July 20, 2026
Canada and Pakistan have agreed to expand trade and investment in critical minerals and mining services as they seek to accelerate negotiations toward a bilateral investment treaty, according to a joint statement released July 20.
July 20, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has reduced the compensation awarded to a construction manager for work performed after a project’s expected completion date, finding that a trial judge erroneously implied an ongoing monthly payment obligation into a contract that specified a fixed fee of $220,000.
July 20, 2026
Smith Neufeld Jodoin LLP (SNJ) has welcomed Marc Ste. Marie and Joshua E.J. Dondo as articling students in its Steinbach, Man., office.
July 20, 2026
Robinson Sheppard Shapiro LLP (RSS) had added Edmundo Andres Frias Navarrete to its insurance law group in Montreal.
July 20, 2026
Sebastian di Domenico has joined Thomson Rogers LLP as an associate in its medical malpractice group in Toronto.
July 20, 2026
Canada has become very good at recruiting skilled immigrants. It has not become nearly as good at rewarding them. That distinction matters. A country that selects engineers, physicians, software developers, researchers, finance professionals and entrepreneurs on the promise of economic opportunity — but then delivers lower wages, credential barriers, punishing housing costs and weaker career mobility — should not be surprised when some of those same people leave.
July 20, 2026
Ontario’s top court has ruled that a motion judge used the wrong section of the provincial Courts of Justice Act (CJA) to grant an injunction in a labour dispute, and a lawyer representing the union involved says the decision lays to rest any debate over the correct procedural avenue to follow in similar situations.
July 20, 2026
No other machines used by so many people in Canada are as dangerous as cars, trucks and motorcycles. Globally, approximately 1.19 million people die each year in road crashes, which are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 in the rest of the world (see World Health Organization, Road traffic injuries, July 2026).
July 20, 2026
An owner-manager’s decision to sell their business can represent the culmination of years of hard work, sacrifice and commitment. However, the path from ultimately deciding to sell and closing the deal is rarely straightforward.
July 20, 2026
Appeal by Persist Oil and Gas Inc (Persist) from a decision granting Flowers summary judgment and a permanent injunction prohibiting Persist from operating a bitcoin mining operation on lands subject to a surface rights lease.