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Any Ontario strategy to end intimate partner violence must include more programs for men at risk of becoming perpetrators, an area in which the province is currently sorely lacking, experts told a committee Wednesday. There is a “smattering” of services available, said Katreena Scott, academic director of the Centre for …

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an 18-year-old man was fatally shot by police in London, Ont., who were responding to what the Special Investigations Unit describes as a “domestic violence investigation.” A 17-year-old girl remains in hospital in critical condition due to injuries sustained in a stabbing. London police …

The federal government is urging Canadians in Lebanon to get out of the country while they still can, warning the security situation is becoming “increasingly volatile and unpredictable” as violence escalates between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Tuesday the situation could further …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government promised new money Wednesday to fight a spike in violence and retail theft that has seen workers in some cases assaulted and injured. The province will fund overtime pay for four police units with the Winnipeg Police Service to …

Two parents in Nova Scotia are expressing frustrations regarding what they say is a lack of support for students who are at risk of physical violence and bullying in public schools. Laura Pellow said her son, who’s in his first year of junior high, was allegedly assaulted by a group …

Montreal police say a 52-year-old man was seriously injured after being stabbed in Cabot Square on Friday morning. Authorities were called just after 3 a.m. to the park in downtown Montreal. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain “unclear,” said police spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier. Police believe two suspects may have been …

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Ontario’s police watchdog is sharing more information about the events leading up to the death of a woman in Thunder Bay after saying police did not respond to a domestic disturbance call before her death. The victim’s family identified her to Global News as Jenna Ostberg, a 21-year-old First Nations …

With November marking another year of Women Abuse Prevention Month, advocates are finding themselves raising the same concerns with the situation continuing to get worse. As we mark another year with high femicide rates and intimate partner violence, many are asking: What will it take? In the past 12 months, …

Just days before Halloween, anger, shock and sadness fill the small community of Sault Ste. Marie, after five people were shot dead last Monday night. Five people – including three children, were found dead at two homes, in what police are calling a result of intimate partner violence. In Durham …