Man convicted of sexually assaulting daughters faces dangerous offender assessment
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered a man, identified by the initials S.M., to undergo a formal assessment…
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Truck school operators receive house arrest for fraudulent licence scheme
An Ontario Superior Court judge has sentenced two men to conditional sentences of two years less a day, to be…
Mistrial bid rejected after key witness testifies he feared for his life
An Ontario Superior Court Justice has ruled that a strong, immediate instruction to a jury was sufficient to overcome the…
Supreme Court rules police cannot arrest good samaritans for simple drug possession at overdose scenes
The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered a significant judgment clarifying the scope of legal immunity provided to individuals who…
Judge dismisses ‘manifestly frivolous’ claim of institutional bias in Indigenous cannabis rights case
An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a mid-trial application from a group of ten Indigenous individuals who alleged the…
B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial in drug trafficking case, citing error in “state agent” analysis
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned ten drug trafficking and firearms convictions against Kien Trung Pham…
Woman sentenced to 7.5 years for “queen” role in Toronto human trafficking operation
TORONTO – A Nova Scotia woman described in court as the “Queen” of a small human trafficking ring has been…
Mother sentenced to 12 months in jail for criminal negligence in bathtub drowning death of autistic son
An Ontario mother who left her developmentally delayed young son unattended in a bathtub, leading to his drowning, has been…
Man sentenced to 8 years for brutal cold case sexual assaults solved by genetic genealogy
A 62 year old man who lived a quiet, pro-social life for over three decades has been sentenced to eight…
Toronto security guard sentenced to 11 years for manslaughter in fatal stabbing of girlfriend’s lover
A Toronto security guard who discovered his long-term girlfriend in bed with another man and stabbed the man to death…