42 h. ago Driver in B.C. hit and run sentenced in unrelated sexual assault of a minor

A man behind bars for a high-profile hit and run that left a 24-year-old dead has been sentenced to three more years in jail in an unrelated case.

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42 h. ago Calgary man accused of sexually assaulting women he met on dating apps

A Calgary man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault after he is accused of meeting women through online dating apps then sexually assaulting them.

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43 h. ago Calgary man charged with sexual assault of women he met on dating apps

Calgary police have charged a man with two counts of sexual assault after two women he met on dating apps reported sexual assault. One victim began communicating with the man on a dating app in June 2023, and after months of conversation, agreed to meet up with him in September. The pair went back to […]

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2 d. ago Tyler Perry sued for $260M by actor alleging sexual harassment and assault

Actor Derek Dixon claims that Tyler Perry subjected him 'to escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery, and professional retaliation.'

Economics

3 d. ago Tyler Perry sued by actor on The Oval for sexual assault, harassment

An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama The Oval has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by actor Derek Dixon, who appeared on 85 episodes of the BET series, seeks at […]

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4 d. 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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7 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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7 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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7 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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8 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.

Society

9 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.

Society

9 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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9 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 […]

Sport

9 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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1 week 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.

Sport

1 week 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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1 week 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 […]

Economics

1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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