Business
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November 13, 2025
From isolation to injunction: Navigating the legal landscape of elder abuse in Ontario
Elder abuse is a critical and underreported public health crisis, significantly exacerbated by factors like social isolation, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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November 12, 2025
Tilly Norwood: As AI actor takes the stage, Hollywood A-list erupts, part two
It shouldn’t be a surprise that a coded thespian in the form of Tilly Norwood has emerged. In July 2023, SAG-AFTRA went on strike for 118 days, two months after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) walked out.
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November 12, 2025
SCC denies requests by AGs & others to make in-person intervener arguments in historic case
The Supreme Court of Canada is denying recent requests from six intervener attorneys general — as well as counsel for The Advocates’ Society and dozens of other intervener groups — to allow them to make their arguments in person in the upcoming historic Bill 21 appeal, Law360 Canada has learned.
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November 12, 2025
Carney to visit U.A.E., South Africa to deepen trade, defence partnerships
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced he is travelling next week to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for a bilateral visit and to Johannesburg, South Africa, for the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
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November 12, 2025
Michael Comartin joins Goodmans’ employment and pensions group
Goodmans LLP has added Michael Comartin as counsel in its employment, pensions and executive compensation group in Toronto.
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November 12, 2025
BLG adds Mark Christensen as partner in commercial real estate group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has welcomed Mark Christensen as a partner in its commercial real estate group in Calgary.
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November 12, 2025
The differences between U.S. B-1 business visitor and B-2 visitor for pleasure
Coming to the U.S. as a visitor is fairly straightforward. Whether entering the U.S. on a visa, using the visa waiver program, or without needing either of these because you are a visa-exempt Canadian, entering as a visitor has specific requirements. But does it matter if you’re admitted as a B-1 business visitor or a B-2 visitor for pleasure?
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November 12, 2025
Shareholder deadlocks: Promoting resolution through unanimous shareholders’ agreements
Disagreements between business partners in owner-managed corporations are inevitable. While these disagreements are often resolved at the business level, there are times when owner-managers cannot reach a consensus and are deadlocked on any given decision. For this reason, unanimous shareholder agreements (USAs) often provide for dispute resolution mechanisms.
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November 12, 2025
Canada targets Russia’s drone program, cyber infrastructure in new sanctions package
Canada has announced new sanctions on Russia targeting individuals and entities involved in Russia’s drone program and cyber infrastructure used in hybrid warfare with Ukraine, according to a release issued on Nov. 12.
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November 12, 2025
BREACH OF CONTRACT - Choices - Repudiation
Appeal by FPS Food Process Solutions Corporation (FPS) from trial judge’s decision that reduced its set-off and dismissed its counterclaim. FPS entered a contract (the Contract) with XTL Inc. (XTL). XTL repudiated the Contract and brought an action to recover the partial payments it made to FPS.