The Civic Holiday long weekend in early August resulted in 17 people shot during 14 separate incidents in Toronto. WHAT Read More
Violent Long Weekend Fuels Talks of Potential Handgun Ban in Toronto
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Ontario Judge Strikes Down Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Indigenous Offender Convicted for Impaired Driving
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Justice Paul Burstein has declared that Canada’s impaired driving laws are unconstitutional. Justice Burstein ruled in the case of R. Read More
Conviction Changed from First to Second-Degree for Man Who Planned to Kill his Ex
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The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a Toronto man who planned to kill his estranged wife, but killed Read More
Durham Police Body Camera Pilot Project Ends
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Durham Regional Police Services (“DRPS”) have been involved in a one-year pilot project called the “Body-Worn Camera Project”. Eighty front-line Read More
SCC Orders New Trial in “Friends with Benefits” Case
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The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a new trial for Patrick Goldfinch (“Goldfinch”), and in doing so sent out Read More
Man Who Refused to Wear Condom Found Guilty
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Ontario Superior Court Justice Nathalie Champagne has ruled that if a man refuses to wear a condom against his partner’s Read More
Edibles Will Be Available Mid-December
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Health Canada has recently announced that Canadians can anticipate the ability to purchase a “limited variety” of cannabis-infused edibles, cannabis Read More
New Changes to Animal Cruelty Laws in Canada
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A new law has been passed to crack down on animal cruelty in Canada. Bill C-84, “An Act to Amend Read More
Re-Trial Underway for Couple Charged in Son’s Death
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The re-trial for David and Collet Stephan has begun in Lethbridge Provincial Court, in Alberta. The couple are each facing Read More
Can I Be Charged for Being Impaired While Canoeing?
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Justice Peter West is the first judge in Canada to provide a ruling that a canoe is a “vessel” for Read More