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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 »NHL player continues testimony today at sex assault trial of ex-world junior teammates in London, Ont.
WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A former world junior hockey player was in the witness box for the first time at the sexual assault trial of five teammates from the 2018 championship team, telling the London, …
Read More »Mistrial declared in sex assault case against 5 ex-world junior hockey players in London, Ont.
Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia has declared a mistrial in the case against five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel in 2018. The stunning and rare move comes three days after a 14-member jury was chosen to hear the case …
Read More »Sex assault trial for ex-world junior hockey players to resume after unexpected turn on opening day
I’m Katie Nicholson, senior reporter for CBC News, and I’m here at the courthouse this morning. It’s going to be a hot day here in London for the camera crews poised outside the exits and entrances. The accused players and their lawyers have all arrived for more proceedings this morning. …
Read More »India police volunteer sentenced to life over rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata
A court in India has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor who was attacked while on duty in Kolkata last August — a crime that sparked widespread protests across the country. The trial, which started in November and was held in …
Read More »The world juniors are about to begin. Why isn’t there a women’s world junior tournament?
Inside an arena in Tampere, Finland in mid-December, future top PWHL draft prospects faced off in a tournament final. At the Women’s Euro Hockey Tour (or Six Nations Tournament), the Canadians faced an American roster stacked with senior national team talent, including Lacey Eden, Abbey Murphy, Caroline Harvey and Laila …
Read More »World’s Longest Hockey Game junior edition, wraps up east of Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size For the second year in a row, kids hit the ice in support of other kids battling cancer. The 2024 edition of the World’s Longest Hockey Game took place at Saiker’s Acres in Strathcona County to raise $500,000 for the Cure Cancer …
Read More »Maple Leafs send Fraser Minten back to junior
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 3:05 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fraser Minten’s first NHL taste as come to an end. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday the 19-year-old centre has been reassigned to the Western Hockey League’s Kamloops Blazers. The move …
Read More »Indigenous artists paint special hockey sticks to be awarded to world junior players at tournament
Four Indigenous artists from the Maritimes were selected to paint hockey sticks for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships taking place in Moncton and Halifax. For Mi’kmaw artist Lorne Julien from Millbrook First Nation, the opportunity has been a dream come true. The call went out about a month ago …
Read More »Roller derby athletes from Calgary and Lethbridge earn lead roles on Canada’s junior team
As a teenager, Jenna McLean read a lot of Harley Quinn graphic novels, where she’d see the DC Comics character whizzing around a roller derby track. The sport intrigued her, and she started doing some research to see how she could get involved, even watching footage of high level players …
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