A conditional sentence allowed Hamer to keep his job and housing, both of which he would likely lose if he were sent to jail.

A 51-year-old man who triggered a lockdown at three eastern P.E.I. health-care facilities has been handed a six-month ...

A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada has found that Criminal Code provisions prohibiting conditional sentences for certain offences did not infringe an Indigenous woman’s equality rights, because ...

A London police officer convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life in the 2016 custody death of an Indigenous woman has avoided jail time. Const. Nicholas Doering on Friday was given an ...

The Supreme Court of Canada Friday ruled 5-4 that banning conditional sentences for some offenses is constitutional. The case was brought by 20-year-old Cheyenne Sharma, who was arrested in a Toronto ...

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two major figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy," have been handed conditional sentences and spared further jail time. Barber was found guilty of mischief and counselling ...

Robert Semenchuck pleaded guilty to using police databases to contact at least 33 women in attempt to form sexual and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The office of Quebec's Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) has said it will appeal a Quebec court ruling that ...

A woman was given a conditional sentence on Monday after pleading guilty to her role in a series of mail thefts. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ...

Local journalism needs your support! As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed. Now, ...