Business
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November 07, 2025
Cultural loss cited in Churchill portrait theft sentence appeal
It was the Canadian equivalent of a break-in at the Louvre. It involved a photograph taken in 1941 during Winston Churchill’s visit to Ottawa, where then-prime minister Mackenzie King invited Yousuf Karsh to photograph the U.K. leader.
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November 07, 2025
How to take the (second) guesswork out of lawyering
Hey, Your Honour, I can see what’s under your wig. Actually, this talent is not that farfetched. AI is getting us there.
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November 07, 2025
Can celebrities lose the right to their voice?
Back in May 2024, actress Scarlett Johansson was embroiled in a legal dispute with OpenAI when the company released a voice for its ChatGPT assistant, “Sky,” which sounded strangely similar to her own. Johansson had previously declined an offer to voice the AI, and this alleged mimicry was done without her permission. OpenAI has since removed the “Sky” voice and paused its release, while the issues remain in dispute.
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November 07, 2025
To bid or not to bid: CNSOER launches offshore wind call for information, prequalification process
On Oct. 16, 2025, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) launched the offshore wind call for information and offshore wind prequalification process, which will be open from Oct. 16, 2025, to Jan. 13, 2026, and marks a significant step toward Canada’s first commercial offshore wind leasing round.
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November 07, 2025
Public disclosure of criminal offences
The law society’s “transparency” is about managing public opinion.
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November 06, 2025
Ontario releases 2025 fall economic statement, aims to invest over $200 billion
In what the province is calling its most ambitious capital plan to date, Ontario has announced more than $201 billion in investments over 10 years through its 2025 fall economic statement, focusing on infrastructure, trade diversification and tax reforms to shield the province from economic challenges such as U.S. tariffs. More than $33 billion is allocated for 2025-26.
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November 06, 2025
Supreme Court’s leave denial clears way for contentious ostrich cull to proceed
Less than two minutes after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to extend the stay of execution of more than 400 ostriches exposed to an avian flu-infected B.C. farm, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced it would proceed to enforce its controversial order to cull the animals — an order that the federal courts below confirmed to be reasonable and in the public interest.
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November 06, 2025
Power at the door: Bouncers and the use of force
Bars, lounges, nightclubs, et cetera are public stages for private enterprise; lively, necessary, sometimes combustible places where the safety of staff and patrons is paramount. At the door stands the bouncer: an individual whose presence reassures staff and is said to reassure customers as well. They enforce house rules and must, on occasion, confront disorder.
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November 06, 2025
Information regulators urge governments to strengthen transparency to combat misinformation
Federal, provincial and territorial information regulators have urged governments and public institutions across Canada to modernize access to information laws, proactively disclose records and safeguard the integrity of public information in a joint resolution signed on Nov. 5.
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November 05, 2025
Industries, organizations weigh in on increased deficit, federal cuts in Budget 2025
Budget 2025, tabled by the federal government on Nov. 4, has been met with mixed reactions from organizations and industry groups — with criticism focused on the deficit, health care, employment insurance and climate, and positive views on infrastructure funding and certain tax incentives.