3 h. 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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4 h. ago Defence takes aim at complainant’s credibility in Hockey Canada sex assault trial

LONDON, Ont. — A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five hockey players in a London, Ont., hotel room was neither too drunk to consent nor an “automaton” incapable of making decisions, a defence lawyer argued Tuesday in closing submissions that took aim at the woman’s credibility. The woman described several different states […]

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30 h. 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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43 h. ago World junior trial will generate ‘big conversations’ for years as closing submissions begin

The high-profile sexual assault trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team will generate 'big conversations' for years to come, one advocate says.

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8 d. ago Testimony finishes in Hockey Canada trial as defence rests case

Testimony has finished in the trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman

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8 d. ago World junior trial expected to hear whether another accused will testify

The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to hear Monday whether another one of the players will take the stand.

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1 week ago Hockey Canada trial: Carter Hart claims woman was 'sexually demanding'

Carter Hart said he believes if anyone had been offside with the woman in Canadian world junior hockey teammate Michael McLeod’s hotel room, he would have said something, done something or simply left.

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1 week ago Hockey Canada trial: Carter Hart saw no ‘disrespect’ by teammates

Trial of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, charged with sexual assault, continues on Thursday

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1 week ago LIVE: London police detective testifies at Hockey Canada trial

Now-retired London police Det. Stephen Newton will continue testifying on Wednesday at the trial of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault. Newton decided against criminal charges in the initial investigation. Follow below for live coverage by LFP reporter Brian Williams

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1 week ago LIVE: Detective recalls at Hockey Canada trial early days of police probe

Now-retired London police Det. Stephen Newton will continue testifying on Wednesday at the trial of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault. Newton decided against criminal charges in the initial investigation. Follow below for live coverage by LFP reporter Brian Williams

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1 week ago Hockey Canada trial: Team captain expressed regret in police interview

As captain of the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team, Dillon Dube said he should have done more to tamp down the situation with the woman in Michael McLeod’s room at a London hotel. “I feel like it falls on me too,” he told London police Det. Stephen Newton during an audio interview on Dec. […]

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2 w. ago LIVE: Cop who opted not to charge players testifies at Hockey Canada trial

Follow along for live coverage from the London courthouse of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault

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2 w. ago RECAP: Cop who opted not to charge players testifies at Hockey Canada trial

Follow along for live coverage from the London courthouse of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault

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2 w. ago Hockey Canada trial: Michael McLeod recalls for police 'weird' night of sex

Michael McLeod told the police officer the entire situation that played out in his hotel room was “weird.”

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2 w. ago LIVE: At Hockey Canada trial, NHLer recalls 'weird' sexual activity in hotel room

The trial of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team resumes on Monday at the London courthouse. Follow along below for live coverage by LFP reporter Dale Carruthers

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2 w. ago Hockey Canada trial: Judge excludes key piece of evidence for Crown

The video clip shows a young Brett Howden perusing what appears to be a food menu at the front desk of the Delta Armouries hotel. Howden, now in cross-examination by the defence teams at the sexual assault trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey squad, has little memory of events in Room […]

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2 w. ago Hockey Canada trial: Crown presses to enter NHLer’s text as evidence

Brett Howden doesn’t have a clear memory of what happened in Room 209 of the Delta Armouries hotel in London, but remembered “just feeling uncomfortable.” The Vegas Golden Knights player, who began his testimony on Tuesday, was in Michael McLeod’s hotel room with teammates on June 19, 2018, where a woman says she was sexually […]

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2 w. ago Hockey Canada trial: NHLer Brett Howden breaks down during testimony

Even professional hockey players have raw emotions.

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2 w. ago Hockey Canada trial: NHLer's memory issues are 'not sincere,' Crown argues

Legal arguments over potential evidence inconsistencies dominated Wednesday morning’s proceedings at the high-profile Hockey Canada sexual assault trial. The Crown wants to make an application under the Canada Evidence Act to cross-examine Brett Howden, 27, a member of the 2018 Canadian world junior team and current member of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, who were […]

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2 w. ago Hockey Canada trial: Judge downplays concerns over NHLer's memory

Legal arguments over potential evidence inconsistencies dominated Wednesday morning’s proceedings at the high-profile Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.

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