Criminal
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October 24, 2025
Court upholds class action over CBSA’s placement of immigration detainees in prisons
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a class action certification of a case alleging that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) unlawfully placed thousands of immigration detainees in provincial prisons instead of immigration holding centres (IHCs), despite them not being tried for any criminal offence.
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October 24, 2025
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSSUES - Protection against arbitrary detention or imprisonment - Protection against unreasonable search and seizure
Appeal by Crown from a judgment of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal which reversed Wilson’s convictions and entered acquittals. Wilson was with Delorme, and two other individuals, when Delorme began to overdose after using fentanyl. A member of the group called 9-1-1.
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October 24, 2025
11th annual Wrongful Conviction Day event
On the evening of Oct. 14, the International Wrongful Conviction Day Committee and Innocence Canada hosted the 11th annual commemoration event to recognize the unfortunate phenomenon of wrongful convictions in our country.
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October 24, 2025
Bill C-14 based on outdated principle
After years of hearing criticism that the federal government was “soft on crime” and supporting bail policies seen as merely “catch and release” directives, Justice Minister Sean Fraser responded on Thursday by introducing Bill C-14.
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October 23, 2025
Ottawa introduces criminal legislation to create more bail reverse onuses, consecutive sentences
The minority Liberal government has unveiled contentious legislation detailing the stiffer sentences — including consecutive sentencing — and expanded bail restrictions and reverse onuses that Prime Minister Mark Carney recently pledged to introduce this week.
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October 23, 2025
10 myths about prison life
When an accused is tried and convicted, few people in the courtroom (judge, jurors, prosecutor, defence counsel and guilty party) likely have a realistic understanding of what a prison sentence involves. It is, therefore, understandable that few novelists or screenwriters have extensive insight into the matter.
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October 23, 2025
CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES - Second degree murder - Assault with a weapon - Aggravated assault
Appeal by Sels from convictions for second-degree murder and assaults. During an altercation involving the mother of the appellant’s friend, Sels as well as the friend’s mother were assaulted.
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October 22, 2025
Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan to host Access to Justice Week 2025
Three provinces are holding the 10th annual National Access to Justice Week later this month. Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are listed as hosing the event, which runs this year from Oct. 27 to 31 and is being quarterbacked by the Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG).
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October 22, 2025
Ontario Appeal Court overturns ruling on unreasonable search or seizure violation
Ontario’s top court has overturned a ruling that said a man’s constitutional rights had been violated during the execution of a search warrant. The situation comes about due to a tragic event — the killing of the accused’s fiancée in what police described as a targeted shooting. A confidential informant told police that the accused, Ali Bhatti, knew who was behind the murder and was planning to take matters into his own hands.
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October 22, 2025
FINTRAC fines crypto platform Cryptomus a record $177M for AML violations
Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) watchdog has hit crypto payment processor Cryptomus with a record $177-million fine for failing to flag suspicious transactions allegedly linked to serious crimes such as terrorist activity and child sexual abuse material trafficking according to an Oct. 22 release.