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The B.C. Court of Appeal has set aside the conviction of Tammy Bouvette, who was jailed for the 2011 death of a child in her care, calling it "the product of a miscarriage of justice."
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Tammy Bouvette, now 39, has long insisted she did not abuse or kill a toddler who became unresponsive in the bathtub while under her care in Cranbrook, B.C., in 2011. Her lawyers and the Crown now...
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Indian authorities have arrested a travel agent accused of forging the student visa documents of dozens of international students who are currently facing removal orders from Canada due to misrepresentation in their applications.
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Police in India have confirmed with The Fifth Estate that Rahul Bhargava, of the firm Education and Migration Services, was arrested and that they are still looking for his partners, Brijesh Mishra...
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The final report from the inquiry examining the mass shootings in Nova Scotia calls for sweeping change to end gender-based violence.
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The final report from the inquiry examining the 2020 mass shootings in Nova Scotia calls for sweeping change to end gender-based violence.
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Dozens of international students from India who have been accused of using forged documents to get into Canada say they were defrauded by immigration agents back home.
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Dozens of international students from India who have been accused of using forged documents to get into Canada say they were defrauded by immigration agents back home.
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Ontario's highest court has dismissed Dellen Millard's appeal of his conviction for killing his father. But the court applied a recent Supreme Court decision that entitles him to seek parole after 25 years, not 75.
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Ontario's highest court has dismissed multiple murderer Dellen Millard's appeal of his conviction for killing his father — but the court applied a recent Supreme Court decision that entitles him to...
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A convicted fraudster admitted to receiving more than $500,000 US for his part in co-ordinating a complex human smuggling ring moving migrants into the United States through Canada.
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A convicted fraudster, whom the RCMP investigated as part of the probe into the death of an Indian family at the Canada-U.S. border last year, pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges in Washington...
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What Hockey Canada knew about sexual assault allegations
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CBC has closed commenting on this story as it involves the identities of women who say they were paid for sex while they were underage.
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After the resignation of Future Electronics CEO Robert G. Miller last week, the Montreal-based company has announced it has cut ties with all employees named in an investigation by Enquête and The Fifth Estate that alleged he paid teens for sex.
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After the resignation of Future Electronics CEO Robert G. Miller last week, the Montreal-based company has announced it has cut ties with all employees named in an investigation by Radio-Canada's...
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Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services here: or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database: If you’re in immediate danger, please call 911.
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When police in London, Ont., carried out two separate investigations into the 2018 sexual assault allegations that have rocked Hockey Canada, they examined the same incident, but came to different conclusions.
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When police in London, Ont., carried out two separate investigations into the 2018 sexual assault allegations that have rocked Hockey Canada, they examined the same incident, but came to different...
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After the resignation of Future Electronics CEO Robert G. Miller last week, the Montreal-based company has announced it has cut ties with all employees named in an investigation by Enquête and The Fifth Estate that alleged he paid teens for sex.
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After the resignation of Future Electronics CEO Robert G. Miller last week, the Montreal-based company has announced it has cut ties with all employees named in an investigation by Radio-Canada's...
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Ten days ago, retired Canadian nursing officer Lisa Compton told CBC News about her struggles to bring an Afghan military interpreter and his family to Canada. Now, the federal immigration department has stopped providing her with updates on his case.
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Ten days after retired Canadian military nursing officer Lisa Compton told CBC News about her struggles to bring an Afghan military interpreter and his family to Canada, the federal immigration...
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Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services here: or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database: If you’re in immediate danger, please call 911.
endingviolencecanada.org
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More on the allegations that some members of Hockey Canada’s 2018 world junior team took part in a group sexual assault. We unpack a history that suggests a pattern of abuse and look at why a charity has so much money stashed away. Watch Thursday at 9 p.m. on @CBC-TV or @CBCGem.
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Converting NATO's forces in three Baltic countries to fully topped-up fighting brigades — the kind that could withstand a Russian invasion — is proving to be a challenge for the lead nations involved: Canada, the U.K. and Germany.
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Converting NATO's so-called "tripwire" forces in the three Baltic countries to fully topped-up fighting brigades — the kind that could withstand a Russian invasion — is proving to be a challenge for...
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The Crown says it wants the Quebec sexual assault case involving Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard to proceed more quickly.
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The Crown says it wants the Quebec sexual assault case involving Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard to proceed more quickly.
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Montreal businessman Robert G. Miller is stepping down as CEO of the company he founded, Future Electronics, in the wake of allegations he paid teens for sex.
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Montreal businessman Robert G. Miller, the subject of troubling allegations broadcast by The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada’s Enquête on Thursday evening, resigned from his role as CEO of the company...
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