22 h. ago Child sex charges stayed against Manitoba First Nation chief

The provincial court says charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and possessing and making child pornography were stayed Friday against Christopher Traverse.

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3 d. ago Canada’s world junior trial saw juries tossed, intense testimony. Here’s a recap

Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team will wait weeks until their fate in their high-profile sexual assault trial is determined.

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3 d. ago High court overturns B.C. sex assault conviction, clarifies ’confusion’ over evidence

The Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia man convicted of sexual assault in 2022 should get a new trial because social media messages used as evidence against him were admitted to court without a proper hearing. The court says the ruling confirms that it’s not just evidence about a sexual assault complainant’s history […]

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3 d. ago Former Nova Scotia Scoutmaster charged with sex assaults dating back 5 decades

In a Friday news release, RCMP said William Langille, 81, of Valley, N.S., has been charged with five counts of indecent assault and five counts of acts of gross indecency.

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4 d. ago Crown expected to finish submissions in world junior sex assault trial

Prosecutors are expected to finish their closing submissions Friday in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.

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4 d. ago Harvey Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge

Deliberations ended a day after the jury delivered a partial verdict in Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial, convicting him of one of the top charges but acquitting him of another.

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5 d. ago Crown continues closing submissions in world junior sex assault trial

Prosecutors are expected to continue their closing submissions Thursday at the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.

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5 d. ago 'Tunnel Vision 101' led to charges against world junior players: Defence

A lawyer for one of the five former world junior hockey players being tried for sexual assault took aim at Hockey Canada, London police

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5 d. ago Hockey Canada trial: Crown says Michael McLeod 'set up' woman for group sex

When allegations of sexual assault against members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team were first investigated, player Michael McLeod volunteered to make a statement to London police. It’s what he didn’t say to now-retired Det. Stephen Newton on Nov. 17, 2018, that the Crown says should concern Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia at the […]

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5 d. ago Harvey Weinstein found guilty of criminal sexual assault in retrial

A majority-female jury convicted the former studio boss of forcibly subjecting one woman, Miriam Haley, to a criminal sex act in 2006.

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6 d. ago Defence expected to wrap up final pitches to judge in world junior trial

Defence lawyers are set to continue their final pitches to the judge Wednesday in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.

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6 d. ago Hockey Canada trial verdict date set as defence questions woman's credibility

The lawyers representing five hockey players on trial for sexual assault called their accuser’s evidence “an exercise in fact-finding frustration.”

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6 d. ago Jenni Hermoso left out of Spain’s squad for Women’s European Championship after kiss controversy

Spain’s squad for the Women’s European Championship does not include Jenni Hermoso, the player who was kissed without her consent by the former president of the Spanish soccer federation in the awards ceremony of the 2023 World Cup. The kiss led to a guilty verdict for sexual assault for Luis Rubiales earlier this year. Spain […]

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7 d. ago World junior defence continues closing submissions at sex assault trial

Lawyers for five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team will continue their final submissions to the judge presiding over the players' sexual assault trial Tuesday.

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7 d. ago Hockey Canada trial: Defence argues woman's story built on 'white lie'

It started, Michael McLeod’s defence lawyer said, with “a white lie.” It’s ended up in a London courtroom where five 2018 Team Canada junior hockey players are on trial over sexual assault allegations that David Humphrey called “preposterous.” Humphrey, the first of the five defence legal teams to give a closing argument, described the 27‑year‑old […]

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7 d. ago N.S. police ask for help identifying suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a youth

RCMP in Nova Scotia are asking the public for help identifying a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a youth in the village of Canning, N.S.

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7 d. ago Markham sports coach accused of sex assault involving youth under 16

A Markham sports coach has been hit with a number of charges involving the alleged sexual assault of a youth between 2015 and 2024. York Regional Police say they opened an investigation last month after a complainant came forward alleging numerous sexual assaults by a coach beginning when the alleged victim — whose gender was […]

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8 d. ago World junior complainant created a ‘false narrative,’ McLeod’s lawyer says

The complainant in the high-profile world junior sexual assault trial “chose to abandon restraint” the night of the alleged acts, a defence lawyer for one of the players says.

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8 d. ago Jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial resumes deliberations

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Harvey Weinstein ‘s New York sex crimes retrial resumed deliberations Monday after failing to reach a verdict last week. Jurors are in their third day of weighing charges against the former movie mogul. The panel of seven women and five men began deliberating Thursday. Weinstein, 73, has pleaded […]

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8 d. ago Jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial appears far apart on verdict

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Harvey Weinstein ’s #MeToo retrial appeared far apart on a verdict as they returned to court on Monday for a third day of deliberations. The jury asked to be reminded of the definition of reasonable doubt and rules about avoiding a hung jury, and the foreperson sent a note […]

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