Requests for help from victims of domestic violence are "reaching historic peaks," support groups say, while projects to expand second-stage shelter capacity around Quebec languish in financial limbo in spite of already-allocated government funds.
In the aftermath of a murder-suicide, family and friends are often left to wonder what went wrong and what could have been done to prevent the deaths. Experts say much remains hidden in such cases, given there is no trial after the perpetrator dies.
Nearly 1,000 people took to the streets of downtown Montreal to call for an end to conjugal violence. Romane Bonnier, 24, was fatally stabbed earlier this month by an ex-partner, police say. Advocates say there are concrete steps that can be taken to reduce this type of violence.
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