Ontario Courts

• Girl’s death leads to domestic violence training for Ontario judges

  Ontario introduced legislation that will see provincially appointed judges and justices receive education and training on intimate partner violence and coercive control.

  Canada

  Apr 30
  
• Families of Ontario murder victims outraged at Supreme Court ruling

  'Our life has been destroyed by their crime,' Babcock said of her daughter's killers. 'And yet the courts feel that it is cruel to have them in prison for life.'

  Crime

  May 28, 2022
  
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• Ontario planning to introduce digital court system to access information from anywhere

  The system should allow people to submit documents, access court information, schedule matters and appearances, pay fees, and receive decisions electronically.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2021
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• Ontario’s attorney general looks to clear provincial court backlog caused by COVID-19

  Ontario's provincial offences courts had to suspend in-person trials and hearings earlier in the pandemic due to the risk posed by COVID-19.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2021
• Off-duty officer convicted of assaulting Dafonte Miller denied bail while applying to top court

  Const. Michael Theriault had asked to be released from custody while he applies for leave to appeal his conviction and nine-month sentence with the Supreme Court of Canada.

  Crime

  Jul 30, 2021
• Drunk driver who killed 2 Centennial College students sentenced to 6 years in prison

  "Despite the numerous alternative modes of transportation available, people are still getting into their vehicles after consuming too much alcohol," Justice Deanna Strasberg said.

  Crime

  Jul 19, 2021
• Trial for 2 men accused of murdering, sexually assaulting Toronto mother during break-and-enter begins

  Gerald Aquintey, the husband of Rhoderie Estrada, testified he came home in the early morning hours of May 26, 2018, and discovered his wife of 15 years dead.

  Crime

  Jul 7, 2021
• Winnipeg truck driver sentenced to 8 years in prison for killing 4 people on Toronto highway

  Sarbjit Matharu was found guilty of four counts of criminal negligence causing death as well as negligence causing bodily harm after the 2016 11-vehicle crash on Highway 400.

  Crime

  Jun 25, 2021
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• Ontario judge orders Hudson’s Bay Co. to pay outstanding rent to landlord

  A judge has ordered Hudson's Bay Co. to pay rent it was withholding from some of its landlords because it claimed they were no longer operating first-class shopping centres.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2021
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• Video shows alleged assault of Black man on TTC bus by Toronto police officer

  The trial for a Toronto police officer charged with assault is now underway. Surveillance video shown in court captured the alleged assault of a Black man on a TTC bus.

  Crime

  Jun 17, 2021