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Jun 11, 2025, 18:19 ET 16 AND A HALF YEAR JAIL SENTENCE IMPOSED IN FENTANYL CASE

LONDON, ON, June 11, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, in Ontario Superior Court, 25-year-old Taymoor Pasha was sentenced to 16 and a half years imprisonment after pleading guilty to possessing 15 kilograms of...

May 12, 2025, 15:50 ET 12-year Sentence for Terrorism-related Offences

TORONTO, May 12, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, in the Ontario Superior Court, Khalilullah Yousuf pleaded guilty to two of the three terrorism-related offences he was facing. In an Agreed Statement of Facts...

Mar 06, 2025, 09:52 ET PPSC WELCOMES THE NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

OTTAWA, ON, March 6, 2025 /CNW/ - The Director of Public Prosecutions, George Dolhai, is pleased to announce that the Governor in Council has appointed Carol Shirtliff-Hinds as PPSC's new Deputy...

Jan 30, 2025, 12:51 ET FORMER PRIEST SENTENCED FOR SEX CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

IQALUIT, NU, Jan. 30, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, in the Nunavut Court of Justice, Eric Dejaeger was sentenced to six additional years in prison for historical sexual offences against seven children. The...

Jan 29, 2025, 16:16 ET SIXTEEN-YEAR SENTENCE FOR LARGE-SCALE FENTANYL PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING

EDMONTON, AB, Jan. 29, 2025 /CNW/ - Yesterday, in the Edmonton Court of King's Bench, Jonathan Loyie was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role as an executive member of a large-scale fentanyl...

Dec 17, 2024, 15:13 ET Statement by George Dolhai on Charter rights of Maplehurst Correctional Complex inmates

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Director of Public Prosecutions George Dolhai, issued the following statement: "In December 2023, Maplehurst Correctional Complex deployed its Institutional...

Oct 23, 2024, 12:34 ET NATIONAL PROSECUTION AWARDS 2024

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - Yesterday, in an award ceremony held in Toronto, the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Heads of Prosecutions Committee recognized the outstanding accomplishments...

Oct 07, 2024, 11:48 ET ANNUAL REPORT 2023-2024 TABLED IN PARLIAMENT

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, George Dolhai, Public Prosecution Service of Canada's new Director of Public Prosecutions, announced the tabling in Parliament of the Public Prosecution...

Sep 17, 2024, 11:17 ET Hussein Sentenced to Six years For Posting ISIS Materials to TikTok

CALGARY, AB, Sept. 17, 2024 /CNW/ - Last Friday, in the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, Zakarya Rida Hussein was sentenced to six years in prison for facilitating terrorist activity contrary to s....

Aug 15, 2024, 14:20 ET Statement by George Dolhai on Fisheries Act prosecutions

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Director of Public Prosecutions George Dolhai, issued the following statement to set the record straight on Fisheries Act prosecutions. "In light of...

Jun 27, 2024, 11:38 ET MANJI SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING INUIT ORGANIZATIONS

IQALUIT, NU, June 27, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, in the Nunavut Court of Justice, Karima Manji was sentenced for defrauding Nunavut Tunngavik Inc (NTI), Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and Kakivak...

Feb 22, 2024, 12:20 ET TERRORISM IN VELTMAN MURDER CASE

LONDON, ON, Feb. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, in the Ontario Superior Court in London, Justice Pomerance found that the crimes of 23-year-old Nathaniel Veltman constitute terrorist activity. This is an...

Feb 07, 2024, 15:28 ET PPSC APPEALS SENTENCE IMPOSED ON CAMERON JAY ORTIS

TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada filed a Notice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal for Ontario to initiate an appeal on the sentence imposed on Cameron Jay...

Jan 02, 2024, 12:06 ET CHANGES TO PPSC'S ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DRUG TREATMENT COURT PROGRAMS

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 2, 2024 /CNW/ - The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) has expanded the eligibility for participation in a Drug Treatment Court (DTC). This change is intended to eliminate...

Nov 28, 2023, 19:38 ET COURT SENTENCES YOUNG PERSON AS AN ADULT IN MURDER / TERRORISM CASE

TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Superior Court, sitting as a youth justice court, imposed an adult sentence on a young person. The young person, Oguzhan Sert, was sentenced to life...

Nov 22, 2023, 17:40 ET JURY FINDS ORTIS GUILTY

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, a jury found Cameron Ortis guilty of four offences under the Security of Information Act for intentionally and...

Nov 02, 2023, 15:59 ET NATIONAL PROSECUTION AWARDS 2023

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 2, 2023 /CNW/ - The outstanding accomplishments of Canadian prosecutors were recognized by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Heads of Prosecutions Committee at an awards...

Jul 27, 2023, 10:02 ET COURT RULES THAT MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER WERE TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN YOUTH CASE

TORONTO, July 27, 2023 /CNW/ - On June 6, 2023, the Ontario Superior Court, sitting as a Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) court released its decision in a youth matter. The court found that the...

Jul 25, 2023, 18:05 ET OMAR SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN MOSQUE ATTACK

BRAMPTON, ON, July 25, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, in the Ontario Superior Court, Mohammed Omar was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty last week to three criminal offences that also...

Jul 19, 2023, 15:42 ET OMAR PLEADS GUILTY IN MOSQUE ATTACK

BRAMPTON, ON, July 19, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, in the Ontario Superior Court, Mohammed Omar pleaded guilty to the following three criminal offences that also constitute terrorist activity: Administering...

Jun 21, 2023, 14:16 ET Canada Bread Company Limited sentenced to $50 million in fines for price-fixing

TORONTO, June 21, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, in the Ontario Superior Court, Canada Bread Company Limited (CBCL) was sentenced to fines totaling $50 million after the company pleaded guilty to four counts of ...

May 17, 2023, 10:34 ET Superior Court of Quebec Publishes Remediation Agreement for UEFTI

MONTREAL, May 17, 2023 /CNW/ - On May 16, 2023, the Superior Court of Quebec published the details of the remediation agreement between the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) and Ultra...

Mar 07, 2023, 14:42 ET PPSC TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION BY UPDATING PROSECUTION GUIDELINE

OTTAWA, ON, March 7, 2023 /CNW/ - The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) announced changes to the "Decision to Prosecute" guideline of the PPSC Deskbook. The PPSC Deskbook sets standards of...

Mar 06, 2023, 14:29 ET STAY OF PROCEEDINGS IN A PRIVATE PROSECUTION OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA

MONTREAL, March 6, 2023 /CNW/ - Due to a lack of sufficient evidence, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) has today stayed the proceedings initiated on January 5, 2023, in response to a...

Feb 23, 2023, 17:32 ET Awso Peshdary Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Offences

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Awso Peshdary received the equivalent of a 14-year custodial sentence after pleading guilty to four terrorism...

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