Bail

• Ontario plans to require bail cash up front as part of new justice bill

  Attorney General Doug Downey says he believes that measure and others announced today would improve bail compliance.

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2025
  
• Bail reform, tougher sentencing bill has been tabled. Here’s what it covers

  The Liberal government bill would impose a new reverse onus for bail on six specific offences and toughen sentencing rules for certain cases, including violent repeat offenders.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2025
  
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• Woman charged with killing Toronto widower was out on bail, court docs show

  Natasha Maccallum has been charged with second-degree murder after a 67-year-old man was found with fatal stab wounds inside his 20th-floor apartment on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Sep 4, 2025
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• Suspect in violent Mount Pleasant robbery released

  James Chartrand, 60, is accused of demanding money and threatening a Mount Pleasant shopkeeper as she closed up her family store last September.

  Crime

  Jul 7, 2025
• No bail for Halifax teen facing 33 charges related to firearms, threats

  A youth court judge has denied bail for a Halifax teenager facing 33 charges including uttering threats.

  Crime

  May 13, 2025
• Bail denied for man accused of stealing police SUV for Vancouver joyride

  Dustin Tallio was arrested on Oct. 6, when he is alleged to have stolen a police SUV and taken it for a joyride on a grass field at Templeton Park in East Vancouver. 

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2024
• Alleged Ontario Porsche thief granted bail for 2nd time in a week

  The woman made headlines last week after Peel police identified her as a suspect in a brazen theft in Mississauga which was caught on camera.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2024
• ‘Stop being a bunch of bleeding hearts’: Ford slams Ottawa over bail laws again

  'We need the federal government to change the Criminal Code once and for all, and stop being a bunch of bleeding hearts,' Ford said.

  Politics

  Sep 3, 2024
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• Manitobans on bail could be monitored electronically through new program: government

  Justice Minister Matt Wiebe says the 24-7 monitoring system will allow law enforcement to see if people are following the conditions of their release.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2024
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• As Poilievre floats notwithstanding clause for bail reform, Virani critical

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested using the notwithstanding clause for bail reform if elected. The Liberal justice minister says it should be a last resort.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2024