When many people think about abuse, they often picture physical violence. However, experts say abuse can take many forms and ...

Decision could make it easier for people who suffer wide-ranging abuse to win cash compensation in the civil courts ...

Ruba Ghazal is calling on Quebec’s new female premier, Christine Fréchette, to do more to prevent intimate partner violence ...

A landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada has introduced new language to speak about — and seek legal compensation ...

68 percent reported childhood emotional abuse, 38.5 percent childhood physical abuse and 7.3 percent childhood sexual abuse; 9 percent of men reported perpetrating physical violence, 46.5 percent ...

In April, The House of Commons passed Conservative private members Bill C-225, or Bailey's Law, proposing amendments to the ...

A Nova Scotian survivor of intimate partner violence says the justice system failed her after her ex served only one day in custody. As Ella MacDonald reports, Brandi Whynot has been waiting to tell ...

The top court's ruling today comes in the case of a woman who suffered years of physical and emotional abuse by her husband during a 16-year marriage.

In a landmark 6-3 decision on Friday, a Supreme Court of Canada majority recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence, paving the way for litigants to pursue damages against their romantic ...