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Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:00 AM
As part of the Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, the Province is investing more than $1.5 million to continue to expand and strengthen supports for those affected by domestic violence in B.C.
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Friday, March 10, 2017 1:15 PM
How do you stop the potential for domestic abuse in its tracks – before a perpetrator strikes, victims go into hiding, charges are laid or a family breaks down?
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016 11:02 AM
The BC Coroners Service has released the report and recommendations of a Death Review Panel into the deaths caused by intimate partner violence (IPV).
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Thursday, April 14, 2016 12:00 PM
The Government of British Columbia, Encana and the Ending Violence Association of B.C. (EVA BC) have partnered to create and launch a new training video that brings the successful “Be More Than a Bystander” campaign aimed at ending violence against women to the resource industry.
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Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:50 PM
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton met with her federal, provincial and territorial colleagues to discuss key justice and public safety priorities and release the Justice Framework to address violence against Indigenous women and girls.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 12:20 PM
As part of its commitment under the Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, the B.C. government is investing $500,000 to increase access to transition house and safe-home services for Aboriginal women and children who are affected by domestic violence.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 3:40 PM
Responding to the "calls to action" in the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, the B.C. government has strongly reaffirmed its commitment to advance the process of reconciliation with Aboriginal people.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:00 AM
As part of Victims of Crime Awareness Week (April 19-25, 2015) the Province is returning money to an elderly woman who was tricked into giving away her savings by a fake lottery operation.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:15 AM
Domestic violence perpetrators, who previously only received intervention services following conviction, will soon have access to new, preventative community-based programs that can be attended before a crime is committed.
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Saturday, December 20, 2014 2:00 PM
Thirty-seven community-based organizations will share close to $350,000 in Giving Voice grants to fund programs aimed at stopping violence against Aboriginal women and girls, by changing behaviours and attitudes, and mobilizing communities.
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