This story is just breaking now...
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/oth...edb4ec4ca27dcd
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Hockey Canada said in a statement on Friday that it learned of the alleged incident after being contacted by TSN seeking comment on the alleged assault. It's the second allegation of sexual assault involving Canada's world junior hockey team to become public in a span of two months.
The national sports body said that following the reporter's email it immediately contacted Sport Canada as well as Halifax Regional Police about the allegations. Halifax was the co-host city of the 2003 world junior hockey championship.
"Hockey Canada is committed to bringing an end to the culture of silence in hockey," reads the organization's statement. "That is why we are publicly calling for anyone with knowledge of this incident to come forward to police, and we are being transparent in how we learned of this alleged assault and the steps we are taking to address it."
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"We believe the alleged incident from 2003 should be investigated by the authorities, and we urge the police to open an investigation into this disturbing situation," said Hockey Canada's statement. "Hockey Canada will co-operate with and support the authorities in every way we can, and we once again urge anyone who may have relevant information about this alleged incident to contact Halifax police immediately."
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