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November 2026

• November 4 – Alberta women’s shelters report rising abuse and declining admission rates – Edmonton Journal
  The Edmonton Journal reports on ACWS findings of declining shelter admissions alongside high levels of danger among survivors, with affordability pressures and longer stays affecting access to shelter.
• November 5 – Cost of leaving a barrier for those experiencing domestic violence: ACWS – CTV News Edmonton
  CTV News reports on Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters findings that living costs can make it harder for people experiencing domestic violence to leave abusive relationships.
• November 5 – What is the cost to leave an abusive relationship in Alberta? A new report works to find out – CBC News
  CBC News examines ACWS’s Cost of Leaving report and how housing and other living costs can prevent survivors from leaving abusive relationships or accessing shelter.

October 2026

• October 1 – Feds announce $472K to fix health-care gaps for rural survivors of violence – CTV Northern Ontario
• October 14 – ‘What’s the situation in Saskatchewan?’: Advocates discuss barriers, prevention to intimate partner violence – CTV Regina
• October 30 – ‘Manosphere’ should be treated as public health issue: report – CTV News

September 2026

• September 8 – How economic hardship increases gender-based violence – CityNews
• September 11 – Red Deerians walk to end gender-based, domestic violence – Red Deer Advocate
• September 16 – Edmonton police shoot man at west end home where women, infant found injured – Global News
• September 17 – Calgary study finds earlier opportunities to intervene before domestic violence charges – CTV Calgary

August 2026

•  August 5 – Prior police-reported violence and sociodemographic characteristics of gender-related homicide victims in Canada – Statistics Canada
• August 20 – Alberta RCMP officer facing four charges in alleged intimate partner violence case – CityNews

July 2026

• July 8 – Firearms and intimate partner violence in Canada  – Statistics Canada
• July 10 – Rates of gun-related intimate partner violence rising – CBC
• July 23 – Man, 22, accused of murder in southeast Edmonton intimate partner homicide case – Global News

June 2026

• June 12 – Opinion: Alberta’s shelter cuts put rural women at greater risk – Edmonton Journal
• June 17 – Bailey’s Law: MP’s bill on intimate partner violence passed – CBC News
• June 17 – ‘Manosphere’-led anti-feminist ideologies making women less safe, MPs say – Global News
• June 30 – The Deadly Montreal Shooting Shows Incel Violence Is a Public Emergency – The Walrus

May 2026

• May 1 – Calgary father charged with 1st-degree murder in deaths of 2 children – CBC Calgary
• May 4 – Edmonton city councillor concerned about domestic violence survivors after private voter information exposed – CBC Edmonton
• May 10 – Threats of death in domestic violence cases are growing in Alberta – CBC News
• May 15 – Supreme Court rules intimate partner violence can be basis for lawsuits – CBC News
• May 16 – A psychologist’s perspective on Canada’s landmark intimate partner violence ruling – Global News
• May 17 – Can domestic violence be prevented? – CBC News
• May 28 – Province suddenly slashes funding to rural women’s shelters – Edmonton Journal

March 2026

• March 19 – New report draws attention to transportation issues faced by rural survivors of domestic violence– Calgary Herald
• March 19 – Advocates hope proposed law helps more intimate partner violence survivors seek justice – CBC
• March 19 – Criminalizing coercive control is necessary, but not enough – IRPP

February 2026

• February 2 – Before he was arrested for murder, victim’s ‘sugar daddy’ confessed he ‘strangled a girl,’ judge hears – CBC
• February 3 – Accused’s phone calls with police detailed in Alberta murder trial – CBC
• February 9 – More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds – CBC
• February 10 – Alberta women’s shelter council urge continued oversight as provincial family violence death review committee ends – Edmonton Journal
• February 23 – Domestic violence prevention would cost less than standard response: U of C report – CBC
• February 24 – Investing in domestic violence prevention in Calgary would save millions of taxpayer dollars: UCalgary report – CityNews
• February 25 – Georgina’s Law heads to the House of CommonsInvesting in domestic violence prevention in Calgary would save millions of taxpayer dollars: UCalgary report – CBC

January 2026

• January 29 – St. Albert homicide leaves mother dead, baby presumed dead – St. Albert Gazette
• January 29 – ‘They are beautiful and I love them’ says stepdad of Inuk mother and baby killed in St. Albert – aptnNews
• January 29 – Missing baby presumed dead after mother’s remains found by Alberta RCMP – CBC News

December 2025

• December 10 – Alberta MLA opens up about sister’s domestic violence murder and what needs to changeDomestic violence incidents in Calgary to reach 5-year high – Global News

November 2025

• November 4 – Domestic violence incidents in Calgary to reach 5-year high – CityNews

October 2025

• October 2 – Drayton Valley family violence course loses provincial funding, not likely to be offered next year – Big West Country
• October 31 – Alberta cuts funding mid-year to program for Indigenous mothers who have faced domestic violence – Alberta Native News

August 2025

• August 2 – Edmonton foundation calling domestic violence an epidemic, as reported abuse increases – CityNews
• August 20 – Province aiming to stop family violence before it starts – rdnewsNOW

July 2025

• July 7 – Family, support groups seek better protection for domestic violence victims after B.C. woman killed– CBC News

May 2025

• May 26 – Alberta judge calls for changes after man kills wife days after leaving mental health centre– CBC News

April 2025

• Apr 7 – Edmonton man accused of killing girlfriend had allegedly harmed her before. Her father is calling for change– CBC News

March 2025

• Mar 5 – Morinville murder victim’s killer violates his parole for a second time – poig57
• Mar 5 –Tackling the Crisis in Intimate Partner Violence in Alberta – The Tyee
• Mar 6 –Art installation in Edmonton to raise awareness about domestic abuse – CityNews Edmonton
• Mar 7 –‘How come I survived?’: Families of domestic violence victims left behind as forgotten casualties – Calgary Herald

February 2025

• Feb 13 – Woman’s death in Strathearn was intimate partner homicide: Edmonton police – CityNews Edmonton
• Feb 14 – Charges laid in central Edmonton stabbing; police confirm it was an intimate partner homicide – Edmonton Journal

January 2025

• Jan 3 – Rising intimate partner violence ‘deeply alarming’ – CTV Calgary 
• Jan 6 – ‘We’re in an epidemic’: Deaths of two women in alleged domestic abuse cases raising red flags – CTV Edmonton
• Jan 9 – Domestic violence becoming an ‘epidemic’: ACWS – Global Calgary
• Jan 9 – Q&A: Expert with Truro-based centre talks about working with domestic violence offenders – CBC News
• Jan 12 – Two women fleeing domestic violence sought asylum in Canada. The system treated them very differently – CBC News
• Jan 15 – Podcast: Why are we seeing a spike in intimate partner violence? – CBC Edmonton

December 2024

• Dec 19 – A closer look at women’s shelters operations – CTV Edmonton
• Dec 21 – Domestic abuse survivor shares difficulties leaving her relationship – CTV Edmonton
• Dec 29 – Homicides at a five year low, domestic violence up in Edmonton – Edmonton Journal
• Dec 31 – Advocates, Experts shine light on need for more domestic violence supports in Alberta – CBC Calgary
• Dec 31 – More focus needed on men in preventing domestic abuse, says expert – Calgary Herald

Domestic Homicides in Alberta

• Jan 3 – Domestic violence at forefront following Calgary double homicide – City News
• Jan 3 – Calgarians gather for vigil, honouring slain woman and her father – Global News
• Jan 6 – Woman found dead on Edmonton riverbank remembered as kind-hearted mother – CBC News
• Jan 6 – ‘We’re in an epidemic’: Deaths of two women in alleged domestic abuse cases raising red flags – CTV Edmonton
• Jan 7 – Daughter of woman who Edmonton police say was victim of intimate partner homicide calls for change – Global Edmonton
• Jan 8 – ‘This isn’t just my mom’s story,’ says daughter of woman allegedly killed by partner – CTV Edmonton
• Jan 11 – Funeral service for Calgary mother and her father killed over holidays to be held Saturday – CTV Calgary
• Jan 15 – Help available in Cochrane area to identify warning signs of domestic abuse – Cochrane Eagle

Domestic Homicides in Nova Scotia

• Jan 4 – As domestic violence death toll mounts in N.S., calls come to fund support agencies – The Hamilton Spectator
• Jan 6 – Six Maritimers killed by domestic violence in three months, raising urgent calls for action – CTV News Atlantic
• Jan 13 – Man charged in intimate partner’s death after body found in N.S. home that was set on fire – CBC News
• Jan 14 – Calls for action after 6 N.S. women killed by partner in 3 months – CBC News
• Jan 21 – New numbers reveal scope of intimate partner violence in N.S. – CBC News

The Legal System

• Jan 4 – Advocates calling for changes in legal system to better address domestic violence in Canada – Global News
• Jan 7 – $26.8-million gift from Alberta Law Foundation to transform family justice – University of Calgary
• Jan 13 – Why Alberta’s courts have seen a rise in sexual violence trials – CBC Edmonton
• Jan 13 – $26.8-million gift from Alberta Law Foundation to transform family justice – Education News Canada
• Jan 15 – Alberta launches ankle bracelet monitoring of ‘high risk’ offender – CTV Edmonton
• Jan 16 – Potential changes to Legal Aid Alberta funding source raises concern among non-profits – Global News
• January 21 – Police response to domestic 911 call failed murder victim, advocates say – CBC News