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A disturbing, irresponsible and shameful action by the City of Brampton.
The city would rather target an organization that has helped its most vulnerable residents since 1999, instead of taking responsibility itself.
I’m ashamed of my hometown.
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In the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial five players were on trial and, to some degree, so too was the woman.
But the case has always been viewed more broadly.
In the end, what message are we left with?
W/t Katie Strang
www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
On a new The Athletic Hockey Show, @danrobson.bsky.social and I discuss the Hockey Canada verdict and its ramifications:
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Here is @haileysalvian.bsky.social and @seangentille.bsky.social reporting from the courthouse in London today.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/651... All 5 players found not guilty in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
I spoke with @marklazerus.bsky.social about the outcome of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial on the @TheAthleticNHL Hockey Show.
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In the end, what is the final message of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial?
It could have been a reckoning, but it was something else.
From Katie Strang and me —
www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
For updates on the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, follow @theathletic.com live blog.
@seangentille.bsky.social and @haileysalvian.bsky.social are at the courthouse in London.
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This is an insightful, deeply-reported story from @bytimgraham.bsky.social on how anxieties over US - Canada tensions are being felt in the Buffalo sports market, where cross-border relations are essential.
10.07.2025 20:41 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Raptors confirm parting ways with Masai Ujiri in a statement. They say a search is underway for a new president, led by CAA Executive, and new contracts have agreed upon for many in Raps FO, including Bobby Webster
27.06.2025 14:04 — 👍 30 🔁 5 💬 9 📌 6Respectfully, I think you might be missing the point of this particular story.
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The Hockey Canada sexual assault trial is over.
Legal liability requires the high bar of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
But in the measure of moral culpability there is less room for absolution.
With Katie Strang.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
At the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, the Crown says Michael McLeod told “outright lies” to portray E.M. as the aggressor — while defense attorneys say media and public interest has compromised the presumption of innocence.
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McLeod and Hart's defense teams make closing arguments in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial — attacking E.M.'s credibility and forecasting one unexpected Crown argument to come.
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The Oilers rematch with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final comes amid wider tensions between the Canada and the U.S. — which have already played out on the ice.
Is this the year that Canadians put aside NHL allegiances and get behind one team?
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Carter Hart faces tough questions about his understanding of consent, gaps in his memory — and suggestions that he is not being truthful — during his cross-examination by the Crown at the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
W/t Katie Strang
www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
“I was open to sexual encounters. A single guy, I was having a good time that weekend. I was open to it.”
Carter Hart answers questions about the incidents central to the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
The Crown in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial has rested its case.
The defense can now call witnesses.
Carter Hart, one of the five accused, is now on the stand.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
The potential for a late, unexpected Crown witness led to a heated exchange at the Hockey Canada trial in London today.
And varying details emerge in accounts of the accused — through interviews from an initial police investigation, with apparent gaps.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/638...
Brett Howden read his past statements into evidence in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
But the judge has ruled his text messages that describe his former teammate slapping the complainant’s buttocks inadmissible.
The latest from London:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
Brett Howden broke down during his testimony at the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial on Thursday.
A judge will now rule on whether texts he sent describing events inside a London hotel room in 2018 are admissible as evidence.
The latest from London:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
In the past, Brett Howden has said he heard E.M. weep and the sound of her being smacked on the buttocks.
On the stand, his memory has faded.
Today the Crown accused him of “feigned memory loss” in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
In the past, Brett Howden has said he heard E.M. weep and the sound of her being smacked on the buttocks.
On the stand, his memory has faded.
Today the Crown accused him of “feigned memory loss” in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
After several inconsistencies in Brett Howden’s testimony at the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, the Crown will now seek to cross-examine its own witness.
The latest from London.
W/t Katie Strang
www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
A second jury has been dismissed in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, which continues with a judge alone.
That means a publication ban on anything the jury didn’t hear has been lifted.
So here’s everything we couldn’t write:
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Jury discharged in Hockey Canada trial; judge alone will determine outcome.
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Katie Strang joined Frontburner to chat with @jaymepoisson.bsky.social about the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial — and the wider context in which it is taking place.
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In the fifth and final cross-examination of the complainant in the Hockey Canada trial, a defence attorney suggests E.M. has an “agenda” for calling the men accused of sexual assault “men”.
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During a sixth day on the stand, E.M. faces accusations that she was the aggressor in a London hotel room, where the Crown says she was sexually assaulted by several members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team.
Story w/t @haileysalvian.bsky.social
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Another combative cross-examination at the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, as E.M. — facing a fifth straight day on the stand — is challenged with questions over her timeline and alcohol consumption.
Here’s my report from the London courthouse:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
A day after leaving court early in tears, E.M. — the complainant in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial — returned to the stand with renewed vigor, at times sparring with veteran defense attorney Megan Savard.
Story w/t Kamila Hinkson
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