Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Simon Houpt
Publication Date: July 23, 2025 - 19:42
Hockey Canada, NHL could clear or sanction players after sexual-assault verdict
July 23, 2025
On Thursday, the five former Canadian world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault after a 2018 celebratory gala in London, Ont., will learn their fates at the hands of the criminal justice system.
But that won’t be the final word: Both the National Hockey League and Hockey Canada still have matters to resolve with the men. Each organization conducted its own parallel investigation into the allegations, but when police laid charges in February, 2024, the league and national sport organization held off making any final determination until the end of the trial.
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Advocates for survivors of sexual violence warn that Thursday’s verdict in the Hockey Canada case could discourage victims from going to police.Five former junior hockey players were acquitted of sexual assault after a trial that included seven days of gruelling cross-examination of the complainant by different defence lawyers. In delivering her ruling, the judge said the woman was not credible.
July 24, 2025 - 21:49 | Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling on Israel to give up control of aid delivery to Gaza as reports grow of mass starvation in the territory. “Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza,” Mr. Carney said in a post on X Thursday.
July 24, 2025 - 21:32 | Steven Chase | The Globe and Mail
Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza.Israel’s control of aid distribution must be replaced by comprehensive provision of humanitarian assistance led by international organizations. Many of these are…— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) July 25, 2025Canada on Thursday condemned the Israeli government for failing to prevent what Prime Minister Mark Carney called a humanitarian disaster in Gaza.Carney also accused Israel of violating international law over the blocking of Canadian-funded aid delivery to civilians...
July 24, 2025 - 20:47 | | The Globe and Mail
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