Criminal
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August 29, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal denies bail in gun trafficking case
It did not make the front page of the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder on Jan. 13, 2023, when it was reported that four people, including Brandon Laffin, then 38, were facing various charges following a police search of a residence on International Road.
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August 28, 2025
Court of Appeal dismisses Crown request for jail in sexual interference appeal
M.F. was a 17-year-old when he had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. The two knew each other and knew their respective ages. M.F. was charged with sexual assault and sexual interference and sentenced to 24 months’ probation on the sexual interference charge. The finding of guilt for sexual assault was stayed pursuant to Kienapple v. R., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729.
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August 27, 2025
New judges appointed to the Court of Quebec
Quebec Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette has announced the appointment of Karine Bussière and Sophie Lamarre as judges to the Court of Quebec.
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August 27, 2025
Investigation into Google sparks privacy commissioner’s finding to delist some search results of names
After an investigation into a case against Google by an individual who was previously charged with criminal activity, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, has concluded that individuals have the right to have certain information about them delisted from search engine results when their name is searched online, in limited circumstances.
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August 27, 2025
Provincial court judge exceeded limits of his jurisdiction, rules Quebec Appeal Court
The Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a controversial decision that ruled that a provision of the French language charter — which calls for the “immediate and simultaneous” filing of English rulings in French — cannot apply to criminal proceedings in the province, concluding that the provincial court judge had exceeded the limits of his jurisdiction.
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August 27, 2025
Montreal pastor’s appeal of fraud conviction dismissed
A former evangelical pastor from a church in Montreal’s Ahuntsic district was ordered to surrender to prison authorities by Aug.14, 2025, to begin serving a 30-month sentence he received for a single-count fraud involving more than $5,000, a conviction imposed on Oct. 9, 2020.
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August 27, 2025
Judge had no agenda in hockey player case
I recently read a story about the hockey players that were on trial in London, Ont., and found myself with serious questions about how some legal professionals view our judicial system.
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August 26, 2025
SENTENCING - Sexual offences - Sexual interference - Sexual exploitation - Disorderly houses, and gaming and betting
Leave to appeal by Moazami from global sentence of 23 years and application to adduce fresh evidence. The offences pertained to sexual and prostitution-related offences against different complainants.
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August 26, 2025
View from inside prison: The daily struggle
I wrote a lot of letters while in prison. Letters and phone calls (which can only be outgoing) were a lifeline for me, reminding me there was another life I would be going back to.
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August 26, 2025
B.C. court cuts Moazami sentence in storied sex trafficking case
Between 2012 and 2022, there were 3,996 police-reported incidents of human trafficking, with incidents increasing nearly every year except 2018 and 2022, according to a federal government website. Such statistics are shocking and attract public attention.