Sexual Assaults

• Winnipeg police seek suspect after 4 women sexually assaulted near HSC

  Police are looking for a suspect who is alleged to have sexually assaulted four women in a 45-minute span Wednesday night near the Health Sciences Centre.

  Crime

  Jul 3
  
• Wellington OPP charge 2 after 3 sexual assaults reported this week

  Wellington OPP charged two people after three sexual assaults were reported in the area.

  Crime

  Jun 22, 2023
  
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• Police seek Oshawa man wanted on ‘multiple’ warrants

  Officers said he is wanted on five warrants related to historic sexual assault and firearm charges.

  Crime

  Apr 17, 2023
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• Gymnastics coach who worked in Kingston, Ont. facing sexual assault charges

  Ottawa police say a coach who worked for Gymnastics Ontario is facing several charges of sexual assault involving multiple students.

  Crime

  Feb 16, 2023
• Crown wants Edmonton club promoter to serve 15 more years for sexual assaults

  Matthew McKnight, who is 2 1/2 years into his eight-year sentence, was convicted in 2020 for the assaults that happened in Edmonton between 2010 and 2016.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2023
• Victims urged to come forward after Montreal-area man charged with drugging, assaulting victims

  Police allege the accused targeted women on online dating sites and would then arrange to meet them in person at their homes.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2023
• Toronto man sentenced after violent sexual assaults in Richmond Hill, Mississauga: police

  A Toronto man has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two violent sexual assaults.

  Crime

  Jan 31, 2023
• Five youths facing charges after multiple sexual assaults on city bus, Halifax police say

  Halifax RCMP say those facing charges are between the ages of 12 and 14, with the victims also being youth. Police say the incident took place on a bus in Lower Sackville.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2022
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• Sexual assaults rose 15% in British Columbia, StatCan crime data shows

  The rise in sexual assaults is not specific to British Columbia, with the national rate going up 18 per cent in 2021, according to data from Statistics Canada released Tuesday.

  Crime

  Aug 3, 2022
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• Edmonton advocacy groups call for safer, more accessible taxis

  An advocacy group is hoping Edmonton city council will introduce new regulations to keep women safer when using taxis.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2022