10 h. ago B.C. crime briefs: Sexual assault suspect sought in Abbotsford | Arrests in Prince George after weapons, drugs seized | New West man guilty of assault

Here are some crime stories from around B.C. on Wednesday, April 30.

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14 h. ago Winnipeg man charged with animal abuse, sexual assault, multiple other offences

A Winnipeg man who faces a number of charges stemming from an incident with police earlier this month, now faces more than a dozen other serious offences.

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16 h. ago Active NHL players expected to testify at world junior sexual assault trial

Current NHL players are expected to testify in the high-profile sexual assault case involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

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30 h. ago Michigan doctor who worked with youth hockey teams gets 10 years for sex assault

PONTIAC, Mich. — A doctor known as the “hockey doc” for his work with youth teams in the Detroit area was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for sexual assault and other crimes involving adults and teenagers. Victims say Zvi Levran groped them when they sought sports physicals or treatment for injuries […]

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42 h. ago Trial continues for 5 former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team

The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue today in London, Ont.

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57 h. ago Crown outlines case for new jury in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial

It looked like a typical night at Jack’s Bar on Richmond Row with lots of young people drinking, dancing and having fun.

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60 h. ago Trial begins in former world junior hockey players’ sexual assault case

Prosecutors say a woman felt she had no choice but to go along with what a group of hockey players told her to do inside a London, Ont., hotel room nearly seven years ago.

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62 h. ago Trial set to begin in former world junior hockey players’ sexual assault case

All have pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, and court is expected to wrap up early today to allow jurors to vote in the federal election

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62 h. ago Accuser felt she didn’t have a choice in alleged sexual assault by junior hockey players, trial told

While the complainant is expected to testify that she didn’t say no or physically resist, she felt she had to go along with what the men wanted, the prosecutor said

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5 d. ago Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide: Report

She also accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault.

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5 d. 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 […]

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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

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5 d. 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.

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5 d. ago ‘Be on gaurd’: OPP documentary warns parents about dangers of online sexual assault

The OPP is warning parents after over 6,300 cases of online child exploitation were reported in Ontario in 2024, with predators using social media, games and AI to target kids.

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5 d. ago ‘Be on guard’: OPP documentary warns parents about dangers of online sexual assault

The OPP is warning parents after over 6,300 cases of online child exploitation were reported in Ontario in 2024, with predators using social media, games and AI to target kids.

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6 d. 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.

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6 d. ago Etobicoke man accused of sexually assaulting girl, 13, faces more charges with different victim

Halton Regional Police has laid eight additional criminal offences against an Etobicoke man previously charged with the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-girl in December. Police say, as a result of the original charges, they received information from an additional victim and began a separate investigation this month. Cops said Masoud Abdulla, 36, was arrested […]

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6 d. ago Legal arguments continue at Hockey Canada sexual assault trial

The sexual assault trial of five former Team Canada junior hockey players won’t be back before the jury until Friday.

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7 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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