August 18, 2026
Appeal by Sandhu from his conviction for sexual assault. The complainant and Sandhu were alone in a hotel room for approximately 20 to 30 minutes after their friends, R.E. and U.K., left to obtain food. The complainant testified that while she was intoxicated, Sandhu did something to her vagina that caused pain, that she repeatedly told him to stop, and that she later found herself in a bathroom without her pants or underwear.
August 17, 2026
The Federal Court has declined to stay the removal of a former senior Iranian government official “because Canada’s interest in removing persons who participated in regimes that systematically violate human rights outweighs any harm that might befall him upon returning to Iran.”
August 17, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced an agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and the Innu Nation, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec, guaranteeing $10 billion in financing for “largest clean energy investment in North American history.”
August 17, 2026
The Alberta Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal, ruling that the investigative receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. overstepped its neutral role in litigation by seeking to bind parties to its legal opinion in a dispute relating to more than 100 allegedly fraudulently transferred vehicles.
August 17, 2026
A coalition of legal and civil rights groups has launched a constitutional challenge to Ontario’s new cash bail requirements, arguing the rules create a “two-tier” justice system that favours people who can afford to pay for their release. Changes to the bail system came into effect on Aug. 17, and among other things require a cash security deposit in the full amount pledged to be paid once an accused person is released into custody, with payment due within two business days of release.
August 17, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court has set aside a $573,820 default judgment, finding that the order removing the defendants’ former counsel failed to inform them of the consequences of not appointing new counsel and noting that the award far exceeded the amount claimed.
August 17, 2026
The Government of Saskatchewan has appointed five judges to its provincial court: Darin Chow in Moose Jaw, Roger DeCorby in Yorkton, Alexandra Findlay in Saskatoon, Suzanne Lalonde in Regina and Jason Peszko in Prince Albert.
August 17, 2026
Mathews Dinsdale has added Madison Kelly as an associate in its Toronto office.
August 17, 2026
Stewart Elgie and Geneviève Morin have been named co-chairs of the federal Expert Taskforce on Natural Capital Accounting and Nature Financing following its first meeting on Aug. 14.
August 17, 2026
Every so often, a judge stops writing like a judge and starts writing like a person who has run out of patience.