Forensic psychiatrist, cultural expert testify at sisters' murder trial
July 11, 2025
A forensic psychiatrist testified in an Ottawa courtroom this week that two sisters accused of murdering their mother in 2022 had been living in a chronic state of emotional distress before their alleged crime.
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Five former Canadian world junior hockey players were found not guilty in a high-profile sexual assault trial related to a 2018 incident in London, Ont. The case had sparked a national reckoning over hockey culture, and what is and what isn’t considered consent. Here’s how the lawyers for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote reacted to Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia’s verdict, which was delivered in a London courtroom on Thursday.
David Humphrey, lawyer for Michael McLeod
Mr. McLeod will not be speaking to the media, and I...
July 24, 2025 - 17:48 | Amna Ahmad , Marina Santos Meireles | National Post
Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team were acquitted of sexual assault on Thursday following a high-profile trial involving one complainant, identified only as E.M. due to a publication ban. Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia found Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote not guilty of sexual assault after saying that the complainant’s testimony was not found to be “either credible or reliable.” “Considering the evidence in this trial as a whole, I conclude that the Crown cannot meet its onus on any of the counts,” she said...
July 24, 2025 - 17:36 | Amna Ahmad | National Post
Wind gusts of as much as 110 km/h, torrential rainfall possibly in excess of 50 millimetres and nickel-sized hail are potential hazards for Ottawa-area residents on Thursday evening, Environment Canada warned in a severe thunderstorm watch advisory issued in mid-afternoon. Read More
July 24, 2025 - 17:25 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
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