High-profile trial puts spotlight on how the Canadian system handles sexual assault cases

Hugh Hefner defends Playboy TV's arrival to Canadian cable in this 1983 interview with the CBC. He also talks to Barbara Frum about the Playboy Olympics, stereotyping women and whether Playboy is out of date.

The outgoing European Commissioner for Home Affairs said that human trafficking should be a crime in the whole of the European Union.

Jessica Sawicki, of Point Pleasant, was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

Toronto Public Health is advising people to get vaccinated against mpox amidst an increase in confirmed cases of the virus in the city this year. As CBC’s Anam Khan reports, twenty-one cases of mpox have been reported in Toronto this year.

A new report on the skilled trades in Nova Scotia describes workplaces rife with sexual and gender-based harassment, which its authors say is driving women away and contributing to a significant labour shortage. Taryn Grant has the story.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation on Tuesday that will now protect survivors of sexual abuse and hold perpetrators accountable.

Fewer films are using sex scenes to lure in audiences, partly because younger viewers say depictions of sex and romance aren't needed in movies. But some directors are bucking that trend.

Canada's defence minister says changes to the law that governs military justice are coming within months, hopefully by the end of 2023. The changes will move all cases involving military sexual assault to civilian courts.

With the annual Beauty CEW Awards in tow, Brittany Lo, founder of Beai Beauty, joined Cheddar News to show and demonstrate some of her company's sensual care products. Beai Beauty is a finalist in the sexual wellness category.

Some states aim to remove controversial books, with Utah passing a law enabling parents to challenge school libraries.

A Montreal trans woman says she feels at home in her new seniors residence after being turned away from several other facilities for being trans.

On the second day of the sexual assault trial for Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the former head of the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine campaign testified that he is not guilty and denied having any physical or sexual contact with the...

Overhauling the Canadian military's culture and make it better respond to sexual misconduct complaints could take at least five years, said Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, the chief of professionalism and conduct in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Narco wives are often portrayed as naive, perhaps suffering from bad luck, fundamentally innocent, and without any control over their destiny. But to the Mexican author, these women are much more than that.

The United Nations and Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights commission say that all combatants in the year-long war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have committed brutal acts, which may amount to war crimes. (The Associated Press)

The Canadian military has postponed the appointment of Lt.-Gen. Trevor Cadieu as its next commander of the army after it was revealed an investigation is looking into 'historical allegations' against him.

An external review obtained by CBC News says the protective services section of the Royal Canadian Mint still has a toxic workplace culture, despite former employees speaking out about racism, discrimination and misogyny. One employee...

Bernie Lynch, a veteran junior hockey coach who has worked across Canada, the U.S. and Europe for decades, has been charged with sexual assault and assault in Saskatchewan.

Eleven women tell Reuters they had been raped by soldiers as a top Ethiopian official has made a sexual slavery accusation.

Human rights groups say abuses against women are only getting worse.

The fallout grows for Colombia's military over a gang rape that has turned the spotlight on the military’s record of violence and abuses.

Conservative MP Karen Vecchio questioned Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef on Thursday.

During a public safety committee meeting Tuesday, Parole Board of Canada Chair Jennifer Oades says the parole board categorically rejected a part of the release plan for convicted killer Eustachio Gallese that would allow him to solicit...