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Western University and its student union overhauled orientation for this fall after a first-year student died near campus during last year’s frosh and at least four women reported sexual assaults.  The student union’s safety programming includes a mandatory gender-based sexual violence course the 8,000 incoming first-years had to take before arriving …

Warning: This story contains sexually graphic details that may be disturbing to readers Hockey Canada is covering the cost of a third-party investigator hired to look into allegations that a group of men on the 2003 World Junior hockey team sexually assaulted a woman in Halifax during a tournament nearly …

Warning: This story contains graphic details. In the sunny boardroom of a North Vancouver law firm, Dennis Cooper flips through faded photos from his childhood — two class portraits taken in 1977 at Upper Lynn elementary school, and various shots of him at 11-years old, mastering ski jumps in Penticton and Vernon. The photos from …

Aug. 24, 2022 | A man shares disturbing details about an alleged group sexual assault by some members of Canada’s 2003 World Juniors Hockey Team. Plus, inside a U.S. military base sending supplies to Ukraine. News Source link

The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ONSIDE program, which provides players with training to increase understanding and awareness about sexual harassment and assault, returns this fall after a hiatus the organization said was due to pandemic restrictions.  The program has not run since 2019, following the cancelled 2020 season and 2021 restrictions on in-person training. …

A Mountie who was fired after he showed a revealing photo of himself to an assault victim and exchanged sexual texts with her during an investigation fought successfully to get his job back by arguing he was denied a proper hearing. An adjudicator pointed to flaws in the way the case against Const. Andrew …

Hockey Canada has dropped a non-disclosure agreement with the complainant of a high-profile alleged group sexual assault in 2018 involving eight hockey players including some members of the world junior team, CBC News has learned.  The complainant’s lawyer Rob Talach says Hockey Canada approached his client on July 22 and asked if …

The curtain has been lifted on the identity of Newfoundland lawyer Robert Regular, after the Supreme Court of Canada declined Thursday to hear an appeal that would allow him to continue shielding his name from publication. Until now, Regular, 70, has been known on court dockets in Newfoundland and Labrador …

Warning: This story contains disturbing details of sexual assault. A list of resources for people who have experienced sexual violence appears at the end of the article. A Quebec man guilty of sexual assault, who received a conditional discharge in part because a judge wanted him to be able to …

Hockey Canada says it is in the process of making changes. Whether those moves will be enough to satisfy the general public, fans, federal government and corporate sponsors remains to be seen. The sport’s under-fire national federation made a series of announcements in an open letter to Canadians published Thursday, …