Property developer loses SCC fight over Quebec underwater lots
The Supreme Court (Justice Nicholas Kasirer pictured) has ruled 8-1 several submerged lots located in Quebec's Laurentians were sold with their adjoining riparian lands, despite a developer's arguments to the contrary.
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 4:35 PM
The Supreme Court has ruled that several submerged plots in Quebec’s Laurentians region were sold with the adjoining riparian lands — while also outlining a test on how to interpret a provision in the province’s Civil Code that says a seller must deliver a property with “all its accessories.” The conflict the court was weighing in on traces its origins to 1881, when the construction of a dam raised the level of Lac Masson, north of Montreal. A strip of land between the lake and the shore was then flooded and became submerged. ... [read more]
Class action launched against Canadian Tire for data breach affecting 40M customers
Monday, July 27, 2026 @ 3:50 PM
A proposed class action has been launched against Canadian Tire for a data breach in which affected customer records were reportedly posted for sale on the dark web. ... [read more]
Feds make $1M investment in gun violence prevention in B.C.
Monday, July 27, 2026 @ 3:42 PM
The federal government has invested more than $1 million to support gun and gang violence prevention in British Columbia. ... [read more]
Court awards nearly 40K in special costs to B.C. strata company for litigation delay
Monday, July 27, 2026 @ 3:09 PM
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has awarded special costs to a respondent strata company in a case where there was unnecessary delay and egregious conduct relating to litigation for a lien on a unit. ... [read more]
Court overturns contempt ruling, rejects ‘derogatory’ criticism of architects’ regulator
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 5:19 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a contempt finding and $30,000 fine against the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), finding that a motion judge misapplied the legal test for contempt and unjustifiably used “dismissive and derogatory” language to characterize the regulator’s conduct. ... [read more]