showcasing what some are doing to prevent the abuse from happening.

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4 w. ago B.C. crime news: Teen faces impaired charges in fatal crash | New West man guilty of partner violence

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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