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Fox News
3 hours ago
- Fox News
Attorney breaks down potential for Bryan Kohberger appeal
'America's Newsroom' panelists Mark Eiglarsh and Nicole Parker discuss the legal case against Bryan Kohberger, who has pleaded guilty to murdering four Idaho college students, and whether he could appeal his conviction.
CTV News
5 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Supreme Court won't hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmer
In this file photo, emojis in the Snapchat app are shown in Toronto on Monday, March 7, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Staff OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji. The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decision by the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan. The Appeal Court upheld a verdict that found a thumbs-up emoji met signature requirements and was a legally binding agreement between Achter and Kent Mickleborough, a grain buyer with South West Terminal. In 2021, Mickleborough sent a text of a contract to Achter for a delivery of flax, and the farmer responded with a thumbs-up emoji. Achter didn't deliver the product, and the company took him to court for breaching the contract. The Supreme Court says costs are to be given to the grain company. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 24, 2025. The Canadian Press
The Guardian
5 hours ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Hockey Canada trial: Judge does not find accuser's evidence ‘either credible or reliable'
A Canadian judge has found that prosecutors failed to prove five professional hockey players committed sexual assault, ruling the complainant's evidence was neither 'credible or reliable'. Superior Court justice Maria Carroccia delivered her decision Thursday in a packed Ontario courtroom, telling those present: 'Having found that I cannot rely upon the evidence of [the complainant] and then considering the evidence in this trial as a whole, I conclude that the Crown cannot meet its onus as on any of the counts before me.' Carroccia has yet to hand down an official verdict. The ruling will mark the end of a high-profile case that has drawn national attention and rocked Canadian hockey. The players – Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton – were charged in early 2024 in connection with an alleged group assault of a 20-year-old woman in a London, Ontario, hotel room in 2018. McLeod faced an additional charge of being a party to the offense. None of the five are currently signed to NHL contracts. The woman, testifying via video from another room in the courthouse, alleged she was intoxicated, naked and frightened when multiple men entered the hotel room and engaged in sexual activity with her without ensuring she was consenting. Prosecutors argued the players did 'what they wanted' and failed to seek clear, voluntary consent. Defense lawyers cross-examined the complainant for several days, suggesting she was a willing participant and had wanted a 'wild night'. She testified she had no memory of making such statements and insisted the men should have seen she was not in her right mind. Justice Carroccia's decision came after she dismissed the jury midway through the trial in June, following a complaint that defense attorneys were allegedly laughing at jurors. Though the accused lawyers denied the claim and Carroccia said she did not witness concerning behavior herself, she ruled the jury's perception of bias rendered them unable to remain impartial. The alleged incident occurred during a 2018 Hockey Canada gala celebrating that year's world junior championship team. A police investigation was initially closed in 2019 with no charges filed. Hockey Canada launched its own probe but halted it in 2020 after the woman declined to participate. In 2022, a settlement between Hockey Canada and the woman sparked public backlash, prompting renewed interest in the case. Police reopened the investigation and laid charges in 2024 after what they described as new evidence came to light. Protesters gathered outside the packed courthouse on Thursday morning, holding signs that signaled support for the complainant. This is a developing story. More to follow.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Supreme Court won't hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmer
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji. The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decision by the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan. The Appeal Court upheld a verdict that found a thumbs-up emoji met signature requirements and was a legally binding agreement between Achter and Kent Mickleborough, a grain buyer with South West Terminal. In 2021, Mickleborough sent a text of a contract to Achter for a delivery of flax, and the farmer responded with a thumbs-up emoji. Achter didn't deliver the product, and the company took him to court for breaching the contract. The Supreme Court says costs are to be given to the grain company. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 24, 2025. The Canadian Press Sign in to access your portfolio
Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Canadian hockey players learn fate as verdict in historic sexual assault trial is revealed
The five former Hockey Canada players accused of sexual assault over an alleged 2018 incident have all been acquitted after the judge in the case said she didn't find the evidence against the men to be 'credible or reliable.' CBC reported there were gasps and tears in the courtroom as the verdict was read. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Cal Foote, Dillon Dube and Alex Formenton have now all been acquitted. 'Much has been made in this case about the concept of consent,' Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia told the courtroom on Wednesday. 'This case, on its facts, does not raise issues of the reformulation of the legal concept of consent. In this case, I have found actual consent not vitiated by fear.' A woman identified as 'E.M.' sued Hockey Canada in 2022, alleging she was sexually assaulted by eight members of Canada's world junior team after a fundraising gala in London in 2018. Hockey Canada settled the lawsuit, and then an investigation revealed the organization had two secret funds to pay settlements on claims of sexual assault and abuse. E.M. testified in May that she was naked, drunk and scared when four of the men showed up unexpectedly in her room at the Delta Hotel London Armouries in the early morning hours of June 19, 2018, and felt the only 'safe' option was to do what they wanted. Prosecutors contend the players did what they wanted without taking steps to ensure she was voluntarily consenting to sexual acts. London Detective Sargeant Katherine Dann said in announcing charges in early 2024 that London Police received a call on June 19, 2018, from a relative of the victim and launched an investigation. That was closed in 2019 with no charges. A 2022 lawsuit sought $3.55 million in damages but was dropped after E.M. reached a settlement with Hockey Canada, leading police to reopen the investigation and charge five members of the team. The NHL launched its own investigation in 2022. Officials pledged to release the findings, though Commissioner Gary Bettman said in February that would depend on what the league can say given legal proceedings. Defense attorneys cross-examined her for days and suggested she actively participated in or initiated sexual activity because she wanted a "wild night." Hart, formerly of the Philadelphia Flyers; McLeod and Foote, formerly of the New Jersey Devils; Dube, formerly of the Calgary Flames; and ex-NHL player Alex Formenton, who had been playing in Europe with Swiss club HC Ambri-Piotta, were charged with sexual assault. McLeod is facing an additional charge of being a party to the offense of sexual assault. All five pleaded not guilty. None is on an NHL roster or has an active contract with a team in the league. Hart was the Flyers´ No. 1 goaltender, while McLeod and Dube were regulars. Foote, a defenseman and son of former NHL player Adam Foote, primarily spent this past season in the American Hockey League. Formenton played in 109 games for the Ottawa Senators from 2017 through 2022 before going to Europe.
