CBA’s new president aims to defend bar’s independence, boost courts’ resources
The Canadian Bar Association’s new leader, Loreley Chekay, says Canadian legal professionals have varied backgrounds, roles and perspectives but ‘we’re united by a shared belief in the need for a well-resourced, independent justice system based on the rule of law.’
Tuesday, September 01, 2026 @ 2:51 PM
Saskatchewan’s Loreley Chekay, who assumed the leadership of the 40,000-member Canadian Bar Association (CBA) today, says she is striving to move the needle forward on the legal profession’s shared goals of attaining more resources for courts and defending the independence of lawyers and judges. ... [read more]
Ottawa extends temporary excise tax relief on gasoline, diesel & aviation fuels to next year
Wednesday, September 02, 2026 @ 3:46 PM
To help address Canadians' rising costs from global oil disruptions and U.S. tariffs, the federal government has extended to next year its temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel, including leaded and unleaded aviation gasoline. ... [read more]
SOCAN sues AI music platform Suno over allegedly infringing music outputs
Wednesday, September 02, 2026 @ 3:33 PM
Canada’s largest member-owned music rights organization, SOCAN, has filed a lawsuit against Suno Inc., alleging that its AI music-generation platform generated and streamed outputs that copy songs in SOCAN’s repertoire, infringing the performing rights in those works. ... [read more]
N.L. court rejects that 60-year claim can be used to dispute Crown land title
Wednesday, September 02, 2026 @ 3:24 PM
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ruled that a claimant cannot rely on 60 years of possession ending before 1977 to independently establish title against the Crown, holding that the province's 1976 land-law reforms govern the claim. ... [read more]
Yukon releases ‘What We Heard’ report on ‘sexualized cyber crimes’
Wednesday, September 02, 2026 @ 2:54 PM
Yukon residents say victims who had intimate images that were shared illegally face barriers in accessing justice due to the expense of legal services, a lack of privacy and a rigid reporting system. ... [read more]