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As a child, this woman saw things a child should never see. Advocates say domestic violence is getting worse

Lydia’s childhood was marked by the trauma of witnessing intimate partner violence between her mother and her then partner. At…

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Health

$237 an ‘astronomical’ charge for a paramedic assessment, Winnipeg woman says

Barb Bobychuk recently spoke out about her frustration with the high cost of emergency services after her 89-year-old mother-in-law was…

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Canada

A Windsor water slide has a new weight limit. This woman says the way it’s being enforced should change

As a mother who wasn’t allowed to ride an indoor water slide with her son due to a new weight…

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Nova Scotia

Community where N.S. woman was killed calls for action against domestic violence

The community of Enfield, N.S. came together to honor Brenda Tatlock-Burke, a woman who tragically lost her life at the…

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World

Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop

An alternative healer who promoted “slapping therapy” as a treatment for various ailments has been sentenced to 10 years in…

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Nova Scotia

Woman living in chronic pain says N.S. health care plagued by sexism, ageism and ‘dangerous’ apathy

Laura O’Byrne’s heartbreaking story highlights the challenges faced by many women in accessing timely and appropriate health care in Nova…

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Canada

B.C. parents sue woman with history of illegal midwifery over botched home birth

A Vancouver Island childbirth activist, Gloria Lemay, is facing a lawsuit from the parents of a child who was allegedly…

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Canada

Halifax woman waited 3 years for MRI that showed she had brain tumour

A Halifax resident, Marina Atwell, has recently shared her frustrations after waiting over three years for an MRI that ultimately…

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World

Florida man accused of breaking into home, stabbing woman while she was sleeping inside

A horrifying incident unfolded in Tice, Florida, as a man allegedly broke into a woman’s home, stabbed her while she…

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Nova Scotia

Woman, 22, dies after ATV-car crash in Hants County

A tragic accident in Hants County over the weekend has left a 22-year-old woman from Milford, N.S. dead. The crash…

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