Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Carrie Tait
Publication Date: June 28, 2024 - 20:43
Calgary Stampede apologizes to victims of Young Canadians abuse as $9.5-million settlement is approved
June 28, 2024
The Calgary Stampede apologized to the dozens of men who were sexually abused and bullied when they were children performing in the festival’s glitzy evening show, ending years of legal wrangling as a judge approved a $9.5-million settlement package on Friday.Justice Paul Jeffrey of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench approved a deal between the Stampede and the complainants in a class-action lawsuit that was launched in 2017. The apology, delivered in a Calgary court and released publicly, was part of the settlement agreement.
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