The Complete Brief
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July 26, 2024
SCC’s 9-0 judgment on interpreting historic treaties a big win for First Nations, their counsel say
Live up to the honour of the Crown and its “sacred” treaty promises — or the courts will step in.
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July 26, 2024
Court of Appeal orders retrial in car accident case against Insurance Corporation of B.C.
The B.C. Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal of a decision dismissing a damages claim for a motor vehicle accident, finding that the judge did not consider relevant evidence that may have changed the analysis.
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July 26, 2024
Federal Court of Appeal deals another blow to cities’ efforts to derail huge CN container facility
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging the approval of the location for railway lines related to a contentious Canadian National Railway Company (CN) logistics hub proposed to be set up in Milton, Ont.
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July 26, 2024
Supreme Court refuses leave to appeal $1.7M CBC defamation decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has effectively affirmed a Manitoba Court of Appeal decision last year that rejected a $1.7 million defamation award against the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC).
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July 26, 2024
The Friday Brief: Managing Editor’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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July 26, 2024
What can coaching do for you? Part two | Gary Mitchell
Coaching isn’t a miracle pill, but it will help you speed up the time in reaching your goals by shortening your learning curve.
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July 26, 2024
‘Stop tinkering at the edges’ of outdated B.C. child and youth welfare system, report says
The B.C. government is pledging to take action after the release of a scathing report that called for systemic change to its child and youth welfare system.
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July 26, 2024
Upcoming federal election: What does it mean for private clients?
Our last federal election was Sept. 20, 2021, and constitutional and statutory provisions require that the next federal election must be held no more than five years after a preceding election and by the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year after the date of the previous election, which means on or before October 20, 2025. That of course means that, while election fervour and fever continue to escalate south of the border, Canada will soon follow.
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July 26, 2024
TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS — Interpretation - Breach — Treaty moneys and annuities
Appeals by Appellants and Cross-appeals by the Anishinaabe of Lake Huron and Lake Superior (Respondents) from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal which granted in part the appeals from a Stage One proceedings and dismissed the appeals from a Stage Two proceedings.
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July 26, 2024
Appeal court decision addresses problems with repeat offender
When a cloistered group of nuns had a member of the group unable to fit into their society, the musical The Sound of Music had them break into song, singing “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?” The City of Calgary also had a problematic resident who did not fit into its society but was much more dangerous than Maria von Trapp.