8 h. ago ‘I felt trapped’: Woman tells court Toronto city councillor forced himself on her

Michael Thompson's sexual assault trial resumed Friday and heard from a third woman who alleged Thompson woke her in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her.

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8 h. ago Man injured while trying to break up fight dies in Calgary hospital, charges pending

A man who Calgary police said tried to break up a fight at a restaurant in the city's southeast has died in hospital, and now charges are pending in the investigation. 

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10 h. ago MANDEL: Woman accusing Michael Thompson of sex assault testifies she feared for her life

The Toronto City Councillor has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault at a Muskoka cottage in 2022

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13 h. ago Man charged in alleged sex assaults, indecent acts dating back to 2014

A 35-year-old Oshawa man is charged with two counts each of sexual assault and of indecent act in connection with alleged incidents dating back to 2014 in the Pickering and Toronto areas. Toronto Police say that on Sept. 8, 2014, in the Pickering Parkway and Notion Road area in Pickering, a woman was sexually assaulted […]

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15 h. ago Calgary man charged after sexually assaulting three teenage girls

A Calgary man is facing multiple charges in relation to reports from three teenage victims believed to be sexually assaulted by the same man. In March 2024, one victim, a 15-year-old girl, and two friends were befriended by a man at Calgary’s Central Library. The three teens left the library with the man in his […]

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15 h. ago Calgary man charged with sexually assaulting three teenage girls

A Calgary man is facing multiple charges in relation to reports from three teenage victims believed to be sexually assaulted by the same man. In March 2024, one victim, a 15-year-old girl, and two friends were befriended by a man at Calgary’s Central Library. The three teens left the library with the man in his […]

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35 h. ago Former Brampton teaching assistant accused of sexually assaulting child

A 35-year-old former teaching assistant is accused of sexual assaulting a child in Brampton during the 2017-18 school year. Peel Regional Police say an investigation began in January 2025 following allegations from a concerned parent who claimed that a child was sexually assaulted within the school. The incident allegedly occurred at a public school in […]

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36 h. ago Calgary police officer charged with assault over shooting incident

A Calgary police officer is facing an aggravated assault charge related to the discharge of his firearm while making an arrest. In a Thursday press release, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said that following its investigation, its findings were forwarded to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service who determined “the evidence did meet their […]

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36 h. ago Indigenous healer admits to sexually assaulting 12 women in Saskatchewan

A Saskatchewan man who said he was an Indigenous healer has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women.

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55 h. ago Charges laid in alleged child sexual assault at Lethbridge swimming pool: police

A 66-year-old man has been charged in connection with the sexual assault of an 11-year-old-boy in the men's change room of a public pool in Lethbridge.

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62 h. ago In Calgary courts: Second suspect charged in connection with a deadly home invasion robbery in early 2024

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Feb. 18-21, 2025

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64 h. ago Retired London police officer charged with historic sex assaults

Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historic sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced on Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations […]

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64 h. ago Retired London police officer charged with historical sex assaults: SIU

Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historical sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations against […]

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3 d. ago Judge rejects sexsomnia defence, finds Manitoba man guilty of child sex assault

WINNIPEG — A judge has rejected the defence of a Manitoba man who claimed he was suffering from sexsomnia, a rare sleep disorder, when he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy. Provincial court Judge Mary Kate Harvie found Clinton Muskego guilty of sexual assault and sexual interference for touching the boy at a Winnipeg apartment in […]

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