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Ontario government ordered to pay $3.5-million to company at heart of 2003 tainted-meat probe
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. Ontario's highest court has ordered the provincial government to pay $3.5 million dollars to a company that pleaded guilty more than a decade ago in a tainted meat scandal due to a "litany of bureaucratic ineptitude," a three-judge panel ruled last week. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs owed a duty of care to Aylmer Meat Packers and its owner, Butch Clare, when it took over the company's abattoir in 2003 amid its sprawling tainted meat investigation, Justice Peter Lauwers wrote in a Court of Appeal decision released last Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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‘This is a crisis’: Ontario police board wants femicide added to Criminal Code
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. A law that bars a judge from imposing a conditional sentence for certain offences was struck down as unconstitutional on Friday in a decision likely to find its way to the country's top court. In a 2-1 ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal found the provisions of the Criminal Code run afoul of the charter because of their impact on Indigenous offenders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Ontario court ruling shows zero tolerance in sexual harassment case
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Crown broke 1850 land treaties with First Nations, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on Monday, April 8, 2019. Ontario's highest court has upheld a ruling that found a government directive making some post-secondary student fees optional to be unlawful. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Ontario appeal court tells judges not to over-emphasize the effects of racism when sentencing Black offenders
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Evening Update: Ontario judge Mahmud Jamal nominated to Supreme Court
Editor note, Confirm titles in story: Mahmud Jamal, judge on the Ontario Court of Appeal
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Ontario loses bid to quash $30-million segregation ruling
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Supreme Court rules contractual honesty is more than just not telling lies
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen at sunset in Ottawa, Tuesday Sept. 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Man convicted of sexual assault to get new trial as judge gives no reasons for verdict
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. A law that bars a judge from imposing a conditional sentence for certain offences was struck down as unconstitutional on Friday in a decision likely to find its way to the country's top court. In a 2-1 ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal found the provisions of the Criminal Code run afoul of the charter because of their impact on Indigenous offenders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Law barring conditional sentences in some cases unconstitutional, harmful to Indigenous people: court
Law barring conditional sentences in some cases unconstitutional, court rules
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Man accused of spearheading ‘sweepstakes’ scam operation ordered extradited to U.S. to face fraud trial
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto, on April 8, 2019.
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Ontario court ruling on extreme intoxication defence exposes deep divides among Canadians
Osgoode Hall on Queen St. West is seen in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The building is home to Ontario’s Court of Appeal and also hears cases from Divisional Court and civil litigation before the Superior Court of Justice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Conviction for teen ‘swatter’ stands despite length of case, Ontario court rules
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto, on April 8, 2019.
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Morning Update: More officers charged in Floyd’s death; Hong Kong passes anthem bill
A man holds a candle as he reacts at the scene of the death, in Minneapolis police custody, of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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Ontario’s top court rules intoxication similar to automatism is a legitimate defence for acts of violence
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Judges rapped for springing ‘evidentiary trap’ on sexual assault accused
Judges rapped for springing ‘evidentiary trap’ on sexual assault accused
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Supreme Court agrees to review Ontario ruling that jeopardized multiple verdicts
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa, on April 25, 2014.
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Ontario Court of Appeal upholds $40-million in damages in solitary confinement case
A solitary confinement cell is shown in a handout photo from the Office of the Correctional Investigator. Ontario's top court has placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can no longer be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO- Office of the Correctional Investigator MANDATORY CREDIT
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Ontario’s top court upholds class action rulings against solitary confinement
A solitary confinement cell is shown in a handout photo from the Office of the Correctional Investigator.
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Courtroom chaos is coming to Ontario – and the blame lies at the feet of its attorney-general
Frank Addario
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Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously rules to reconsider closed police hearing in death of Thunder Bay man
Stacy DeBungee's body was found in the McIntyre River in Thunder Bay on Oct. 19, 2015
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Two men accused in Via Rail terror plot choose retrial by judge alone
In an artist's sketch, Chiheb Esseghaier, left, and Raed Jaser appear in court, in Toronto, on March 5, 2015.
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Solitary confinement must end - now
Noa Mendelsohn Aviv
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Appeal court justices grant stay citing precedent, pave way for move to 25 wards in Toronto
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is photographed during a session of the Legislative Assembly on Ontario, Sept 17 2018.
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Ford’s court win sets off fresh battles in Toronto civic election
Ontario Premier Doug Ford during a session of the Legislative Assembly on Ontario, Sept 17 2018.
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‘We will never, ever back down,’ Doug Ford declares as he presses ahead with plan to slash Toronto city council
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says Doug Ford, a onetime city councillor and failed mayoral candidate, is using the office of premier to settle scores with his old political adversaries.
Court upholds anti-SLAPP law in dismissal of Fortress defamation suit
Police search the Fortress Real Developments Inc. corporate offices under warrant in Richmond Hill, Ont., April 12, 2018