Brent Hawkes

• Canada unveils LGBTQ loonie — but some gay rights advocates are not impressed

  Some LGBTQ activists and historians are calling into question the message behind the loonie, saying it mistakenly suggests equality has been reached.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2019
  
• Brent Hawkes, pastor who officiated Canada’s first legal gay marriages, retires

  Rev. Brent Hawkes, who is also known for officiating Jack Layton's state funeral in 2011, is retiring after serving as senior pastor at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto for more than 40 years.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2017
  
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• Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes found not guilty in gross indecency trial

  Prominent Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes has been found not guilty of gross indecency and indecent assault in a Nova Scotia case stemming from the 1970s.

  Crime

  Jan 31, 2017
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• Verdict in Brent Hawkes’ gross indecency trial pushed back to Jan. 31

  Judge Alan Tufts was going to hand down his verdict Jan. 18, but the trial will now reconvene Jan. 31 to allow more time to prepare the decision.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2017
• Decision in Brent Hawkes sex assault trial put over til January

  Closing arguments were made today in the trial of a prominent Toronto pastor accused of performing sex acts on a teenage boy more than 40 years ago in Nova Scotia.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2016
• Sexual assault trial of Toronto pastor resumes today in Kentville, N.S.

  An expert witness is expected to take the stand today in the trial of a prominent Toronto pastor accused of performing sex acts on a teenage boy more than 40 years ago in Nova Scotia.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2016
• Brent Hawkes trial: Toronto pastor takes stand, denies sex assault allegations

  Brent Hawkes, a high-profile rights activist, has pleaded not guilty to charges of indecent assault and gross indecency.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2016
• Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes’ trial told of teen stripping game, sex at N.S. home in 70s

  Brent Hawkes watched intently Tuesday as a man tearfully testified that the Toronto pastor encouraged teenage males to strip at a drunken party in the 1970s, and then took him to a bedroom for sex.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2016
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• Man testifies in N.S. court he witnessed Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes perform oral sex on friend

  A man testifying at the trial of a well-known Toronto pastor says he saw the religious leader perform a sexual act on a teenage male at a Nova Scotia home in the 1970s.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2016
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• Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes pleads not guilty in historical sexual assault case

  Prominent Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes pleaded not guilty Monday to decades-old sex-crime allegations in Nova Scotia, where supporters gathered outside a Kentville courtroom to denounce the charges as outdated and unfair.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2016