Nancy Krigas

The defendant pleaded guilty to four counts of breaching a section 810.2 recognizance: failing to report to police, failing to report a change of address, failing to carry a copy of the recognizance, and failing to abstain from alcohol consumption.

The defendant had been released from a 15-year federal sentence for manslaughter, forcible confinement, and breaking and entering.

Psychological assessments indicated he posed a high to moderate-high risk for violent recidivism.

The defendant breached the recognizance by failing to report for 5.5 months, relocating to Ottawa without notification, and consuming alcohol while committing theft.

The court sentenced him to 20 months less 2 months and 1 week time served, resulting in 17 months and 3 weeks incarceration, followed by a 2-year probation order with conditions identical to the section 810.2 recognizance.

The accused pleaded guilty to careless driving contrary to section 130 of the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario.

While operating a minivan in a residential area near a park and children's playground, the accused failed to stop at a red light and stop bar at the intersection of McRae Drive and Millwood Road in Toronto.

The accused struck and killed a six-year-old pedestrian who had the right of way in the crosswalk.

The court imposed a non-custodial sentence of a $2,000 fine, a two-year driving prohibition, and two years of probation with 200 hours of community service, balancing the grave consequences of the offence against the accused's reduced moral culpability for careless (rather than dangerous) driving.

The Crown applied pursuant to section 117.05 of the Criminal Code for an order to forfeit a collection of 16 shotguns seized by Toronto Police Service and for an ancillary general weapons prohibition order.

The seizure arose from a domestic dispute involving the respondent's wife reporting concerns about his mental state and suicide risk after discovering escort service numbers on his phone.

The respondent was apprehended under the Mental Health Act, assessed, and released.

At the hearing, the respondent provided evidence of his responsible gun ownership, compliance with all regulatory requirements, and mental fitness.

The court found that the Crown had not established on a balance of probabilities that it was "not desirable" in the interests of safety for the respondent to possess the firearms and dismissed the application.

This is a reference hearing under section 74 of the Firearms Act concerning the denial of a Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) application.

The Chief Firearms Officer refused the application based on concerns about the applicant's mental health history, weapons prohibitions under the National Defence Act that were not disclosed, fraudulent or questionable references, and a pattern of threatening and assaultive behaviour during military service.

The applicant challenged the refusal as unreasonable.

The court upheld the CFO's decision, finding that the applicant lacked the responsibility and discipline required of gun owners, demonstrated emotional immaturity and a quick temper, and failed to provide credible references.

The accused pleaded guilty to abduction in contravention of a custody order.

She had abducted her daughter in 1993 when the child was approximately two years old, believing the child's safety was at risk.

The accused and child lived under assumed identities for 18 years until the accused's arrest in 2011.

The court imposed a conditional sentence of two years less one day followed by two years of probation, finding that while general deterrence and denunciation are paramount in child abduction cases, the unique mitigating circumstances—including the accused's traumatic childhood, early guilty plea, remorse, and the victims' wishes for restorative justice—justified a community-based sentence rather than incarceration.