Brandon University has released a first-of-its-kind resource designed to make it easier for survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence in rural, remote and northern Manitoba to find help, no matter how far they live from major centres. The new Rural, Remote and Northern Manitoba Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Resource Guide brings crisis lines, […]

Over one-quarter of violent crime committed in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction is intimate partner violence (IPV), according to RCMP data released on Friday, and victims in a dating relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend overwhelmingly lead those impacted. Saskatchewan RCMP data from 2024 shows individuals in dating relationships made 60 per cent of reported victims. When […]

— THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders on Wednesday blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week, asserting that they “want to destroy Jews” and recommending the deportation of people convicted of involvement if they have dual nationality. While lawmakers condemned antisemitism and agreed that perpetrators […]

In the past seven years, schools across the province have reported a 60% increase in violence. What’s more, weaknesses in what is reported are making it impossible for the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development–EECD–to know the full extent of violence in schools. That’s according to the latest from Nova Scotia’s auditor general, Kim […]