CFOJA in the News
Since the launch of the CFOJA on December 6, 2017, its research, advocacy, and activities have been in the news frequently related to the killings of women and girls in Canada. We thank the many CFOJA expert panel members and partners who help to respond to these requests which have increased over time.
Select Media Engagement
April 4, 2023
Report on rise in femicides across Canada renews calls for changes in Criminal Code
April 2, 2023
Femicides on the rise as report indicates a woman or girl is killed every 48 hours in Canada
April 2, 2023
Femicides rising in Canada as a woman or girl is killed every 48 hours, shows report
March 31, 2023
Canadian women and girls killed by violence up 24% compared to 2019: report
March 31, 2023
Nearly 200 women and girls killed: Femicides hit new highs in Canada in 2022, report finds
March 27, 2023
Femicide the focus of new 'She is Your Neighbour' podcast series by Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region
December 21, 2022
Canadian team of researchers studying vulnerabilities of migrant women facing violence
November 25, 2022
Equality Bahamas renews call for gov’t action on gender-based violence
November 25, 2022
#CallItFemicide: U of G Honours International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
September 14, 2022
U of G Research Takes First In-Depth Look at Familicide in Canada
October 2, 2022
À la recherche des vies perdues
June 14, 2022
Many women who suffer from intimate partner violence don’t trust the police. Why are they the default response?
March 18, 2022
Inside The Globe and Mail’s investigation of intimate partner violence in Canada
March 8, 2022
U of G releases annual national femicide rates
December 6, 2021
The scourge of femicide
December 4, 2021
U of G professor leading the way in helping shine a light on femicide
December 2, 2021
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women 2021
November 26, 2021
Killings of women, girls rise in 2021
November 25, 2021
Femicides are on the rise, inflamed by the pandemic, data show
Killings of women and girls up again in Canada in 2021 as researchers point to pandemic stresses
November 24, 2021
Organizations warned of deadly upward trend in femicide at pandemic's onset. New data confirms their predictions
July 20, 2021
Winnipeg gym owner charged for threats again feminists, police
July 22, 2021
More women and girls were killed during the pandemic-mostly by men
June 11, 2021
The story of Darian Henderson-Bellman
May 17, 2021
‘A murder is not a private crime’: How Ontario police secrecy is leaving more victims nameless
April 21, 2021
She was Toronto’s homicide No. 70 of 2019. We only found out after her husband died of COVID-19 in jail
Murder of 75-year-woman in 2019 never publicly reported by Toronto police
April 3, 2021
Women’s police stations help prevent violence against women, so why are they not everywhere?
March 17, 2021
At least 160 women and girls were killed in Canada last year, nearly all by men, report says
March 24, 2021
21-year-old Montreal woman dies following alleged attack by her boyfriend
March 18, 2021
Men responsible for majority of women killed
March 17, 2021
Canada saw an increase in killings of women and girls in 2020, report finds
May 19, 2020
Are women’s police stations a solution to gender-based violence in Canada?
April 27, 2020
Toxic masculinity is killing us
October 14, 2020
Emergency funding for women, families fleeing violence is a temporary solution, experts say
March 5, 2020
Study shows violence similarly prevalent in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships
February 21, 2020
What will it take for Canada to confront its femicide crisis?
December 6, 2019
Femicide numbers not getting lower, 2019 report shows
December 19, 2019
Woman or girl killed every 3 days in Canada, U of Guelph study finds
October 7, 2019
OPP's gender-neutral policy sets back reporting on violence against women
September 29, 2019
Why isn’t violence against women an election issue?
How much did feminist Trudeau move the needle on gender equality?
September 27, 2019
Researchers, advocates argue OPP gender rule change will blur understanding of crimes against women
More women seeking help from YWCA
September 26, 2019
Inside the terrifying, violent world of incel subculture
Study: Domestic homicide in Canada averages 70 deaths per year
September 24, 2019
Researchers, advocates argue OPP gender rule change will blur understanding of crimes against women
September 19, 2019
Canada’s Domestic Violence Crisis
August 19, 2019
In counting domestic-violence deaths, Canada’s jumble of rules, record-keeping doesn’t add up
August 17, 2019
After a grisly murder-suicide, a small Ontario town looks back at missed signs of dangerous obsession
August 8, 2019
Maryam Monsef on the violence against women and girls’ Julcrisis
July 30, 2019
Annual fundraiser honours murdered women in Peel
June 10, 2019
Report Finds Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada at Genocide Levels
June 6, 2019
‘A piece of paper that did nothing’: Advocates say protection orders are failing women in Canada
May 16, 2019
Prince Albert Safe Shelter for Women to Receive Brand New Beds from Sleep Country
May 15, 2019
I didn’t know Aimee Quitevis before her husband murdered her in Toronto in 1998
May 1, 2019
Shocking femicide stats worry Gillian’s Place
April 25, 2019
Saskatoon police to decide on future of constable who pleaded guilty to sexual assault
April 18, 2019
The Biggest Lessons From Dr. Elana Fric’s Life And Tragic Murder
April 16, 2019
How Nadia El-Dib's murder is inspiring hope, one year later
April 15, 2019
The biggest lessons from Dr. Elana Fric’s life and tragic murder
March 8, 2019
Canadian media not connecting the dots on femicide
March 3, 2019
OPINION: Murderer’s parole is a symptom of much larger problem
February 10, 2019
Every day, this Hamilton mother posts a tribute to her murdered daughter on Facebook
February 5, 2019
Nunavut leads Canada in femicide, says report
Report: N.B.'s female violent death rate third-highest in 2018
February 4, 2019
What P.E.I. can learn from the new femicide report
January 31, 2019
Sask. women's violent deaths part of new national report on femicide
Manitoba's femicide rate second only to New Brunswick
Report shines light on femicide rates: Indigenous women and those living in rural or remote communities found to be especially vulnerable
A woman or girl killed every 2.5 days in Canada: report
January 30, 2019
New report puts faces to names of victims of femicide in Canada
A woman or girl killed every 2.5 days in Canada: report
Every 60 Hours A Woman or Girl Is Killed in Canada: Report
Woman or Girl Killed Every Other Day in Canada, Young Women at Greater Risk
Canada ignores national security threat posed by violence against women
Report stresses risks of violent death for Canadian women and girls
January 29, 2019
Woman or girl murdered every 2.5 days on average in Canada during 2018: femicide report
January 14, 2019
Canada still has a lot to do for women and refugees
January 7, 2019
Amid spike in GTA domestic homicides, experts call for action to address ‘crisis’
January 2, 2019
Alberta advocates and police underline ‘epidemic’ of domestic violence in the province
December 30, 2018
(Another) deadly year for Canadian women
December 21, 2018
Guelph prof-led study: 76% of domestic homicide victims are female
December 13, 2018
Surviving domestic abuse: Durham woman tells her story
Domestic homicide is predictable, preventable: report
December 11, 2018
New report on domestic violence documents 418 cases of domestic homicide involving 476 victims in Canada from 2010-2015
December 10, 2018
Report shows tragic patterns in domestic homicides
December 7, 2018
Family of Yonge St. van attack victim Anne Marie D’Amico launches foundation in her name
December 6, 2018
These Are the Heroes in the Fight to End Gender-Based Violence
Women in vulnerable demographics most at risk of domestic homicide, study finds
76% of Canada’s domestic homicide victims are female: study
Victims of domestic homicide are overwhelmingly women: study
Federal report finds 476 people died of domestic violence in Canada between 2010-2015
Manitoba domestic homicide rate highest among province
More than three quarters of Canada's domestic homicide victims were women: report
Sask. has second-highest number of rural domestic homicide victims
Homicide in Canada, by the numbers
Local research finds four 'vulnerable' groups at greater risk of domestic homicide
Report shows Manitoba has highest domestic homicide rate of provinces between 2010 and 2015
Women most at risk of domestic homicide, study finds
Indigenous peoples and immigrants more at risk of domestic violence in Canada, study says
Canada: 76 % des victimes d'homicides domestiques sont des femmes
Half of Canadians killed by domestic violence belong to vulnerable groups
Dec. 1, 2018
Shelter shortage leaves women at risk, Ottawa advocates say before march to end gender-based violence
November 15, 2018
Cobourg’s Cornerstone shelter struggling, demand for services reaching ‘historic rates’
Sept. 26, 2018
The Ontario Government Must Do More In The Fight For Gender Equality
August 29, 2018
No, Sex Dolls Won't Stop Future Incel Attacks
August 14, 2018
Police urged to end secrecy about murder-suicides
July 18, 2018
Homicide victim ID’ing policy in Regina to be discussed next week – in private
July 16, 2018
Withholding names keeps story ‘distant from reality’
July 11, 2018
At least 78 women in Canada killed by violence this year – in just 6 months
July 10, 2018
Group says 12 out of 78 women, girls killed across Canada in last six months were Indigenous
May 31, 2018
When parents kill: A look at Vancouver Island filicide cases and the minds behind them
May 5, 2018
Reports finds 57 Canadian women killed in first four months of 2018
May 1, 2018
‘One woman or girl every other day’: 57 women killed in Canada this year
57 women killed in Canada this year – experts link misogyny to femicide
Canadian femicide observatory says 57 women killed in past 4 months to femicide
Myrna Dawson addresses misogyny in the wake of the Yonge Street attack
57: That’s how many women have allegedly been killed in Canada so far in 2018
April 30, 2018
‘One woman or girl every other day’: 57 women killed in Canada this year
January 25, 2018
Investigating domestic violence, with an eye on prevention
November 28, 2017
New U of G research centre focused on women, girls killed in Canada
National observatory to focus on violence against women
November 25, 2017
The domestic murders in Renfrew County are not an anomaly
October 28, 2015
New study compares mothers, fathers who kill their children
October 29, 2015
Canadian dads more likely to kill their kids than moms, study says
November 22, 2015
The ‘intimacy discount’: Sentences lighter for men who kill female partners
February 11, 2013
Family of murder victim hopes to shed light on domestic violence
June 4, 2004
Understanding the ‘insanity’ plea