Amy Hamm: Galloway accuser allowed to graduate from UBC without thesis
Former defendant Annabel Lyon testifies about her involvement in the fallout from unsubstantiated rape allegations
4 November 2026
Canada
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Jonathan Kay on the campaign against Steven Galloway
A UBC creative writing chair was fired over allegations a retired judge found unsubstantiated. Jonathan Kay on the CanLit mobbing, as Galloway's libel trial runs.
20 October 2026
Steven Galloway was accused of rape. Then her text messages surfaced
A.B. says she came to on Galloway’s office floor while he watched the Canucks game. Her texts show her following that game with her husband, minute by minute.
20 October 2026
Margaret Atwood: The Steven Galloway case's red-hot money trail
Opinion: Why was it in taxpayers’ interest for UBC to stretch this case out for eight years, shedding dollars along the way?
14 October 2026
Michael Higgins: Frances Widdowson sues Lethbridge university for $3M in defamation claim
She was accused of ‘hate speech’ and of lying, according to court documents
5 October 2026
Defendant says sorry to former UBC professor days before defamation trial to start
One of several accusers of former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has issued a lengthy apology just days before a defamation trial in the case is expected to begin.
3 October 2026
Cardinal Ouellet Was a “Victim of Defamation”: His Accuser Ordered to Pay Compensation
The Superior Court of Quebec has ruled that Cardinal Marc Ouellet was the victim of slander and defamation and falsely accused of sexual violence, ordering his accuser to pay 100,000 Canadian dollars for the damage to his reputation.
4 September 2026
Cardinal Ouellet wins case against woman who accused him of abuse
The Superior Court of Quebec has found that Cardinal Marc Ouellet was falsely accused of sexual assault, awarding him $100,000 in damages against his accuser — money he says he will donate to organisations fighting the abuse of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
1 September 2026
Musician Ashley MacIsaac ends lawsuit over Google AI summary falsely labelling him a sex offender
Juno-award winning musician Ashley MacIsaac has ended his defamation suit against Google over its AI overview falsely labelling him as a sex offender. He was originally seeking $1.5 million in damages, but filed a notice of discontinuance in July.
19 August 2026
Man thrown behind bars over an underscore mark
His name had one “_”. The criminal's had two. He got 18 months anyway.
31 July 2026
Hockey Canada trial showed criminal court is the ultimate reality check
Allegations are one thing. The truth is another. Rushing to judgment before a trial can bridge that gap and it is wrong, reporter Jane Sims argues.
5 August 2025
The Role of False Memories in Wrongful Convictions
Two Toronto defence lawyers set out how false memories reach the criminal courts, and what R. v Tan and R v SKM show about testing recovered-memory evidence.
16 January 2025
McMaster’s Imaginary Sex Ring
In 2020, a Canadian university tore up its psychology department in search of a non-existent network of sexual predators. Documents obtained by Quillette reveal how administrators allowed it to happen.
14 June 2023