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WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it.  When a father in British Columbia demanded to look at his teenage daughter’s cellphone after she tried to kill herself, he was horrified by what he found. There wereContinue Reading

Canada A retired member of Canada’s Armed Forces who served on a navy vessel with the woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson testified that the complainant appeared “horrified” on the evening of the alleged attack, and told her she had “slept with a senior officer.” Retired vice-admiralContinue Reading

WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. During a highly anticipated news conference on Monday, the chief of the London Police Service and a detective with the department’s sexual assault section took questions from reporters covering theContinue Reading

Samantha Sannella loves Jeeps — she’s had four in the last eight years — and she knows that thieves covet them, too. In fact, one Jeep disappeared from in front of her Toronto home. “My previous jeep — which I love, love, loved — was stolen the first week I bought it,”Continue Reading

Canada A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Haydn Edmundson on a naval vessel could not have woken up his bunkmate during an alleged outburst over seeing his naked body exposed because the retired vice-admiral was sleeping alone during that time, his lawyer charged on Wednesday. Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has pleadedContinue Reading

Politics Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her approach to transgender issues Tuesday, saying the Liberal government and the media have unfairly demonized her for policies that would give parents more say over their kids. Conservative leader says Trudeau should ‘let parents raise kids and letContinue Reading

When “Bobby Brown” sent me a direct message on Instagram, I knew right away he wasn’t the real deal. A tall, handsome, 40-something man who said he’d found my social media profile and become enamoured.  “Nice smile,” he wrote. “I’m Bobby Brown from Sacramento, California, USA. Currently living in ScotlandContinue Reading

Canada The sexual assault trial of retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military’s former head of human resources, begins today in an Ottawa courtroom, more than 30 years after the attack is alleged to have occurred Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has pleaded not guilty, denies any wrongdoing Mark Gollom · CBCContinue Reading

Nova Scotia·Updated Cape Breton Regional Municipality has declared a local state of emergency as the region grapples with a winter storm that could bring as much as 150 centimetres of snow by the time it passes. Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education says its schools will be closed MondayCBC News ·Continue Reading