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After ex's assault charges dropped, woman wants Ontario among provinces deeming domestic violence an epidemic

A Thunder Bay woman says her ex-partner was charged after allegedly trying to strangle her on three occasions, but the court case was stayed due to a lack of evidence. Now, she's urging Ontario to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic, as several other provinces have. As an Ontario committee studies the bill, advocates say the problem is getting worse as a backlog of criminal court cases grows.
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Georgina's Law passes Senate, moving one step closer to intimate partner violence strategy

A private member's bill calling on Canada to create a national strategy to prevent intimate partner violence passed on the floor of the Senate Tuesday night, largely thanks to the work of two Newfoundlanders.

Trudeau meets with the premiers as Trump ramps up his threats against Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers will meet Wednesday to discuss strategy as president-elect Donald Trump threatens to upend the bilateral relationship with punitive tariffs on virtually everything Canada sends to the U.S.

Canada's 988 suicide prevention line taking around 1,000 calls a day and saving lives, service says

As the 988 national suicide prevention helpline marks its one-year anniversary, the three-digit helpline is making a difference in helping to prevent suicides, experts say.

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