Earlier this month, Toronto Police charged a Scarborough resident with “recklessly discharging” a gun at suspects who were attempting to steal his car from his driveway. While the i…
According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre’s (CAFC) latest report, Canadians were bilked out of $379 million in 2021, a record high in annual reported losses and a 130% increase ov…
Sad to say, but statistics suggest that roughly one-fourth of Canadian violent crime victims in a given year are victimized by someone in their own home. A 2021 Statistics Canada re…
You’re probably familiar with “revenge porn,” in which a jilted or otherwise unhappy lover posts intimate photos or videos of their partner online to embarrass or punish them. And y…
Uttering threats in Ontario is a Criminal Code offence under section 264.1. You can be charged for knowingly uttering, conveying, or causing someone to receive a threat to cause dea…
If you get arrested for impaired driving in the Greater Toronto area, one of the first decisions you will need to make is whether to hire a lawyer to help you fight the charges.
Drug-related arrests in Canada are so commonplace that police in 2021 made an average of 82 arrests per day across the country, according to data compiled by the latest Statistics C…
You might find this hard to believe, but sleep has been successfully used as a criminal defence in Canadian courts. How, exactly, does that work, you ask?—“Your honour, I cannot …
While Canadian impaired driving laws are designed to penalize drivers for operating motor vehicles while drunk or high on drugs, the regulations can inadvertently punish a driver wh…
Greater Toronto Area residents can now receive home delivery of recreational marijuana from Uber Eats. The food delivery platform began offering cannabis delivery in the region last…
People arrested for a first-time criminal offence in Canada are often bewildered by the criminal trial process. The criminal court system is like a world unto itself, with its own d…
n most cases, no, not while your licence is suspended, and not without considering immigration and local laws. A DUI (impaired driving) in Canada can trigger a driving prohibition t…
Every now and then, you probably come across a news story that references police charging someone with “mischief.” For example, a recent Global News article about a man charged with…
