September 18, 2026
Canada’s government has created a firearms boss to serve the country’s three northern territories. On Sept. 17, Public Safety Canada announced that Ottawa has established a “dedicated” chief firearms officer (CFO) for the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
September 18, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after finding that a party’s deliberate false evidence about a key witness’s neutrality might have tipped the scales in a long-running dispute over a Thai potash-mine royalty interest.
September 18, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has updated the framework for leave to appeal Divisional Court decisions, clarifying that the grant of leave turns on whether an appeal raises an arguable question of public importance, regardless of whether the lower court exercised original or appellate jurisdiction.
September 18, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has shed light on how to apply the Opitz test and determine whether a federal election result should be annulled when it is challenged on the basis that “irregularities” affected the election result.
September 18, 2026
Lauren Shenkar has joined Harper Grey as an associate in its insurance law group in Vancouver.
September 18, 2026
What happens when professional judgment is no longer entirely human? Artificial intelligence (AI), once viewed as a farfetched idea, has become increasingly embedded in boardroom strategy.
September 18, 2026
In the previous article, “Clashing swords over the black box of AI legal interpretation,” we looked at the problems with treating AI as if it can “think” or “reason” in the requisite sense. We also examined the controversy over using AI to determine “ordinary meaning.” This time, we shift the focus from what AI cannot do to what it can.
September 18, 2026
Arjun Sodhi has joined MLT Aikins’ Vancouver office as an associate.
September 18, 2026
Lavery has added three lawyers in Montreal: Jean-François Bigras in its family law group, Nicolas Bonhomme in litigation and dispute resolution, and Natalia Leon in labour and employment law.
September 18, 2026
I just saw a movie about the law rivalling classics such as Witness for the Prosecution, 12 Angry Men and To Kill a Mockingbird. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating score of 95 per cent. It’s all the rage now. Get your popcorn out. I’m talking about Coyote vs. Acme. Beep beep!