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Canada-wide survey of women’s shelters shows abuse more severe during pandemic Shelters also noted an increase and escalation in physical violence Nov 25, 2020by The Canadian PressCanada & WorldNews ‘It’s like a pressure cooker in the house:’ Calls to helplines in Canada jump in pandemic Calls tripled in the spring in B.C. before levelling off in the summer Oct 15, 2020by The Canadian PressCanada & WorldNews Federal NDP looks to criminalize domestic emotional abuse with new law MP Randall Garrison introduces private member’s bill Oct 9, 2020by Kevin LairdLocal NewsNews Feds double COVID-19 fund for abused women to $100 million Data shows that one in 10 women is very or extremely concerned about possibility of violence during pandemic Oct 8, 2020by The Canadian PressCanada & WorldNews How Nova Scotia mass shooting could bring law that makes abusers’ tactics a crime A gunman killed 22 people in a multi-hour shooting spree May 24, 2020by The Canadian PressCanada & WorldNews Nova Scotia mass murder shows the public threat of domestic violence, say experts The agency recorded 945 intimate partner homicides between 2008 and 2018 Apr 26, 2020by The Canadian PressCanada & WorldNews