Ministers’ statement on Supreme Court of Canada decision
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from Leah Martin, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, and Attorney General and Minister of Justice Scott Armstrong, in…
Alice House holding Fall Harvest raffle to raise critical funds for services
HALIFAX: A fundraiser is underway to help a provider of safe housing, trauma counselling, and other support services for women and children recovering from intimate partner violence raise some money.…
Province strikes engagement table to address Gender-Based violence
HALIFAX: The government is taking further action to prevent gender-based violence across Nova Scotia and better support those affected with the establishment of an engagement table led by Attorney General…
N.S. announces funding for transition houses, addressing IPV
From a release HALIFAX: The government is taking action to address the epidemic of intimate partner violence with a new $23.7-million funding commitment to transition houses. “An epidemic-level response means…
Police investigate intimate partner violence homicide; NDP call on N.S. to act now
BRIDGEWATER: A man is in custody after a woman was found deceased after an intimate partner homicide inside their residence in Bridgewater on Sunday morning. At 11:41 a.m. on Sunday,…
Man wanted on province-wide warrant leads police on chase through Lower Truro, rural East Hants
SHUBENACADIE: A Nova Scotia man wanted on a province-wide warrant led police on a chase through Lower Truro, rural East Hants, before being stopped going the wrong way on Hwy…
Column: Statement on Intimate Partner Violence
The following is a joint statement from Becky Druhan, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and Leah Martin, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Today…
N.S. NDP support survivors of intimate partner violence
From a release HALIFAX: Nova Scotia NDP leader Claudia Chender tabled legislation Sept. 12 to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic. The bill would legislate the accepted recommendation of the…