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Why no charges in Rehtaeh’s case?

Rehtaeh Parsons

It was a dog’s breakfast of a file — with the singular feature, almost unheard of in a sexual assault complaint, of an independent witness — that led police and prosecutors to conclude they couldn’t charge anyone in the Rehtaeh Parsons case.

 

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Jason Collins

Pro athlete comes out

It’s a first for major American sports leagues: an active player has come out as gay.


 
Michael Paris, the 14-year-old son of Richard Paris, the president of Boston Fire Fighters Local 718, wears a t-shirt designed by a firefighter during Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, on Sunday April 21, 2013.

Boston: why did it happen?

Boston: why did it happen?


 
Eric Wellwood's bloodied skate after the 23-year-old former Windsor Spitfires forward and Philadelphia Flyers prospect severed two tendons in his leg when he slid feet first into the boards during an American Hockey League game. Another tendon, his Achilles, and an artery were also 70 per cent severed two weeks ago. (Photo courtesy of the Wellwood family).

A near-death injury

A near-death injury


 
 
 

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Doctors grapple with “therapeutic homicide”

When I wondered this week, would doctors themselves personally want the choice of having a doctor-assisted...


 
 
 
 
 
 

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