Intimate partner violence survivor shares story amid 6 N.S. deaths

28-01-2025

The deaths of six women in the last three months have many Nova Scotians wondering how this could happen. Many survivors are reeling, including a woman who came forward to share her story with the CBC's Shaina Luck.

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