Gender-based Violence

• Advocates say gender-based violence still overlooked in N.S. mass shooting response

  The chair of the monitoring committee said 30 recommendations still need to be addressed. Advocates say more needs to be done to deal with the culture of gender-based violence.

  Canada

  Sep 1
  
• Letter calls for N.S. minister’s removal from cabinet over rap lyrics

  Marco MacLeod, Nova Scotia’s energy minister, has faced scrutiny over a track from a rap album he released in 2013.

  Politics

  Aug 24
  
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• 26% of gender-based homicide victims previously contacted police: StatCan

  Forty-nine per cent were 'victimized at least once by the same person later accused of their homicide, a proportion at least six times greater than other homicide victims.'

  Crime

  Aug 5
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• ‘More than just a roof’: New housing for Winnipeg women fleeing violence unveiled

  Two partly federally funded transitional housing buildings will serve women and children in Winnipeg who are escaping domestic violence.

  Canada

  Jun 15
• Newfoundland and Labrador declares gender-based violence an epidemic

  The provincial government announced the move today, following in the footsteps of other jurisdictions including Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

  Canada

  May 27
• Gender-based violence costs B.C. $1.12B yearly, YWCA report says

  The report notes that B.C. has taken steps by implementing its Gender-Based Violence Action Plan among other initiatives,  but "gaps remain."

  Crime

  Apr 14
• Saskatchewan invests additional $1.4 million in gender-based violence programming

  The SPCA is among nine other Saskatchewan-based organizations supported by the $1.4 million investment for gender-based violence programming.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Manitoba gender-based violence initiatives receive provincial, federal funding

  The Manitoba government says it's working to prevent gender-based violence with new provincial and federal funding, to the tune of $12.5 million.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2025
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• Nova Scotia establishes 25-member advisory committee on gender-based violence

  The Nova Scotia government has established a 25-member committee to advise the government on how to prevent gender-based violence.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2025
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• B.C. groups press federal minister on action against gender-based violence

  The organizations included groups from rural and remote B.C., sexual assault centres, inner city services and girls' rights advocates. 

  Crime

  Aug 26, 2025