Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigned Friday from WWE’s parent company the day after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing him and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct, including offering her to a star wrestler for sex. CBC | World News
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Racist abuse from fans in Italy prompts FIFA president to suggest ‘automatic forfeit’ penalty
AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan says too many people are “complicit” in allowing racism to continue blighting soccer, while FIFA president Gianni Infantino says world soccer’s governing body could initiate tougher punishments. CBC | World News
Read More »Pharmacists facing ‘aggression and abuse’ from public due to medicine shortage
Nick Kaye, chairman of the National Pharmacy Association, said: “Community pharmacy teams are under pressure. People are getting quite grumpy, quite rightly.” Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Ottawa announcing process to review abuse in Canadian sports
Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough is expected to announce Monday the process the government will use to review systemic abuse and human rights violations in sports. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sport minister to launch ‘independent mechanism’ to review abuse in Canadian sports
Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough said Tuesday she’ll be announcing a “formal, independent mechanism” early next week to review systemic abuse and human rights violations in Canadian sports. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Domestic abuse killers to face heftier prison terms
Killers who subjected their victims to coercive and controlling domestic abuse could face tougher sentences under Government plans. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Bill Cosby sued for alleged abuse by woman who worked on The Cosby Show
A woman who worked as a stand-in on The Cosby Show in the 1980s said in a lawsuit Tuesday that Bill Cosby drugged and sexually abused her after offering to mentor her as an actor. CBC | World News
Read More »Diddy and ex-girlfriend Cassie settle rape and abuse lawsuit just days after it was filed
Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs and his ex-girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura, have settled their lawsuit that accused the music producer of rape and sexual abuse. Daily Express :: Cars Feed
Read More »Video chat service Omegle shuts down after allegations of abuse on platform
Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following allegations of misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of minors. CBC | World News
Read More »Masters winner jailed for domestic abuse eyes controversial PGA Tour return
Angel Cabrera, the 2009 Masters winner, wants a return to the PGA Tour after serving a two-year prison sentence for domestic violence Daily Express :: Sport Feed
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