Online harassment

• Dartmouth woman accused in dog-swinging video says she’s facing racist attacks online

  Clarissa Crawley's family says there have been racist hate messages about her circulating on social media since she was identified.

  Crime

  Jul 14, 2020
• 10-year-old allegedly threatened by masked stranger online, OPP say

  During the video conversation, the man wore a mask and, according to OPP, threatened the child by running their finger over their throat.

  Crime

  May 22, 2020
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• Hockey PEI warns of season suspensions for players for online trash talk

  Hockey PEI has sent a letter to several minor leagues warning that any players who violate the organization's social media policy will be suspended for the rest of the season.

  Sports

  Jan 24, 2020
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• Halifax man charged for intimidation of peace officers 3 different times

  Police say in once instance, the man posted 'personal and concerning information' about a peace officer and their family on social media.

  Crime

  Sep 19, 2019
• Abbotsford police urge teens to say ‘It’s a No’ to combat sexting, online harassment

  The department's Youth Squad is visiting schools across the district to promote the campaign, and says it's already gotten positive feedback.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2019
• Peterborough man accused of fleeing police during arrest for criminal harassment

  Police allege the man drove away while being arrested for criminal harassment involving a woman.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2019
• Cobourg woman accused of harassment via social media

  Cobourg police investigated a complaint about "ongoing harassment" over social media.

  Crime

  Apr 1, 2019
• Kingston woman charged for setting up fake dating profiles for ex’s girlfriend

  The woman had just ended a 20-year relationship with her ex-partner, police said, who then began dating someone else.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2019
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• As racist abuse towards Meghan Markle grows, Royals amp up social-media monitoring

  Researchers found that just 20 accounts were responsible for 70 per cent of anti-Markle online abuse.

  Entertainment

  Mar 8, 2019
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• ‘Inappropriate’ but not illegal: Why women Tony Clement followed online are going public

  'No actual boundary has been crossed except for the implicit one which is 55-year-old men don’t like the Instagram posts of teenage girls they don’t know,' Sophie Geffros says.

  Politics

  Nov 9, 2018