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‘I saw a woman laying on the bed under the sheets’ WARNING: This post contains graphic language. Katchouk is telling the court about his night. He got a slice of pizza and then came back to the hotel with Foote. Katchouk says he didn’t get any texts that night because …
Read More »Weinstein accuser tells jury about alleged sexual assault: ‘The unthinkable was happening’
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Five years after she first told her story to a jury, a former TV production assistant testified anew Wednesday that Harvey Weinstein held her down on a bed and forced oral sex on …
Read More »B.C. ministry ordered to hand over records in alleged domestic violence privacy breach
WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse and intimate partner violence. British Columbia’s privacy watchdog has sided with a woman suing the provincial government and its victim assistance program over an alleged breach of her sensitive files. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has ordered B.C.’s Ministry of …
Read More »Detainees say Israel — told to fix notorious Sde Teiman prison — just relocated alleged abuses
Under pressure from Israel’s top court to improve conditions at a facility notorious for mistreating Palestinians seized in Gaza, the military transferred hundreds of detainees to newly opened camps. But abuses at these camps were just as bad, according to Israeli human rights organizations that interviewed dozens of current and …
Read More »Bolsonaro should stand trial for alleged coup attempt, vote Brazil Supreme Court judges
A majority of judges on Brazil’s Supreme Court reviewing charges against former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday voted for him to stand trial for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government after he lost a 2022 election. The first three members of a five-judge panel voted to put Bolsonaro on trial. …
Read More »How The Fifth Estate tracked down alleged imposters who duped the tax collector
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Read More »Whistleblower testifies at RCMP conduct probe into alleged racist group chat
WARNING: This story contains offensive language. A whistleblower who sparked an internal probe into the conduct of three Coquitlam RCMP officers says he witnessed blatant racist and sexist behaviour and was bullied and harassed during his time as a general duty officer. Const. Sam Sodhi testified at a code of conduct …
Read More »Defence for alleged terror propagandist calls prosecution speculative, tenuous
WARNING: This story contains descriptions of racist online content targeting Jews, Muslims, the 2SLGBTQ+ community and others. The defence team for an alleged terror propagandist argued Tuesday that the Crown’s case is built on shaky ground, with tenuous links between the accused’s camera and racist videos found online, and shoddy testimony from a …
Read More »Boy’s story exploited to sell device; An alleged ‘potato cartel’: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. His son’s brain was damaged by E. coli. Now someone is exploiting their story to sell a questionable product Lucas Parker lost his ability to walk or …
Read More »How an alleged Russian plot suddenly upended Canada’s air cargo rules
The Labour Day long weekend was anything but restful for Bruce Rodgers. His phone started buzzing on the Friday night and didn’t stop, with dozens of emails and calls all asking the same thing: Why had air cargo imports to Canada suddenly ground to a halt? As executive director of the Canadian …
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