According to the latest government statistics, Canadian police investigated a record 178,532 fraud reports in 2024, a nearly 120% increase from the 81,179 incidents they investigate…
The number of people Canadian police arrest annually for drug-impaired driving began increasing dramatically in 2018, hitting an all-time high (pardon the pun) in 2021, according to…
With the holiday season upon us, Ontario police have begun making a concerted effort to ensure highway safety by proactively targeting impaired drivers. The linchpin of this effort …
Sexual assault allegations are among the most serious and life-altering criminal accusations a person can face in Canada. A charge can threaten a person’s freedom, reputation, emplo…
Ontario imposes strict rules to protect public safety, and one of the most essential concepts for drivers to understand is the “Over 80” rule. This threshold — 80 milligrams of alco…
According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, Ontario criminal courts recorded over 101,000 Criminal Code offence convictions during the August 2023-July 2024 reporting perio…
A recent RCMP drug bust against one of the largest dark web drug trafficking operations in Canadian history led to the arrest of two GTA men solely on conspiracy to traffic drug cha…
In television and movie courtroom dramas, cross-examination of a defendant, victim, or witness frequently proves crucial to resolving the fictional case and bringing the storyline t…
When a Mass Tsang criminal defence lawyer consults with a new Greater Toronto Area client about their assault charges, one of the first questions they ask is whether the client had …
When Jeff Mass's clients ask him what will happen if they don’t appear in court, he sometimes responds by asking them if they just want to plead guilty to their charges.
Drug trafficking in Canada is one of only a few criminal offences that carry a possible life sentence upon conviction.
According to the latest Statistics Canada data on adult criminal court case outcomes, Ontario Courts convicted between 26-35% of Level 1 assault defendants annually between 2016 and…
If Canadian police arrest you for assault charges relating to a spouse or other intimate partner, Crown prosecutors will likely pursue a conviction with more vigour than they would …
