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Former ballet student alleges sexual assault in suit against RWB, teacher

A former dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is suing the company and a former teacher she alleges sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

The woman was a teenage member of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's professional division from 1991 to 1998 who went on to earn a degree in dance with the Winnipeg School of Contemporary Dancers.

In a statement of claim filed in the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench on Nov. 22, the woman accuses former dance instructor and photographer Bruce Monk of sexual assault, child exploitation and human trafficking, among other offences.

The woman suffered "mental distress, emotional pain and suffering" and is seeking $300,000 in general damages, the suit states. She is also suing for an undisclosed amount in special damages, as well as an additional $100,000 in punitive, aggravated and/or exemplary damages.

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet put Monk on paid leave in January 2015 and he was let go in April 2015 after school officials said they learned he was under investigation by police over allegations he took photos of students at various stages of undress.

At the time, Winnipeg Police Service Const. Jason Michalyshen said "there were multiple victims involved."

Bruce Monk, a former instructor and photographer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, was let go in 2015 after allegations he took inappropriate photos of underage students. (CBC)

In a statement to CBC News, RWB director of school operations Kate Fennel confirmed Monk was employed with the company during the time of the most recent allegations.

"The RWB is committed to the safety, security and well-being of every student entrusted to our care, and we take this responsibility very seriously," Fennel said in a statement. "We have a number of protocols in place to safeguard our students, and these are reviewed on a regular basis."

Despite initially denying prior knowledge of the allegations, former RWB executive director Jeff Herd later said the company received an anonymous email in 2013 outlining inappropriate behaviour involving Monk.

Herd said the company interviewed Monk but didn't have enough information to take action until the police investigation began in 2015.

The new allegations have not been proven and are still before the courts. Neither the Royal Winnipeg Ballet nor Monk have filed statements of defence.

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Amazon Prime video streaming could launch in Canada on Thursday

Netflix and Bell's CraveTV could face a powerful new competitor in Canada as soon as Thursday, when Amazon.com launches its Amazon Prime video streaming service, according to comments made at a CRTC hearing earlier this week.

In her opening statement to the telecom regulator on Tuesday, Bell Media president Mary Ann Turcke said "a new global OTT competitor — Amazon Prime — is entering the Canadian market in two days."

"OTT" refers to "over-the-top," meaning media content delivered through the internet, rather than through a traditional media provider like cable TV.

In a tweet earlier this month, former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson also suggested that Amazon Prime video's Canadian launch was imminent.

So. People of Ireland, Canada, Australia and pretty well everywhere else. You WILL be able to watch the Grand Tour. Amazon has gone global.
— @JeremyClarkson

Amazon has not replied to a request for comment from CBC News.

Amazon Prime video

Like Netflix, Amazon's Prime video service offers a library of "thousands" of TV shows and movies for online streaming.

Amazon has also followed Netflix's lead in producing its own video content, most notably the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning comedy Transparent.

Unlike Netflix, however, Amazon Prime video is packaged with a $99 US annual membership to Amazon Prime, which offers free expedited shipping on certain items, as well as preferential access to Amazon's music and book libraries.

Users can also pay for Prime video on its own by paying $8.99 US per month.

Canadians could be able to stream Amazon's award winning show Transparent via Amazon Prime video as soon as Thursday, Dec. 1. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Amazon Prime had 63 million U.S. subscribers in the second quarter of 2016, according to a July report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.

In October, Netflix said it had 86.74 million subscribers worldwide. A June report from Solutions Research Group said Netflix has about 5.2 million subscriptions in Canada.

Bell Media's own CraveTV service now has more than one million Canadian subscribers, Turcke told the CRTC on Tuesday.

In September, Rogers and Shaw announced they were shutting down Shomi, their joint video streaming venture. Today is the last day Shomi will be available in Canada.

Bell's fears about over-the-top competition

At Tuesday's hearing on the renewal of TV broadcasting licenses, Turcke spoke about the challenge Bell Media faces from over-the-top competitors like Netflix and Amazon, describing them as "formidable competition."

"So it's not just our fellow Canadian broadcasters who will try to outbid us for first-run, original programming, but it's Netflix and now Amazon, two entities that are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as us and that have astronomically more buying power than we do," said Turcke, according to a copy of her presentation posted on the CRTC website.

In her presentation, Turcke described "a world where Netflix (or another global OTT player) acquires the majority of the top prime time network television shows."

In such a world, said Turcke, the worst-case scenario for the Canadian broadcasting industry is one "where Canadians decide they don't need any TV subscription at all because the best of prime-time television is dropped day and date on Netflix."

"We must have as much flexibility as possible and have parity with other regulated entities," said Turcke.

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