Global National: May 2, 2025 | Female complainant in world junior sex assault trial begins testimony

On May 2, 2025, a woman in a London, Ontario courtroom testified that five former world junior hockey players—Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, and Carter Hart—sexually assaulted her. The players have pleaded not guilty. In Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined his minority government's priorities in a news conference, announced a trip to Washington, and a royal visit later that month. Meanwhile, General Motors announced a reduction in shifts at its Oshawa assembly plant, putting 700 workers at risk of layoffs amid a trade war with the United States that imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian-built vehicles. The Trump administration also cracked down on a tariff loophole that had allowed goods worth $800 or less to enter the U.S. without tariffs.