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prank calling can be defined as a mischievous phone call made to trick someone. While prank calling may seem like…

Entering into a false marriage to facilitate someone’s immigration into Canada is marriage fraud. Marriages of convenience are not allowed…

In Canada, spitting on someone is considered a criminal offence. This act is defined as an Assault under Sections 265…

Blackmailing someone is a criminal offence in Canada. It is defined as extortion under section 346 in the Criminal Code…

Beyond a reasonable doubt requires more than simply being convinced that the defendant “probably” committed the crime or “likely” committed…

Are Provincial Regulatory Offences Serious?

It is not a crime to go through garbage so long as it is not on someone else’s private property.…

You could be charged for public intoxication with both provincial and federal law. Under section 175 of the Criminal Code,…

It is not illegal to write on bank notes in Canada. There are prohibitions, however, on reproducing a current Canadian…