Coroner’s charge to Ashley Smith jury delayed by challenge to submission
An objection to a final submission on what caused the death of a teen in her segregation cell delayed the inquest coroner’s charge to the jury on Monday. At issue was whether coroner’s counsel, Jocelyn...
View Article$1.3 M fine & jail time for Ontario woman who failed to make payroll
An Ontario woman has been fined nearly $1.3 million and sentenced to four years in jail for failing to make payroll and income tax deducations to the federal taxman. The Canada Revenue Agency says its...
View ArticleFamily says Egyptian-Canadian journalist held in Egypt may be headed for trial
An Egyptian-Canadian journalist being held in a notorious Cairo prison is no longer being investigated for links to a terrorist group but could nonetheless be put on trial, his family said Thursday....
View ArticleCanadian journalist says Egypt prison conditions ‘psychologically unbearable’
Shouting out through the bars of a cage, an Egyptian-Canadian journalist told a Cairo court his prison conditions were “psychologically unbearable” as his trial began on Thursday. Mohamed Fahmy’s...
View ArticleNo appeal of Canadian’s jail sentence in Cuba may open door to return: lawyer
A lawyer for a Canadian businessman sentenced in Cuba to 15 years in prison says a decision will be made this week whether to appeal or let the verdict stand in hopes of speeding his return to Canada....
View ArticleWoman who helped ducks on side of Montreal-area highway gets 90-day prison term
A woman who caused a fatal traffic accident after stopping her car to help ducks on a busy highway has been sentenced to 90 days in prison. Emma Czornobaj will serve the time on weekends, probably...
View ArticleBaird talks with Egypt about Mohamed Fahmy case
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says he’s in touch with his Egyptian counterpart and is hopeful Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fahmy will be released from jail soon. Thompson Reuters is reporting that...
View ArticleLiberal legislation aimed at limiting how long inmates can be kept in solitary
The federal government introduced legislation Monday to restrict the use of solitary confinement inside federal prisons and to better protect prisoners with mental illness or at risk of self-harm or...
View ArticleConstitutional challenge to Canada’s jail segregation laws begins
A constitutional challenge to Canada’s segregation laws is expected to begin in a Toronto courthouse Monday morning. At issue is the practice known as administrative segregation that civil liberties...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Province spending millions for jail guards to stay home
The envelope arrived via Purolator. “This letter will serve to notify you of your suspension, with pay, for up to 20 days pending the results of an investigation being conducted by the ministry,” the...
View Article‘A death sentence:’ Advocates warn of COVID-19 spread in jails, prisons
ONTARIO — Advocates across Canada are calling for the release of non-violent offenders and a unified plan to deal with the health and safety of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. “What we have is...
View ArticleCanada’s prison ombudsman calls coronavirus isolation ‘extremely concerning’
Measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country’s prisons violate their human rights even if authorities are acting in the context of a public health emergency, Canada’s prison...
View ArticleCompany directors jailed for safety violations that led to worker’s death
Two company directors have been jailed after pleading guilty to safety violations that led to the death of a warehouse worker. Baldev Pura and Rajinder Saini _ both directors of New Mex Canada Inc. _...
View ArticleCOVID-19 outbreak at Milton’s Maplehurst Correctional Complex is Ontario’s...
A COVID-19 outbreak at a Milton jail is now the worst jail outbreak the province has seen since the start of the pandemic. There are currently 130 active cases among staff members and inmates at the...
View ArticleCalgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston sentenced to jail time in Ontario
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Kevin J. Johnston is in more legal trouble. The fringe Calgary mayoral candidate has been sentenced to 18 months in an Ontario jail in connection with the harassment and defamation...
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