17 h. ago Former air cadet instructor charged in sex offences involving minor: RCMP

RCMP is investigating after John Higgins, a former air cadet, has been charged in a sexual assault case involving minors after working with youth programs in Oromocto, N.B.

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39 h. ago Police release new image of sexual assault suspect, seek public’s help

London police say a woman was sexually assaulted early Sunday following a downtown ride-share pickup.

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39 h. ago Suspect sketch released in Edmonton playground sexual assault of young girl

Police are looking for help identifying a youth believed to have sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl at a park in the northside community of Lorelei this past July. 

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66 h. ago B.C. crime news: Surrey man charged with sex assault, theft | New West stabbing suspect on the loose

Three charges have been laid against Kulwinder Mann after two separate incidents on Aug. 26 in north Surrey, while New West police are appealing for public help in tracking down a stabbing suspect.

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66 h. ago ‘Hard to imagine a more invasive offence’: B.C. man gets 28 months for alleyway rape

'She will live daily with the pain and discomfort of your offending, both emotionally and physically,' judge told Brandon William John Sullivan, 29, of Hope

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2 d. ago Nympho nurse who sexually assaulted stepson ditched by distraught dad

Shocking new details have emerged in the horrifying sexual assault of a 15-year-old Florida boy by his stepmother. Alexis Von Yates, 35, was caught in the twisted act by the boy’s father in 2024. She accepted a plea deal in September, pleading no contest to a charge of lewd and lascivious battery on a child […]

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4 d. ago Just for Laughs founder’s $14M sexual assault civil trial now up to judge

MONTREAL — After 10 long months, the civil trial pitting Quebec impresario Gilbert Rozon against nine plaintiffs accusing him of sexual assault has come to an end. The 70-year-old Rozon is being sued for a total of nearly $14 million in damages over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The alleged incidents occurred between 1980 […]

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5 d. ago Winnipeg man charged with sexual assault after incident at Maples apartment

Police said a woman in her 30s, reported being followed by an unknown man who allegedly grabbed her in a sexual manner, before punching her repeatedly and fleeing the scene.

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8 d. ago 2 arrested in Seven Oaks cocaine investigation, Winnipeg police say

Two suspects have been arrested and are facing a multitude of charges, Winnipeg police say, after the search of a Seven Oaks-area home led officers to $20,000 in cocaine.

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9 d. ago Police charge one man, another wanted in 2013 north Edmonton sex assault

More than a decade after a woman was attacked in north Edmonton, police say DNA has led to one man being charged, and a warrant issued for a second suspect connected to the case. On Jan. 1, 2013, a woman was sexually assaulted by two men in a parked vehicle in the Clareview area, police […]

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1 week ago 1 man charged, 2nd wanted in 2013 historical north Edmonton sexual assault

More than a decade after a woman was attacked in the Clareview area, Edmonton police say advancements in DNA technology has led to two suspects being identified.

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1 week ago Former N.S. sailing team member alleges sex assault, failure to act by governing bodies

A woman in British Columbia is accusing three sailing organizations and several of their employees of failing to act when she reported being sexually assaulted by a fellow sailor.

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1 week ago Police release sketch of man wanted in south Edmonton sexual assault

Police have released a composite sketch of a man they need help identifying in connection to a sexual assault in south Edmonton last month. Between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 1, officers responded to a report of a sexual assault in the area of Whyte Avenue and Gateway Blvd, police said in a […]

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1 week ago Former national chief Phil Fontaine accused of sexually assaulting Manitoba student

A lawsuit filed in Manitoba's Court of King's Bench details sexual assault allegations against former Assembly of First Nations national chief Phil Fontaine.

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1 week ago Winnipeg woman faces 19 charges after string of shoplifting incidents: police

The woman, 31, was the subject of an investigation into a shoplifting spree that police say totalled almost $10,000 in stolen merchandise over a nine-month period.

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2 w. ago Quebec strips Abbe Pierre of National Order of Quebec after sex

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has stripped French priest Abbe Pierre of the National Order of Quebec over sexual abuse allegations. Premier Francois Legault made the decision following a unanimous recommendation from the council that oversees the highest distinction awarded by the Quebec government. Sexual assault allegations were first published about Henri Groues, better known […]

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2 w. ago Aquilini grandson accuses family of ‘conspiracy’ to disinherit him

VANCOUVER — A member of the Aquilini family that owns the Vancouver Canucks NHL team has filed a lawsuit alleging he was disinherited from a family trust and excluded from the family business in a “retaliatory” conspiracy over historical allegations of sexual assault against an unnamed family member. Matteo Aquilini filed a lawsuit this week […]

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2 w. ago Man walking downtown with ‘large machete’ arrested: Winnipeg cops

A Winnipeg man is facing charges after police say they spotted him walking downtown Thursday morning with a large machete over his shoulder.

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2 w. ago 2 men charged after gun, cocaine found during traffic stop: Winnipeg police

Two men are facing charges after a routine traffic stop in Winnipeg's North End led to the discovery of cocaine and a loaded gun, police say.

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2 w. ago Steve Staios confirms Alex Formenton won’t return as Senators explore trade options

Alex Formenton’s days with the Ottawa Senators are over. Steve Staios, the club’s president of hockey operations and general manager, confirmed on the first day of training camp at the Canadian Tire Centre that the Senators are trying to trade the rights of the restricted free agent forward. Found not guilty of sexual assault along […]

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