3 d. ago Woman files $3.75M lawsuit against Spitfires, OHL, CHL for alleged 1984 sex assault

WINDSOR, ONT. — A woman has filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging a 1984 sexual assault by former Windsor Spitfires players at a team party. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe,” claims she was incapacitated and assaulted at the home of a billet family and is suing […]

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3 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Richmond Hill doc charged with historic sex assault

Pickering man accused of sex assault, Hamilton youth charged with assault and mischief

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2 w. ago Former Edmonton police staffer charged with child sex assault, porn offences

The EPS child protection section determined a suspect had sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy after meeting him through Snapchat.

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2 w. ago In Calgary courts: Alberta appeal court upholds conviction of sex trade worker who helped torture and sexually assault bad client

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 10-14, 2025

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2 w. ago Edmonton sex assault centre pauses new clients, blames province for cutting funds

The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton has stopped taking new clients and blames the province for cutting funds. The centre offers counselling and other supports to those dealing with sexual assault, but says it is now scrambling to find other avenues of help for the 20 or so new clients who come through its doors […]

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Peel cops investigating 2014 sex assault allegation against former OHL players

Peel Regional Police confirmed they are investigating a 2014 sexual assault allegation involving eight former Ontario Hockey League players. TSN/CTV first reported the allegations in October. Peel police said Wednesday that their special victims unit is conducting an ongoing investigation into the matter. In 2014, according to the original report, the then 22-year-old complainant was […]

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3 w. ago A judge repeatedly warned defence lawyers about running afoul of rape shield laws during an Edmonton sex assault trial. Their client was acquitted

A legal scholar says she is “shocked” after reviewing an Edmonton sexual assault case in which the alleged victim underwent three days of questioning by a team of defence lawyers, one of whom described the law protecting complainants from probing questions about their sexual history as “technicalities.” In January, Farhan Hussen Ahmed was found not […]

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last month B.C. emergency room doctor sues colleague, alleging sex assault after work party

Male doctor denies allegations in response to female colleague's lawsuit

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