28 h. ago Jury chosen for sex assault trial of former world junior hockey players

A jury was chosen Friday to hear the high-profile trial of five former Team Canada world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault. A jury of nine women and five men was picked over the course of the day. A man and a woman were picked as alternate jurors. As was explained to the jury […]

Sport

29 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Man accused of sex assault on Richmond Hill bus

A 31-year-old Aurora man has been charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a bus in Richmond Hill. York Regional Police said on Monday, between 6-7 p.m., the victim alleges they were travelling on a bus from Yonge St. in Richmond Hill to Finch Station in Toronto, when the accused sat beside her […]

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35 h. ago MANDEL: Mistrial declared in junior hockey players’ sex assault trial

A new panel was set to be chosen at the London, Ont. courthouse on Friday

Sport

35 h. ago Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case

The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault

Sport

35 h. ago Ontario judge declares mistrial in world junior sex assault case

An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the high-profile sexual assault case involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

Events

53 h. ago Legal arguments dominate Day 2 of world junior sex assault trial

An Ontario court heard legal arguments Thursday in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

Events

54 h. ago Sex assault accuser’s roommate testifies at Weinstein retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — Hovering in the doorway of her roommate’s bedroom one evening in July 2006, TV production assistant Miriam Haley said Harvey Weinstein — her boss — had forcibly performed oral sex on her, her then-roommate testified Thursday at the ex-movie mogul’s retrial. “I said, ‘Miriam, that sounds like rape. I think you […]

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3 d. ago MANDEL: ‘This is a case about consent,’ Crown says in opening of world junior hockey sex assault trial

WARNING: Graphic details And now it becomes clearer why it’s taken almost seven long years to try five world junior hockey champs on charges of sexual assault. This was never going to be a slam dunk case. At the opening of the sensational trial in London, with each of the well-dressed defendants sitting at a […]

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3 d. ago B.C. crime news: Two charged with sex assault, forcible confinement | Impaired speeder was picking up his child: RCMP

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Events

3 d. ago B.C. crime news: Person found dead in Merritt vehicle fire | Two charged with sex assault, forcible confinement

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Events

3 d. ago Sex assault trial expected to start for 5 former world junior hockey players

The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is expected to begin today in London, Ont.

Sport

4 d. ago Former world junior hockey players plead not guilty at sex assault trial

LONDON — Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team have pleaded not guilty as jury selection begins in their sexual assault trial. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in June […]

Sport

4 d. ago Jury selection set to start in former world junior players’ sex assault trial

LONDON — Jury selection is expected to begin today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in June […]

Politics

4 d. ago Ontario jury trial set to begin in Canada world junior sex assault case

A high-profile sexual assault trial involving five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to begin in London, Ont., Tuesday.

Events

9 d. ago Vaughan man, 42, faces more than a dozen new sex assault charges

A 42-year-old Vaughan man faces more than a dozen new sexual assault charges as more allegations against him surface. York Regional Police say Giuseppe Agrippa was previously arrested March 4 on five charges, including two of sexual assault, and since then “multiple” alleged victims have come forward reporting similar incidents. On Tuesday, the accused was […]

Events

9 d. ago Man convicted in Metrotown sex assaults released to live in Vancouver

In the spring of 2022, Hayden McCorriston committed more than a dozen crimes during a four-day spree in Burnaby and Vancouver. He slapped several women on the buttocks and fled, and also robbed an elderly couple.

Events

1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Pickering religious leader faces seven sex assault charges

York Regional Police have charged a religious leader with seven counts of sexual assault. Cops said the suspect, Pravin Ranijan, 44, of Toronto, was running religious studies out of a residence in Pickering. Police said a victim alleged that, between January 2021 and October 2024, they had been sexually assaulted six times during spiritual study […]

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2 w. ago Sex assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to resume next week

MONTREAL — The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province’s highest court dismissed Rozon’s appeal filed in the midst of […]

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2 w. ago Filmmaker James Toback ordered to pay nearly $1.7 billion in sex assault lawsuit

James Toback, 80, who represented himself in the case, denied numerous times in court documents that he 'committed any sexual offense.'

Economics

2 w. ago Russell Brand admits sex was one of the main reasons he pursued fame

Russell Brand made the remarks days after being charged with with rape and sexual assault of four women.

Economics