Scouts Canada must fix how it handles sex abuse allegations
A major review of six decades of Scouts Canada records suggests the organization has to fix some problems in the way it handles allegations of sexual misconduct. The youth group has released the...
View ArticleReport: 5 women accuse Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct
Comedian Louis C.K. has been accused of sexual misconduct toward several women, including masturbating in front of them to their horror and embarrassment, according to a report in The New York Times....
View ArticleModel accuses Def Jam Records mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct
Model Keri Claussen Khalighi has come forward to accuse Def Jam Records mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct in 1991 when she was 17 years old. In a report Sunday in the Los Angeles Times,...
View ArticleFranken announces resignation from Senate amid allegations
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said Thursday he will resign from Congress in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift...
View ArticleTrump says accusations of sexual misconduct ‘fabricated’
President Donald Trump, pushing back against women accusing him of sexual misconduct, insisted Tuesday he’s the target of “false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have...
View ArticleVice suspends 2 top execs after sexual misconduct report
Vice has suspended two top executives after a New York Times report on sexual misconduct at the digital media company. Vice Media has suspended its president, Andrew Creighton, and chief digital...
View ArticlePatrick Brown resigning as Ontario PC leader amid sexual misconduct allegations
Ontario’s Opposition leader is stepping down amid allegations of sexual misconduct, dealing a severe blow to his party just months before the province heads to the polls. Patrick Brown announced the...
View ArticleSenior politicians step aside, prompt MPs to reflect on changing attitudes
The swift sidelining of two prominent politicians jolted MPs into reflecting Thursday on the societal shift in attitudes about allegations of sexual impropriety, and how to ensure their parties handle...
View ArticleTory MPP said she told campaign officials about Brown sexual misconduct...
A longtime Progressive Conservative’s comments that she had flagged rumours about Patrick Brown to his campaign team weeks before he stepped down raised questions Friday about the party’s own processes...
View ArticlePatrick Brown was the victim of a ‘political hit,’ says his sister
The sister of Ontario’s former Opposition leader, who stepped down amid allegations of sexual misconduct, says her brother was the victim of a “political hit.” Stephanie Brown says in a Facebook post...
View ArticleTories to launch independent investigation of Dykstra controversy: Scheer
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promised an independent, third-party investigation of the Rick Dykstra controversy Wednesday as his own caucus members wondered aloud how the Ontario MP was allowed to...
View ArticleFormer Ont. PC leader Patrick Brown calls allegations ‘absolute lies’
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown says he’s contemplating legal action to restore his reputation in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, which he calls “absolute lies.”...
View ArticlePatrick Brown says he can disprove sexual misconduct allegations against him
Patrick Brown says he can disprove allegations of sexual misconduct that led to his abrupt resignation as leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party late last month. Brown said in a Facebook...
View ArticleLiberals dismiss Brown’s suggestion rivals were behind sex misconduct...
The Ontario Liberals are dismissing former Tory leader Patrick Brown’s suggestion that his political adversaries may have been behind the sexual misconduct allegations that forced his resignation and...
View ArticlePatrick Brown says he’s suing CTV
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown says he is suing CTV News over its reporting of what he alleges are false accusations of sexual misconduct. Brown says in a Facebook post...
View ArticlePatrick Brown suing CTV for libel over sex assault allegations report
Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown has served a notice of libel against CTV News over a story about sexual misconduct allegations against him. In documents filed on Friday, Brown is charging CTV...
View ArticleGrammy-nominated Toronto conductor facing sexual misconduct allegations
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir says it has placed its Grammy-nominated conductor Noel Edison on a personal leave of absence while it investigates allegations of sexual misconduct. In a joint statement...
View ArticlePatrick Brown was the victim of a ‘political hit,’ says his sister
The sister of Ontario’s former Opposition leader, who stepped down amid allegations of sexual misconduct, says her brother was the victim of a “political hit.” Stephanie Brown says in a Facebook post...
View ArticleTories to launch independent investigation of Dykstra controversy: Scheer
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promised an independent, third-party investigation of the Rick Dykstra controversy Wednesday as his own caucus members wondered aloud how the Ontario MP was allowed to...
View ArticleFormer Ont. PC leader Patrick Brown calls allegations ‘absolute lies’
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown says he’s contemplating legal action to restore his reputation in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, which he calls “absolute lies.”...
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