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Rick Westhead

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Author, journalist with The Sports Network, CTV. Former Toronto Star foreign correspondent & contributor to NY Times 🇨🇦 [email protected]
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The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team is in its final stages in Ontario Superior Court in London. Michael McLeod's lawyer David Humphrey is making his closing statement and will be followed by lawyers representing Carter Hart,

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When Michael McLeod met with a London police officer in November 2018 to discuss an alleged sexual assault five months earlier, he did not suggest the complainant had asked him to invite other Team Canada players back to participate in group sex, an assertion that has been a key

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The judge in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team said she will announce her verdicts in the case at 10 a.m. on July 24, 2025. The trial is now in its final stages in Ontario Superior Court in London. Alex Formenton's lawyer

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Please tune in tonight during our Canadian Shield pre-game show as Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian men's national team player Jayden Nelson trusts us with a story he shares publicly for the first time. Jayden Nelson Vancouver Whitecaps FC CANMNT

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Alex Formenton’s lawyer Daniel Brown accused E.M. of perjury during his closing statement. Brown: “She didn’t just get things wrong, she lied under oath… It should give your honour concerns that she has done this elsewhere.” Brown suggested E.M. consumed enough alcohol during

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Barrie Colts billet parent Ryan Wood was arrested on May 20 and has been charged with sexual assault. Colts co-owner Jim Payetta told TSN that Wood had been a billet parent for the OHL club over each of the past three seasons. Payette: “We have spoken to all players that have

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Michael McLeod lied to London police officer Stephen Newton in November 2018 when he said he had no clue why his former teammates kept showing up to his hotel room during the early-morning hours of June 19, 2018, Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham said on Wednesday. Cunningham:

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Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham said in her closing statement on Thursday that defence lawyers inappropriately trumpeted rape myths during the high-profile sexual assault trial. Defence lawyers pressed E.M. during cross-examination about why she didn’t call for help, or lock

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Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham scrutinized a video Michael McLeod filmed of E.M. at 4:26 am in his hotel room on June 19, 2018. “Say it,” McLeod says in the video. “This was all consensual. Are you recording me? Okay good,” E.M. answers. “What else?” McLeod says. “You are so

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A revealing look at the online hate and threats faced by pro tennis players in a report published today by the Women’s Tennis Association and the International Tennis Federation. The report described an artificial intelligence threat analysis of 1.6M social media posts and

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Hockey Canada should push for a ban on fighting across all junior leagues, according to a team of researchers commissioned by the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC), a federal agency that is funded by Sport Canada. In a new report, the researchers highlighted

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“Kids who are serious about sports now don’t just spend hours practicing; they also spend hours building their brands. Today, just about every notable college prospect has dozens of tightly edited YouTube highlight reels and tens of thousands of Instagram followers.” Compelling

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A British track coach has been banned for life after an investigation determined he had an intimate relationship with an athlete, sent sexually inappropriate images and uttered racist slurs. A UK Athletics discipline committee found Chris Barnes breached its coaches code of

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An Illinois state court judge has denied the Chicago Blackhawks' request for summary judgment in a negligence suit filed by a second John Doe who alleges he was sexually assaulted by former team video coach Brad Aldrich. A trial date in the case could be set as soon as October