27 m. ago High school track athlete charged for viral baton whacking says it was an accident

A U.S. high school track athlete is facing a misdemeanour charge of assault and battery after hitting a fellow competitor in the head with a baton during a relay race. Alaila Everett was running the second leg of the 4×200-meter relay when her baton appeared to strike Kaelen Tucker in the back of her head […]

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4 h. ago Teen athlete faces assault charge after striking opponent with her baton

'I’ve never been in a fight, I’ve always been on honour roll ... so just people making, off a nine-second video, they’re assuming my character,' runner Alaila Everett said.

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4 h. ago Calgary police officer charged with assault after domestic dispute

Officer has worked at the Calgary Police Service for 14 years

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44 h. ago Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault of client

Police say the client went in January to Parkview Massage and Wellness in south Calgary and it's alleged they were touched sexually without consent during an appointment.

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45 h. ago Massage therapist charged with sexual assault after client reports non

Incident took place in January and was reported in February, police say

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49 h. ago High school runner suffers concussion when opponent strikes her with baton

'When we got off the curve I slowly started passing her and then that's when she just hit me with a baton and I fell off the track,' Virginia athlete Kaelen Tucker said.

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5 d. ago Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy arrested on family violence assault charge

GEORGETOWN, Texas — Kansas City chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge in Texas. Williamson County online jail records on Saturday showed that Worthy was arrested Friday by deputies and held in the county jail on a charge of assault on a family or household member in which their […]

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5 d. ago Edmonton high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting student

An Edmonton high school teacher is facing sexual assault charges after he was accused of abusing a girl on multiple occasions over the course of a year. Police on Friday announced charges against 32-year-old Dylan James Shott, who is accused of child luring, sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching and sexual interference. Police said on […]

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5 d. ago Edmonton high school teacher charged with sexual assault after girl comes forward

While the accused was reportedly teaching classes at M.E. LaZerte at the time of the assaults, police said the girl who came forward was not a student at the high school.

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7 d. ago Ottawa man, 47, faces sex assault charges, other victims possible, police say

Ottawa Police Services say there is concern that there may be other victims after a 47-year-old Ottawa man was charged Wednesday with several counts of sexual assault and a charge of forcible confinement. Police said Brice Piyau was charged following an investigation launched by the force’s sexual assault squad that began in October 2024. “The […]

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8 d. ago 2 youths among 3 people charged after Victoria Park Station stabbing

Three males, including two youths, are facing assault charges after a weekend stabbing at Victoria Park Station. Toronto Police said officers responded to the TTC station on Saturday at about 7:30 p.m. after an altercation involving the victim and three males in the bus bay area. The victim, a 44-year-old man, was stabbed in the […]

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9 d. ago Regina massage therapist charged with sexual assault of a minor: police

A Regina man is facing charges after allegedly touching a youth inappropriately during a massage therapy session.

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1 week ago Surrey home invasion suspect charged with break and enter, assault, mischief

The apparently random assault and break-in attempt happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the Breakaway Bays community near King George Boulevard and 160th Street.

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2 w. ago Synagogue volunteer charged with sex assault of girl under 14

Police said accused was a synagogue volunteer and previously worked as a property manager, where he was charged with another sexual assault.

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2 w. ago Seven people, including teens, face charges after violent swarming in Downtown Edmonton

“Sadly, the 32-year-old male is unlikely to recover from his injuries, and he and his family will be managing the life-long impacts of this attack"

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2 w. ago Duncan residents rally against crime in wake of shopkeeper’s beating

The rally comes about a week after two people were charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm in the brutal beating of the owner of Hank's Handimart.

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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3 w. ago Windsor cop acquitted of assault charges after 2023 bathroom brawl in Centretown pub

Windsor police Sgt. Deler Bal was acquitted of assault charges Thursday after claiming self-defence when he engaged in a fistfight with an Ottawa man inside the bathroom of a Centretown pub in 2023.

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3 w. 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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