Abuse

• Pope Leo XIV calls for no tolerance for abuse of any kind in Catholic Church

  Pope Leo made his first public comments about the clergy sex abuse scandal in a written message to a Peruvian journalist.

  World

  Jun 21, 2025
  
• Call for male-targeted prevention programs to address N.S. domestic violence epidemic

  As N.S reckons with what the government has declared an epidemic of intimate-partner violence, Graham and domestic violence experts say more support is needed that targets men.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2025
  
• Advertisement
• Church must pay $104 million to victims of historical abuse in Newfoundland

  The decision Friday was met with relief, hurt and even grief by some of the 292 survivors who've endured a decades-long fight for justice, said lawyer Geoff Budden.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2024
• Advertisement
• A ‘living hell’: More disturbing allegations made as QMJHL hazing lawsuit filed

  Five more players have come forward detailing the degrading and humiliating abuse they say they suffered while in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League between the 1970s and 2000s.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2024
• Quebec judge authorizes class action lawsuit alleging abuse at Indigenous day schools

  The lawsuit includes all First Nations people who were required between 1951 and 2014 to attend day schools that were run by the Quebec government in Indigenous communities

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2023
• ‘Truth telling gathering’ held in Regina, recalling residential school trauma

  The Keeseekoose chief, Lee Katchemonia, said remembering the uncomfortable history is important for this generation of Indigenous people and the next.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2023
• Alberta mother who failed to protect baby daughter from abuse sentenced to jail term

  A mother who has pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessaries of life to her six-week-old baby will spend less than two years in jail.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2023
• ‘He was a fighter’: Father of boy who died in horrific foster home abuse demands accountability

  A B.C. father whose son died in a horrific case of foster care abuse is calling for greater accountability in the child welfare system as he remembers his son.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2023
• Advertisement
• Edmontonian opens up about attacks tied to domestic abuse accusations

  WARNING: The details in this story come from a firsthand account of domestic violence and are graphic and disturbing.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2023
• Advertisement
• Church-run school named in $25 million lawsuit ran advanced course without approval: emails

  Internal gov't emails say Legacy Christian Academy taught an advanced course without approval. A plaintiff suing the school says the government is failing to provide oversight.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2023