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The three words a court wouldn’t allow Jody Vance to say to her online abuser
Gary Mason
alberta
Calgary police say man has been charged in hate-motivated crime after protest at library
A Calgary Police Service badge is seen on a police officer in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Calgary police say a 36-year-old man is facing two charges in a hate-motivated crime. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
world
U.S. agency sues Exxon for discrimination after nooses found at plant
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at an Exxon gas station in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
canada
‘Homicide in slow motion’: Police urged to tackle stalking amid rise of tracking tech
Stephanie Forster is shown in this undated handout photo provided by her family. She was shot and killed while sitting in her car outside her Coquitlam, B.C., home on Dec. 8 and while the police investigation is ongoing, her family and women's advocacy groups say her husband is responsible. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Stephanie Forster
soccer
President of French soccer federation under investigation for sexual, moral harassment
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 22, 2016 Noel Le Graet, President of the French Football Federation, attends a press conference in Clairefontaine en Yvelines, during the Euro 2016 football tournament. - The president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, has been placed under investigation for sexual harassment, prosecutors told AFP on January 17, 2023. The probe was opened on January 16 after football agent Sonia Souid made accusations against Le Graet in an affair that has rocked French football just weeks after France were beaten by Argentina in the World Cup final. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
We can’t let online harassment push women out of public spaces
Marsha Lederman
world
McDonald’s franchisee settles U.S. agency’s sexual harassment lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the McDonald's Golden Arches at a closed restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo
canada
Newfoundland and Labrador court rejects lawsuits filed by former cabinet ministers
Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on July 6, 2020. The Newfoundland and Labrador government is opening an office in India in an effort to recruit more nurses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
report on business
When office gossip goes too far: What to do when you’re the target
Group of four attractive women standing over table and talking lively while drinking coffee on coffee break at work, laughing
canada
Some Ontario municipal candidates facing intense, hostile rhetoric as campaign nears close
Hamilton city council candidate Kojo Damptey (right) campaigns with school board candidate Anona Mehdi for the Oct. 24 municipal election in a handout photo. Hamilton police's hate crime unit is investigating after a sticker saying "white people first" was placed on one of Damptey's campaign ads, along with two other hate-related election incidents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kojo for Ward 14 campaign **MANDATORY CREDIT**
the listing
Landlord warns Toronto tenants protest may lead to eviction
TORONTO -- The biggest public-housing company in Canada is one of Ontario's toughest landlords when it comes to threatening its low-income tenants with eviction. The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Corp., the landlord in such infamously gritty neighbourhoods as Regent Park and Moss Park, started eviction proceedings against 4,644 tenants last year -- one in every six of its units. Generic general scene shots of public housing buildings in Moss park area.April.27.2001 Fred Lum/The Globe and MailDIGITAL IMAGE
alberta
Police charge man with hate-motivated crimes after Russian-Calgarians threatened
Police vehicles are seen at Calgary Police Service headquarters on April 9, 2020. Police say they are investigating the death of a toddler in southeast Calgary Thursday. Emergency crews were called to a home in the community of Midnapore and found a two-year-old girl in medical distress. Police say the child was taken to hospital by ambulance but later died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Charges laid in Ottawa under new crime of harassing a health worker
A close-up of an Ottawa Police officer’s badge is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Ottawa. A 58-year-old Ontario man is facing charges under the new law against intimidating a health-care worker. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
british columbia
Crown seeks 12-year prison sentence for Dutch harasser in Amanda Todd case
In this courtroom sketch, Aydin Coban is pictured at B.C. Supreme Court, in New Westminster, B.C., on Monday, June 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak
canada
Carol Todd calls for police to take online harassment, sextortion seriously
Carol Todd at her home in Port Coquitlam October 9, 2013 holds a photo of her daughter Amanda who committed suicide year ago October 10. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
british columbia
Sentencing hearing delayed for harasser of B.C. teen Amanda Todd
Carol Todd holds a photograph of her late daughter Amanda Todd signed by U.S. singer Demi Lovato with the words "Stay Strong" in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on Sunday October 5, 2013. The Dutch man accused of extorting and harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd more than a decade ago has pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Police must take online threats and harassment against journalists seriously, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media after a visit with nursing students at the School of Nursing in the St Boniface University in Winnipeg, Thursday, September 1, 2022. Trudeau says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will tell chiefs of police today that all police forces need to take seriously a pattern of hate and harassment targeting journalists and other public figures. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
politics
Politics Briefing: PM blames ‘pressure’ in society for threats to politicians
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tables the federal budget in the House of Commons as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on in Ottawa, Thursday, April 7, 2022. The Liberal budget laid out money for a new dental care program Thursday, but not necessarily a plan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Verbal harassment of Chrystia Freeland raises questions of lax security for politicians
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters before heading to Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
canada
Calgary police searching for woman believed to be involved in transit hate crime
Police vehicles are shown at the Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 9, 2020. Calgary police say they are trying to identify a woman who's believed to be involved in the hate-motivated harassment of two teenagers on a bus earlier this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
hockey
Hockey Canada looks to hire director of sport safety to address abuse, harassment
Toronto lawyer Andrea Skinner has been appointed interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors. A Hockey Canada logo is shown on the jersey of a player with Canada’s National Junior Team during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Man accused in Amanda Todd harassment case found guilty on all charges
Carol Todd at her home in Port Coquitlam October 9, 2013 holds a photo of her daughter Amanda who committed suicide year ago October 10. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs removes Arlen Dumas as grand chief over sexual harassment
Grand Chief Arlen Dumas, left, speaks during a signing ceremony to improve child and family services in Manitoba First Nations communities, as Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpot (centre), Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennet look on in Ottawa on Dec. 7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
canada
Lawyer of man accused of extorting Amanda Todd says sharing link is ‘not child pornography’
Carol Todd at her home in Port Coquitlam October 9, 2013 holds a photo of her daughter Amanda who committed suicide year ago October 10. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
british columbia
All roads lead to accused, Crown tells jury for man charged with extorting Amanda Todd
In this courtroom sketch, Aydin Coban is pictured at B.C. Supreme Court, in New Westminster, B.C., on June 6, 2022. Crown prosecutors called their last witness Tuesday in the trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd, who died at age 15 nearly a decade ago. Coban has pleaded not guilty to charges of extortion, harassment, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence and possessing child pornography. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak
soccer
Canada Soccer ‘mishandled’ sexual harassment allegations in 2008 against then-coach Bob Birarda, review finds
Former Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada U-20 women's soccer coach Bob Birarda leaves provincial court after the first day of a sentencing hearing, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Birarda pleaded guilty in February to three counts of sexual assault and one count of touching a young person for a sexual purpose. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Dutch man accused of harassing Amanda Todd posed to family as child-protection staff, Crown tells jury
In this courtroom sketch, Aydin Coban is pictured at B.C. Supreme Court, in New Westminster, B.C., on June 6, 2022. Crown prosecutors called their last witness Tuesday in the trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd, who died at age 15 nearly a decade ago. Coban has pleaded not guilty to charges of extortion, harassment, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence and possessing child pornography. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak
opinion
The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop
Heidi Tworek
world
Tesla hit by new lawsuit alleging racial abuse against Black workers
FILE PHOTO: The view of Tesla Inc's U.S. vehicle factory in Fremont, California, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
world
New Biden rules would bar discrimination against transgender students
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022, with governors, labor leaders, and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership. The new partnership focuses on boosting the offshore wind industry. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
international business
Japanese high court rejects Canadian man’s paternity harassment claims
Former brokerage manager Glen Wood, who has filed a paternity harassment lawsuit in Japan against Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley, heads to the High Court with his son Alexander for an appeal ruling Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Tokyo. The court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Wood, alleging on-the-job harassment and unlawful dismissal after he took paternity leave at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
world
Australia to push mining industry to set up register of sexual harassment offenders after report release
FILE PHOTO: A stacker unloads iron ore onto a pile at a mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia December 2, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
politics
Sergeant-at-arms says he was ‘flabbergasted’ at Ottawa police inaction on harassment during convoy protests
Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Patrick McDonell carries the mace while arriving for the start of daily proceedings in the interim House of Commons in the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
politics
MPs may get panic buttons to boost security after public safety minister says he received death threats
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
u.s. business
Tesla loses bid to move sexual harassment lawsuit to arbitration
Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves Manhattan federal court after a hearing on his fraud settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo