Kate Dubinski

1 week ago | kamumedya.com | Kate Dubinski

WARNING: This article references sexual assault and contains graphic details, and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. Nearly a decade after the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) made gender-based violence and consent training mandatory for all major junior teams, the sexual assault centres tasked with teaching the players are having trouble getting some franchises to participate, CBC News has learned.

1 week ago | kamumedya.com | Kate Dubinski

London·NewA month after the start of the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former junior hockey players in London, Ont., advocates against gender-based violence are using the proceedings to teach young men about consent and their role as role models for others. Five men are charged with sexually assaulting one woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018Kate Dubinski · CBC News · Posted: May 26, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes agoE.M. is seen in a court sketch from the trial.

3 weeks ago | kamumedya.com | Kate Dubinski

28 minutes agoWhat is a Crown re-examination? Kate DubinskiCrown prosecutor Meaghan Cunningham, left, questions E.M. (Alexandra Newbould/CBC)After seven days of cross-examination, E.M. will now face Crown re-examination. Witnesses are first examined “in-chief” and then cross-examined by the opposing side. After that, there’s a re-examination, which is a chance for the initial side (in this case, the Crown) to get the witness to explain or clarify testimony that came up in cross-examination.

3 weeks ago | kamumedya.com | Kate Dubinski

WARNING: This article references sexual assault and contains graphic details, and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. After five days under cross-examination, the complainant in the sexual assault trial for five former world junior hockey players will continue to be grilled by their defence lawyers today in London, Ont.

1 month ago | kamumedya.com | Kate Dubinski

31 minutes agoSupporters of E.M. again gather outside courthouseKate DubinskiJessie Rodger, executive director of the Anova: A Future Without Violence, organization, held a sign in support of E.M. outside the courthouse earlier today. (Kate Dubinski/CBC)People who support E.M. are holding up signs outside the courthouse as they did late last week. The accused men walk briskly past them, staring straight ahead as they – along with their family members and lawyers – go into the courthouse.