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Criminal and family trials on hold as Ontario court takes new steps on COVID-19
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All family and criminal trials before the Ontario Court of Justice are being suspended in light of growing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
The court, which handles the bulk of Ontario’s criminal cases but does not have jury trials, announced today it is further reducing its operations during the public health crisis.
As a result, it says trials and preliminary inquiries will be put on hold until June, unless a judge orders otherwise. Judicial officials will remain available to preside over urgent matters.
They will also handle some regularly scheduled matters, such as bail, remands and pleas for accused people in custody. The court says it will rely on video and audio technology whenever possible to remotely address criminal
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