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Both sides (prosecution and defense) have finished questioning the complainant, "E.M." The trial has moved on to other witnesses, starting with Tyler Steenbergen, a teammate who was in the room part of the time when the sexual encounters took place but he did not participate and he was not...

I agree that the prosecutors may be starting to wonder whether it was wise to charge the players. However, keep in mind that a big reason that the players were charged in 2022 was public uproar over the revelation that Hockey Canada had used a special fund to pay off the girl after she had filed...

The CBC has done a thorough job of reporting on the trial. It provides live updates during days when the trial is going on and at least one article after the finish of each day's proceedings. Here is an article about Friday's proceedings...

In general, in Canada (and the U.S.), lawyers can't question a complainant in a sexual assault or rape case about her sexual history unless the complainant and the accused have been in a relationship. That's not true in this case...

I agree with you, Doc. Based on my earlier gut feelings about the case and now the actual testimony, I don't think the players are guilty. They probably made a very bad decision to get involved with this woman, but what happened was not sexual assault. As I expected, the woman is not helping...

One interesting fact that came out is that the girl had a boyfriend at the time of the incident and she admits that she cheated on him.

Here is a more complete recap of Tuesday's trial session: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/livestory/recap-in-gruelling-cross-examination-woman-in-world-juniors-sex-assault-trial-denies-wanting-wild-night-9.6749607?ts=1746538210223

From an article in Friday’s Toronto Star: “it was all consensual.” It will be hard for the prosecution to get past that statement on video by the complainant.

That's possible but you're speculating. The media is not allowed to report the reason for the mistrial. The only thing that has been reported is that: "...Wednesday afternoon, Carroccia told jurors that something had happened over the lunch hour that she needed to think about and discuss with...

Though the trial had barely begun, the judge has already declared a mistrial. A new trial with a new jury will start right away. I'm not surprised at the news because the trial was paused for 1.5 days right at the start to discuss procedural matters that arose during the lunch break of the first...