The federal government has stepped up its assault on conditional sentencing laws, saying that people who commit serious crimes like arson or kidnapping must not be permitted to serve sentences from ...

The parliamentary budget officer is estimating that changing the rules for conditional sentences could cost taxpayers an extra $145 million because of increased parole reviews and prosecutions ...

OTTAWA — Equating time served in the community with time spent in jail opens up the door to absurd possibilities within immigration law, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. In an unanimous ...

A Swedish court handed out a conditional jail sentence to U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky for his role in a street brawl in Stockholm in June. The Stockholm District Court on ...

Const. Haoyin Zheng is seen here walking out of the Edmonton courthouse in June. ((Janice Johnston/CBC News)) An Edmonton police officer convicted of assault should be given an 18-month conditional ...

A 65-year-old businessman with health issues and no prior criminal record has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for the illegal possession of a loaded handgun, stored in a dresser in the bedroom of ...