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The B.C. Court of Appeal has set aside the conviction of Tammy Bouvette, who was jailed for the 2011 death of a child in her care, calling it "the product of a miscarriage of justice." https://t.co/xcm6j5J702

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Indian authorities have arrested a travel agent accused of forging the student visa documents of dozens of international students who are currently facing removal orders from Canada due to misrepresentation in their applications. https://t.co/BnKMYtMU84

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The final report from the inquiry examining the mass shootings in Nova Scotia calls for sweeping change to end gender-based violence. https://t.co/p84Iwhiyrk

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Dozens of international students from India who have been accused of using forged documents to get into Canada say they were defrauded by immigration agents back home. https://t.co/UJGguugDGV

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Ontario's highest court has dismissed Dellen Millard's appeal of his conviction for killing his father. But the court applied a recent Supreme Court decision that entitles him to seek parole after 25 years, not 75. https://t.co/bauA0Di7X9

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A convicted fraudster admitted to receiving more than $500,000 US for his part in co-ordinating a complex human smuggling ring moving migrants into the United States through Canada. https://t.co/7NgaBgBJTX

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What Hockey Canada knew about sexual assault allegations https://t.co/xb4aQj21eG

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CBC has closed commenting on this story as it involves the identities of women who say they were paid for sex while they were underage.

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After the resignation of Future Electronics CEO Robert G. Miller last week, the Montreal-based company has announced it has cut ties with all employees named in an investigation by Enquête and The Fifth Estate that alleged he paid teens for sex. https://t.co/ZDl67jJqzs

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Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services here: https://t.co/Xq6kycVzlt or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database: https://t.co/QrMtfrnEan. If you’re in immediate danger, please call 911.

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When police in London, Ont., carried out two separate investigations into the 2018 sexual assault allegations that have rocked Hockey Canada, they examined the same incident, but came to different conclusions. https://t.co/ljvj1NS3gb

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After the resignation of Future Electronics CEO Robert G. Miller last week, the Montreal-based company has announced it has cut ties with all employees named in an investigation by Enquête and The Fifth Estate that alleged he paid teens for sex. https://t.co/ZDl67jJqzs

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Ten days ago, retired Canadian nursing officer Lisa Compton told CBC News about her struggles to bring an Afghan military interpreter and his family to Canada.
Now, the federal immigration department has stopped providing her with updates on his case.
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Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services here: https://t.co/MEjioZ5txl or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database: https://t.co/QrMtfrnEan. If you’re in immediate danger, please call 911.

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More on the allegations that some members of Hockey Canada’s 2018 world junior team took part in a group sexual assault. We unpack a history that suggests a pattern of abuse and look at why a charity has so much money stashed away.

Watch Thursday at 9 p.m. on @CBC-TV or @CBCGem.

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Converting NATO's forces in three Baltic countries to fully topped-up fighting brigades — the kind that could withstand a Russian invasion — is proving to be a challenge for the lead nations involved: Canada, the U.K. and Germany. https://t.co/kS1sQIAjjZ

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Canadian residents are pleading with Ottawa to release frozen assets after sanctions were imposed on banks. https://t.co/ZgIOXfw4zp

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The Crown says it wants the Quebec sexual assault case involving Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard to proceed more quickly. https://t.co/QmOXp0hPES

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Montreal businessman Robert G. Miller is stepping down as CEO of the company he founded, Future Electronics, in the wake of allegations he paid teens for sex. https://t.co/utCGARQoGo