The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed charges against a defendant accused of driving with over 5 ng/mL of THC, ...

Grand jurors did not issue any indictments but reported "the waste and misspending of millions of dollars in emergency aid ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed an appeal challenging the acquittal of a former Speaker of the ...

The Supreme Court of Canada reserved its decision on Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of Saskatchewan's prison disciplinary procedures, which were said to violate inmates' ...

The Supreme Court has reserved its decision after a two-day hearing into a case launched by the John Howard Society of ...

Now, Donald Trump’s political comeback has revived a sense of dread among the officials and institutions who stood in his way last time: Could it happen again? Dozens of interviews with people deeply ...

Criminal prosecutions have to meet the "beyond reasonable doubt threshold", whereas misconduct cases are run on the lower threshold civil "on the balance of probabilities" burden of proof.

In institutions operated by Correctional Services Canada, the standard of proof required is "beyond a reasonable doubt," in line with the same threshold used in Canadian criminal trials.

The anti-graft court also acquitted Napoles and Enrile's aide, Gigi Reyes, in the plunder charge as the prosecution has failed to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This means the ...