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WARNING: The following story contains disturbing, graphic details. Readers are advised to use discretion. An Ontario man guilty of killing and decapitating his mother in March 2022 has been sentenced to life in prison with a period of parole ineligibility of 13 years. Dallas Ly, the 23-year-old Toronto man who …
Read More »What’s all the racket? Residents oppose pickleball courts at park in Peterborough, Ont.
A rowdy, gallery and heated debate Tuesday was not enough to convince city council in Peterborough, Ont., to halt plans to add 16 lighted pickleball courts at Bonnerworth Park. Council last October approved the $4.4. million redevelopment plan, which includes adding 16 lighted pickleball courts, expanding the existing 20-year-old skateboard …
Read More »Victims, advocates call for changes to justice system and Ontario courts
Cait Alexander stood shoulder-to-shoulder with NDP MPP and Attorney General critic Kristyn Wong-Tam Thursday morning, calling for reforms to the justice system. Alexander says criminal proceedings against her ex-boyfriend have been cancelled twice. “A restraining order — that is the only resolution the Canadian justice system could muster for my …
Read More »Doug Ford reiterates plan for ‘like-minded judges’ on Ontario courts
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has doubled down on his pledge to appoint “like-minded judges” to courts in Ontario as opposition to recent committee appointments continues to bubble. Responding to a question from Ontario Liberal MPP John Fraser during question period on Monday, Ford said violent crime was increasing in the …
Read More »Calgary legal support group calls on candidates to focus on people who can’t afford lawyers
A Calgary organization that offers free legal services to people who don’t qualify for legal aid in Alberta is calling on candidates in the provincial election to remove barriers to accessing justice. “We have political parties talking specifically about crime in our downtown area and on our trains, and there …
Read More »Why Ontario is expanding rehabilitation-first courts
Ontario’s justice system is set to get a cash infusion from the Federal government to dramatically expand new community-based courts in the province – a move that could help cut down on pandemic-induced court backlogs, while adding a more progressive approach to criminal cases. Global News has confirmed, through an …
Read More »Police look for suspect after assault outside Law Courts Building – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police are looking for a suspect after a woman was assaulted outside the Law Courts Building early Friday morning. Police say the 20-year-old woman was walking from St. Mary Avenue and Kennedy Street to the courthouse at around 5:45 a.m. when an unknown man began to follow her. As …
Read More »Courts, government bills are unravelling Harper-era crime laws
The list of criminal laws passed by the Stephen Harper government that have since been struck down by Canadian courts is growing steadily. The trend’s latest casualty came Friday, when the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a 2011 change to the Criminal Code that required sex offenders to be automatically added to the National Sex …
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