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Author: Jana G. Pruden
Publication Date: April 17, 2026 - 15:00
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Crown stays sexual-assault charges against Alberta spiritual leader John de Ruiter
April 17, 2026
The Crown issued a stay of proceedings in the sexual-assault prosecution of Alberta spiritual leader John de Ruiter after multiple prosecutors who reviewed the file found there was “no viable path forward,” an Alberta Justice official says.
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Warning: This story contains graphic content The head of the special education department at an Ontario high school has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexually exploiting a student 31 years his junior. Tony Paniccia pleaded guilty this past January to three counts of sexual exploitation for arranging clandestine meetings in his car with the teen in early 2024. After he hugged, touched and kissed her during the first two late-night encounters, the teen sent him a Telegram message saying she didn’t want to meet with him again outside of school “because she felt disgusted...
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May 6, 2026 - 07:04 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
A recent global ranking of the top higher education and research systems sees Canada come in at an impressive fifth place worldwide — but it’s still behind the United States. The 2026 report by MeasuresHE , a research company specializing in analysis and data, scored countries across seven pillars: research, sustainability, openness, international integration, global standing, demographics and investment, and academic integrity. Canada was awarded an overall score of 87.8, placing it behind the U.K., the Netherlands, the U.S. and Sweden. The country scored highly for academic...
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