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Just over a year ago, MP Todd Doherty introduced a motion into the House of Commons that called for โimmediate actionโ to establish a three-digit, nation-wide, suicide prevention hotline. Support for the motion was bipartisan. Now, the government is facing criticism for its failure to act quickly on the motionโs implementation. As I am skeptical…
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In 2019, strangulation was added as a separate offense under the Criminal Code and there have been over 200 strangulation-related charges in Waterloo region since then.ย This year has had an increase of cases with 120 laid, 10 of those being in November. Sergeant Jamie Brosseau, who is in charge of the Waterloo region police’s…
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November is domestic violence awareness month. Domestic violence is not gender specific, but the majority of domestic homicides involve men abusing women. One of the supports in place for domestic violence survivors is the Womenโs Crisis Services of Waterloo region. โWe offer safe shelter services โฆ regional outreach services, we do a lot of community…


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