Court upholds stay, leaves non-signatory’s reliance on arbitration agreement issue to arbitrator
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 5:13 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a stay of a $24.5-million action concerning payments tied to Swedish tax losses recognized after a divestiture, ruling that an arbitral tribunal should decide its own jurisdiction where a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement has an arguable basis for relying on it. ... [read more]
Appeal court remits personal injury case after mistrial for jury discharge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 4:29 PM
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and sent a lengthy personal injury trial back to the lower court which had labeled it a mistrial after the jury was discharged due to potentially prejudiced comments made by counsel. ... [read more]
Provinces agree to major direct-to-consumer alcohol sales agreement
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 2:02 PM
Nine provinces have agreed to a deal on interprovincial sales of alcohol they say will remove trade barriers and improve customer choice. The premiers of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador signed the “landmark” agreement July 21 that will allow direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales of alcoholic beverages between individual jurisdictions for personal use. ... [read more]
Canada to intensify U.S. trade talks after Trump unveils 50% tariffs on US$20B in exports
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 @ 5:23 PM
Canada is set to intensify trade talks with the United States after the U.S. announced plans to impose additional 50 per cent tariffs on a significant number of Canadian goods, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement issued July 20. ... [read more]