World Juniors
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Edmonton and Red Deer to host 2027 world juniors hockey championshipThe 18,500-seat Rogers Place will serve as the primary venue and host 17 games, including both semifinals and the medal games. An additional 14 games will be held in Red Deer.SportsNov 18, 2025
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Carter Hart joins Vegas, 1st of acquitted world junior players to land NHL dealGoaltender Carter Hart, one of five members of Canada's 2018 world junior team recently acquitted following a sexual assault trial, is joining the Vegas Golden Knights.SportsOct 16, 2025
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NHL teams to weigh talent against backlash after 5 players reinstated, lawyer saysA sports lawyer says NHL teams will weigh talent against potential backlash when deciding whether to sign one of the five players acquitted in the Ontario sexual assault trial.CanadaSep 12, 2025
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Players acquitted in Hockey Canada sex assault trial can return to NHL on Dec. 1The players, who are all unrestricted free agents, can sign with a team on Oct. 15 as they wait for full reinstatement.CanadaSep 11, 2025
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NHL will make decision on world junior player eligibility in ‘near future’: DalyNHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he expects a decision soon on the status of five former Hockey Canada players acquitted at trial in a high-profile sexual assault case.CrimeSep 9, 2025
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Crown won’t seek appeal of world junior sexual assault acquittalCrown prosecutors will not file a notice of appeal in the high-profile world junior sexual assault trial after five men were acquitted last month, Global News has learned.CanadaAug 21, 2025
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World juniors case raises consent questions, but appeal unlikely: expertsLegal experts say while the judge's reasoning on consent may raise concerns, the decision itself appears legally sound and may not form enough basis for an appeal.CrimeJul 26, 2025
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Survivor, advocate react to world junior trial verdict'What happened in that room wasn't right,' he said. 'It may not have been illegal, as found by the judge, but it wasn't right.'CanadaJul 25, 2025
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World junior decision will be ‘a big deterrent’ for sex assault reporting, advocates saySexual assault support agencies say the judge’s decision in the world junior sex assault trial will deter people from speaking out about sexual assault.CanadaJul 25, 2025
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Hockey players’ acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after rulingThe acquittal of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who were accused of sexual assault continues to reverberate in the city where their trial played out.CanadaJul 25, 2025
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