
Kate Dubinski
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Kate Dubinski is a radio and digital reporter with CBC News in London, Ont. You can email her at kate.dubinski@cbc.ca.
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Some rape crisis centres report spike in calls since start of Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
Some rape crisis centres report they've been receiving many more calls since the start of the trial for five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018.
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Detective, last witness at Hockey Canada sex assault trial, says not adding to E.M.'s trauma was top of mind
The detective who headed the second police investigation that led to sexual assault charges against five ex-Canadian world junior hockey players testified Monday about how she told E.M., the complainant, about reopening the case. The officer was the last to testify at the trial that began in late April. Lawyers will begin closing arguments before the judge on June 9 in London, Ont.
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Not all OHL teams are making players take mandatory sexual violence prevention program
Nearly a decade ago, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) made gender-based anti-violence and consent training mandatory for all major junior teams. Today, the sexual assault centres tasked with teaching the players are having trouble getting some franchises to participate, CBC News has learned.
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How women's advocates are using the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial to talk to players about consent
A 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.
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External review of LHSC shows hospital challenged by 'self imposed' problems
London's largest employer will need to make tough decisions as it continues to grapple with the fallout of years of instability, bloated management and growing need for medical care, a review of the organizational structure of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has found.
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What E.M. told the jury over 9 days of testimony in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
The woman at the centre of the sexual assault trial for five men who played on Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team this week finished nine days of testimony before a jury. She gave her account of the alleged assaults and answered hundreds of questions from the men’s lawyers, before things suddenly switched to a judge-alone trial.
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What the jury didn't hear — and other things we can now report — in world junior hockey sex assault trial
In a stunning move, the jury hearing the case against five former world junior hockey players charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018 was discharged Friday and the case is now proceeding with just a judge. That means we can now report more of what's happened since proceedings began in the last week of April.
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Woman's cross-examination so far in hockey sex assault trial in London, Ont., and what's expected next
After five days of cross-examination, the complainant in the sexual assault trial of five former world junior hockey players will continue to be grilled by their defence lawyers today in a London, Ont., court. CBC is continuing its live coverage of the trial, with proceedings expected to begin around 10:30 a.m. ET.
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Sex assault trial for ex-world junior players won't sit today in London, Ont., due to sick juror
One of the jurors in the trial of five former world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault is sick, so London, Ont., court was adjourned for Thursday and is set to resume Friday morning. Before proceedings were called off, Washington Capitals forward Taylor Raddysh, a former world junior teammate of the five accused, was expected to continue testifying.
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More bar video evidence expected at ex-world junior hockey players' sex assault trial in London, Ont.
Technical problems in the London, Ont., courtroom plagued Tuesday's proceedings at the sexual assault trial for five former world junior hockey players, forcing Justice Maria Carroccia to adjourn early after more video evidence was shown. We'll pick up things in Superior Court when our live coverage restarts this morning.
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