Chief Don MacLean said the force is joining the program in part due to the province's high rate of intimate partner violence ...

The Halifax Regional Police has agreed to participate in the federal government’s gun buyback program, making it one of only three municipal police forces to do so in Canada. Police Chief Don MacLean ...

Violence against a current or former partner should always carry increased criminal liability, according to the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman.

Intimate partner sexual abuse is hard to discuss. Some victim-survivors believe their unhappiness with sex is their own fault. Learn definitions and ways to recover.

Only 33 of Colorado’s 64 counties have an emergency shelter program specifically for survivors of domestic violence. In the ...

Nearly every country in Africa has a law prohibiting violence against women and girls . Feminist movements have driven this ...

Halifax’s municipal police chief says the force will participate in the federal government’s buyback program for banned guns, just a week after Nova Scotia’s premier said he believed the province ...

A review of domestic violence homicides over the past few years revealed that friends, family members and co-workers often ...

In December, the Government of Canada unveiled the Protecting Victims Act, which it billed as “one of the most consequential reforms of the Criminal Code in a generation.” Also known as Bill C-16, the ...

Terrorist attacks, whether by individuals or groups, are usually followed by attempts to explain the rationale and causes behind them. The core reasons, ...

In a shocking turn of events, gambling billionaire Laurence Escalante has found himself in legal trouble, facing charges of family violence and drug offences. This incident, which reportedly took ...

The proposed budget would see the creation of an intimate partner violence unit, with 20 detectives taking over ...