Nadia Chaabane

The accused was charged with four counts of theft under $5,000, 31 counts of failing to comply with probation orders, and one count of possession of property obtained by crime.

The Crown sought detention on the secondary ground, arguing the accused posed a substantial risk to public safety.

The accused proposed release on his own recognizance with GPS monitoring, exclusion zones, and support from Sound Times.

The court found that the accused's lengthy criminal record, persistent pattern of breaching probation conditions, and repeated re-offending at the same locations demonstrated a substantial risk to public safety.

The proposed release plan was found insufficient to mitigate this risk.

While the court acknowledged the accused's vulnerabilities under s. 493.2(b) of the Criminal Code, including mental health challenges and status as a Black man, these did not outweigh the public safety concerns.

The court ordered the accused's detention under the secondary ground.

An application was brought by eight young persons to vary a previous court order to explicitly prevent media from disseminating their identifying information, including through private social media messages, in relation to charges of second-degree murder.

The court found that a reporter's actions of contacting individuals on social media and disclosing a young person's name and charges contravened the spirit of the Youth Criminal Justice Act's publication ban under section 110, even if not an intentional breach of the specific prior order.

The court clarified that "publication" under the YCJA includes indiscriminate communication on social media that risks making information known to the general public.