April 30, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a new measure called Team Canada Strong, a $6-billion nationwide effort to “recruit, train and hire 80,000 to 100,000 new Red Seal trades workers in the next five years.”
April 30, 2026
Pallett Valo has added Jonathan Beiles to its construction and infrastructure practice.
April 30, 2026
The Government of British Columbia has appointed three provincial court judges who will serve in southwestern B.C.
April 30, 2026
Long-term disability claims involving chronic pain and mental health conditions are being denied or subjected to prolonged review at rates that have increased meaningfully over the past several years. The conditions most affected are not those with straightforward, objectively measurable pathology.
April 30, 2026
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming legal practices worldwide, offering tools that can draft documents, analyze cases and streamline research with unprecedented speed. However, a recent U.S. court ruling has ignited fierce debates about the risks, particularly around privilege protections.
April 30, 2026
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published the Oversight Review Report of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), evaluating whether it complied with the terms and conditions of its approval orders and whether its regulatory processes are applied consistently and effectively.
April 30, 2026
Death, as it turns out, is not the end of the revenue stream. If anything, it may be the beginning of a particularly vigorous second act. Consider the perennial earners on Forbes’ list of highest-paid dead celebrities: Michael Jackson still moonwalks to the bank, Dr. Seuss continues to rhyme his way into licensing deals, Richard Wright and Syd Barrett echo through classic rock royalties, and the Notorious B.I.G. remains, well, notorious — and profitable. The moral? Mortality is inevitable; monetization, apparently, is optional but highly recommended.
April 30, 2026
Increasingly, U.S. government entities appear to be utilizing technology to screen visa and other immigration benefit applicants. In some cases, this has become very public and transparent. For example, most people are aware that phones and other electronic devices can be screened when coming into the United States.
April 30, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) and associated algorithms increasingly underpin routine business functions and often form part of a company’s product or service offering. In June 2025, Microsoft found that 71 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) surveyed were actively using AI or generative AI for core operations; among digital-native firms, the rate reached 90 per cent. Behind the scenes, AI models are responsible for making material business decisions, running equipment and offering services to third parties — including health care decisions, dynamic pricing, forecasting, supply chain optimization, customer chats and routing, applicant screening, identity validation, fraud detection and marketing campaigns.
April 30, 2026
Appeal by appellants (Bryan and Amadai) from a judgment dismissing their application challenging the validity of a May 19, 2022, will (the Fourth Will) said to be executed by the deceased, Reka, and from a costs order requiring each party to bear their own costs. Acting on an earlier will, Bryan applied for a certificate of appointment and collected a life insurance payout.