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Nirwal LawBrampton, ON · August 19, 2026

10 of the Most High-Profile Criminal Cases in Canadian Legal History

Some criminal cases go well beyond the defendant and impact how we investigate crimes, prosecute cases, develop new laws, and view our justice system. In Canada, there have been many notable crimes such as serial killers, murders of young women, gangland murders, mass murderers, bombings (the Air India case), and terrorist acts (e.g. the Quebec Mosque shooting). There have been some horrific crimes where investigators did not follow through appropriately; other crimes were so egregious they caused Parliament to re-evaluate sentencing options, how evidence is gathered and used in Court and...

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