Court Of Appeal For Ontario

• Man convicted in Via Rail terror plot loses appeal

  Ontario's highest court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of one of the two men found guilty of terrorism charges in a plot to derail a passenger train.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2024
  
• Ontario appeals judge’s decision to strike down parts of agriculture law

  A justice struck down parts of Bill 156, the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, last month after advocacy group launched a Charter challenge in 2021.

  Politics

  May 10, 2024
  
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• Judges dismiss Jordan Peterson’s request to challenge order he undergo media training

  A spokesperson for the Court of Appeal for Ontario says that a panel of judges has decided to not grant Peterson leave to appeal an August 2023 divisional court ruling.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2024
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• Ontario’s top court dismisses Millard, Smich conviction appeals in Bosma murder

  Multiple murderers Dellen Millard and Mark Smich have had their convictions upheld by Ontario's top court for the high-profile killing of Tim Bosma. 

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2023
• Ontario’s top court strikes down third party election ad spending rules

  Ontario's top court has struck down third-party election advertising rules introduced by Premier Doug Ford's government as unconstitutional.

  Politics

  Mar 6, 2023
• Ontario court overturns HIV murder convictions, substitutes manslaughter verdicts

  Hamilton man Johnson Aziga was convicted in 2009 of the two counts of murder – believed to be the first convictions of their kind in Canada at the time.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
• Appeal dismissed for Hamilton man found not guilty in death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi

  Dale King was charged with second-degree murder and found not guilty almost two years later.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2022
• Ontario government ordered to pay $3.5M to company at heart of 2003 tainted meat probe

  A spokesman with the province's Ministry of the Attorney General said the province is reviewing the decision but would not comment further.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2022
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• Ontario court upholds Biddersingh’s murder conviction in death of 17-year-old stepdaughter

  Elaine Biddersingh was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Melonie Biddersingh, and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 16 years.

  Crime

  Jan 12, 2022
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• Judge’s Caledonia injunction decision was unfair to Indigenous man: Ontario appeal court

  The court says the Superior Court judge who heard the October 2020 motion erred when he denied an Indigenous man's rights to procedural fairness.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2021