Decision could make it easier for people who suffer wide-ranging abuse to win cash compensation in the civil courts ...
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 ...
Asthma is a common, serious and difficult-to-manage chronic health condition. In the U.S., 1 in 7 people are diagnosed with asthma, and that number is rising. In that mix of research, a new pattern ...
Child sexual abuse cases involving female perpetrators are confronting and distressing. When these cases make the news, they often provoke shock and outrage. Fifty years since the federal earned ...
In April, The House of Commons passed Conservative private members Bill C-225, or Bailey's Law, proposing amendments to the ...
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 ...
A landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada has introduced new language to speak about — and seek legal compensation ...
Domestic Violence on the Rise After years of decline, domestic violence has been increasing since 2020, according to a recent ...
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.