Intimate Partner Violence
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Family of slain Kelowna woman takes fight to Ottawa to enact ‘Bailey’s Law’Last week, federal justice minister Sean Fraser announced much-anticipated bail reform but the changes left the family disappointed.Canada11 hours
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Liberals urged to increase penalties for intimate partner violence, murderConservatives are pushing a private member's bill they say would combat intimate partner violence — just as a new report tracks how the problem has grown in recent years.PoliticsOct 28
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Kelowna victim’s family says bail reform does little to combat intimate partner violenceOn Thursday, Canada's justice minister announced tougher bail and sentencing laws are on the way.CanadaOct 24
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Conservatives seek tougher domestic violence measures, ‘three strikes’ lawThe Conservatives introduced a law in the House of Commons on Thursday that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as a first-degree murder.PoliticsSep 18
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Manitoba man faces multiple charges after woman, kids assaulted: RCMPA man is in custody facing a litany of charges after allegedly assaulting a woman and two children in what Manitoba RCMP are calling a case of intimate partner violence.CrimeSep 17
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Slain woman’s family launches advocacy campaign to prevent intimate partner violence deathsBailey McCourt, a 32-year-old a mother of two, was beaten to death with a hammer in a Kelowna parking lot on July 4.CanadaAug 21
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‘Their injuries are being seen’: B.C. hospital’s new tool in fight against sex assaultThe hospital's Forensic Nursing Services team recently acquired a CortexFlo camera, which uses blue lighting to help identify injuries that may not be obvious to the naked eye.HealthAug 8
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N.S. woman says court system failing her as intimate partner violence case drags onA Nova Scotia woman says she doesn't feel the court system supports victims of intimate partner violence.CanadaAug 1
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Calls for ‘femicide’ to be declared distinct crime in wake of Kelowna mother’s tragic deathBailey McCourt, a Kelowna mother of two, is one of several B.C. women who have died this month alone due to intimate partner violence. 'The numbers are staggering.'CanadaJul 21
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‘I told her she was loved’: Witness recounts horrific attack that killed Kelowna motherBailey McCourt's ex-husband, James Plover, is charged with second degree murder and scheduled to make a court appearance on Friday.CanadaJul 9
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