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The high-profile sexual assault trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team will generate “big conversations” for years to come, one advocate says, as closing submissions are set to begin. The London, Ont., trial, which has seen two juries dismissed since it began in late April, has …

WARNING: This article contains graphic details, references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. Outside the London, Ont., courthouse where five former world junior hockey players are on trial on sexual assault charges, supporters of the complainant — carrying signs …

WARNING: This article contains graphic details, references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. The sexual assault trial of five former world junior hockey players stretched across three months in London, Ont., before finally coming to a close June 2 …

An Australian woman accused of murder denied measuring out a “fatal dose” of poisonous mushrooms on her kitchen scales to kill three elderly relatives of her estranged husband, as she was cross-examined by the prosecution on Thursday. Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with the July 2023 murders of her mother-in-law …

Actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty in a London court Friday to rape and sexual assault charges involving four women dating back more than 25 years. Brand, who turns 50 next week, denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. …

WARNING: This post contains graphic details. Assistant Crown attorney Meaghan Cunnigham has said there were 18 inconsistencies in the testimony from Howden. But Carroccia ruled on Wednesday that there were only four. The first inconsistency Carroccia found involved Howden’s testimony about watching E.M., the complainant, take Alex Formenton, one of …

A British judge ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on 5-million-pound ($9.3 million Cdn) bail on Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The decision by a judge in Southwark Crown Court revives Brown’s world tour, which …

Explanation of what the Crown is seeking The defence teams are continuing to challenge the Crown’s allegations of inconsistencies in Howden’s testimony. For an explanation of what the Crown is seeking today, we spoke with Sarah Leamon, a B.C.-based criminal defence lawyer. Leamon told CBC News that the Crown is …

Front Burner An in-depth look at the sexual assault trial of five former Canadian world junior hockey players, and the larger debate about hockey culture. Front Burner · Posted: May 15, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago E.M., shown on a screen in Superior Court in …

Calling the accused ‘boys’ or ‘men’ WARNING: This post contains graphic details. The fifth and final defence lawyer, Julianna Greenspan, who represents Cal Foote, is now cross-examining E.M. Foote is accused of doing the splits while naked overtop of E.M.’s face while she lay on the floor in the hotel …