34 h. ago Boy dies after woman allegedly sent poisoned Easter eggs to ex

A seven-year-old boy is dead and his mother and sister are in hospital in critical condition after a woman in Brazil allegedly sent the new family of her ex-boyfriend poisoned Easter eggs in a “revenge” plot. Jordelia Pereira Barbosa, 35, is accused of purchasing and spiking the chocolate and sending poisoned treats via courier to […]

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1 week ago ‘Sick to my stomach’: Mi’kmaw woman speaks out after alleged comments in group chat

Members of Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia are in shock and two band councillors have resigned after alleged comments made in a group chat were made public. 

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1 week ago Woman arrested at Toronto airport after child abduction investigation: police

Police say a woman was charged in a child abduction investigation after she allegedly tried to leave the country with her young child from Toronto's Pearson airport.

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2 w. ago PhD student who raped 10 women may have dozens more victims, police say

LONDON – A lone woman’s rape allegation has resulted in the conviction of a former PhD student at a top British university of serial rape, after her report led police to uncover hundreds of secretly recorded videos that they say suggest he has more than 50 other victims. Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted in London […]

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2 w. ago The woman suing Al Jazeera over news network’s alleged ties to Hamas

'Ultimately, if we win this case, Al Jazeera will not exist as it does today... Wherever they go, whatever they do, they endorse extremist terrorism, not only Hamas'

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3 w. ago 'Denied procedural fairness': Court overturns suspension of Edmonton chiropractor facing a dozen sexual assault charges

Alberta’s chiropractic regulator says it is examining its options after a court overturned the suspension of an Edmonton chiropractor accused of sexually assaulting a dozen patients. The College of Chiropractors of Alberta (CCOA) suspended Bradley Basaraba last year for allegedly failing to abide by supervisory conditions imposed after a woman claimed he sexually assaulted them […]

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3 w. ago Woman files $3.75M lawsuit against Spitfires, OHL, CHL for alleged 1984 sex assault

WINDSOR, ONT. — A woman has filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging a 1984 sexual assault by former Windsor Spitfires players at a team party. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe,” claims she was incapacitated and assaulted at the home of a billet family and is suing […]

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3 w. ago More alleged victims feared after woman defrauded via online dating: York cops

A 48-year-old Vaughan man is accused of conning a woman he met through online dating and York Regional Police are urging any additional alleged victims to come forward. The police investigation began in November 2024 when woman alleged she’d been defrauded by a man she met through online dating. The woman told cops that in […]

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4 w. ago 2 Oakville men face numerous charges in human trafficking probe

Two Oakville men face 34 collective charges after a human trafficking investigation. Halton Regional Police said that in July 2024, they opened an investigation into a woman allegedly being trafficked by two men in Oakville and financial information allegedly revealed multiple other women also being trafficked. Police alleged that the accused used coercion, manipulation, physical […]

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4 w. ago Family speaks out after ALS patient allegedly robbed in own home by care worker

A Nova Scotia woman is calling for better oversight after a personal care worker allegedly robbed her 62-year-old sister in her own home.

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4 w. ago Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy sues woman who accused him of assault

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy sued his former girlfriend who accused him of attacking her, alleging the woman assaulted him and stole or destroyed more than $150,000 in cash and property. Worthy filed the lawsuit Monday against Tia Jones in Williamson County, Tex., where the two lived and where Worthy played college football […]

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4 w. ago Calgary man charged with attempted robbery after alleged attack on woman at downtown CTrain station

Video of a man attacking a woman at a downtown Calgary CTrain station that has been widely circulated on social media resulted in a man being charged with attempted robbery.

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4 w. ago Calgary police officer acquitted of allegation he sexually assaulted woman during rough sex on first date

The 12-member Court of King’s Bench jury acquitted suspended Const. Brandon Kan of sexual assault in connection with an Oct. 10, 2020 incident

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4 w. ago HUNTER: Ajax attack suspect also hit with fail to comply with probation order

The horrific alleged hate attack on a Muslim woman at an Ajax library was sickening to the core. Equally stomach-churning were these six words: Fail to comply with probation order. This is a daily occurrence in this country. There is no brushing it off. Canada is hopelessly soft on crime. More so than over the […]

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4 w. ago Winnipeg man arrested in what police say was fatal domestic assault

An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a woman early Saturday morning in what Winnipeg police allege was a domestic assault turned fatal.

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4 w. ago ‘They were known to each other’: Boy shot, killed inside downtown Toronto condo

Toronto Police say a 16-year-old boy has died after a shooting inside of a downtown condo over the weekend and a man is facing second-degree murder.

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4 w. ago ‘They were known to each other’: Teen shot, killed inside downtown Toronto condo

Toronto Police say a 16-year-old boy has died after a shooting inside of a downtown condo over the weekend and a man is facing second-degree murder.

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4 w. ago Pal, 19, charged after boy, 16, killed in downtown condo shooting

A 16-year-old boy has died in a shooting near the Toronto’s waterfront and his friend is in custody. Toronto Police said officers responded to a shooting Sunday in a condo building at 12 York St. — near Scotiabank Arena — just before 6 p.m. and found the teen suffering from gunshot wounds in a unit […]

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