Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 3:39 PM
In a split decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that courts must consider all available evidence — not just testimony — when deciding if someone had the capacity to consent to sexual activity. The accused in the case, Frédéric Rioux, had been charged with sexually assaulting a woman after they met for a picnic in a park. Some of the sexual acts took place in the park, whereas others took place later that night at Rioux’s home. ... [read more]
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 @ 4:09 PM
The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded a plaintiff more than $2 million in a dispute over the sale of a B.C. winery, addressing claims of unpaid inventory, wrongful dismissal, and counterclaims of fraud and misrepresentation. ... [read more]
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 @ 3:28 PM
A report out of the Northwest Territories is sounding the alarm over the continued overrepresentation of Indigenous kids in the region’s child protection sector — as well as the lack of Indigenous staff to help them. ... [read more]
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
The lead lawyer in a high-profile case involving the theft of one of the world’s best-known photographs of the storied former British prime minister Winston Churchill plans to ask the country’s highest court to review a recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal, which declined to set aside the sentence imposed on his client in May. ... [read more]
Monday, November 10, 2025 @ 5:00 PM
The Competition Bureau has finished its “civil investigation” into the use of algorithmic pricing software in the rental housing market. The investigation determined that revenue management tools have “not been used widely enough by landlords to substantially harm competition.” ... [read more]
Exclusive: Chief Justice Crampton reflects on Federal Court’s successes and ongoing challenges
