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  • June 29, 2026

    Why litigator Bruce Thomas deserves recognition as another Canadian soccer hero

    When Canadians celebrated their national team’s dramatic 1-0 victory over South Africa in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, few were thinking about insurance law. They were celebrating a historic football achievement: a place in the Round of 16, secured by Stephen Eustáquio’s stoppage-time goal and a resilient performance from Jesse Marsch’s squad. Canada’s victory marked one of the country’s greatest sporting moments and set up a Round of 16 meeting with either Morocco or the Netherlands.

  • June 29, 2026

    Banishment from reserve not legal punishment for arson: B.C. Court of Appeal

    Many non-Indigenous Canadians are unaware that within the Indigenous community, many are dissatisfied with their leadership. Some are so jaded that they suspect their leaders are corrupt. This unacknowledged tension may be at the heart of a charge laid against Eddy Walter Cliffe, otherwise known as Hə' Yəł' Kən. He appealed a 21-month jail sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to arson causing damage to property.

  • June 26, 2026

    B.C. Court upholds certification of opioid class action against McKinsey

    The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of a proposed class action against consulting giant McKinsey & Co. over allegations that it worked closely with opioid manufacturers and distributors to increase the sale and distribution of opioids in Canada for unsuitable uses.

  • June 26, 2026

    RBC pays over $4M administration penalty for Bank Act violation

    The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) has announced that it applied an administrative monetary penalty of $4.25 million on the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for violating a consumer provision in the Bank Act.

  • June 26, 2026

    Higher fines, new offences for illegal cannabis now a go in N.S.

    Nova Scotia has introduced higher fines and new offences in a bid to battle the illegal cannabis market.

  • June 26, 2026

    ACTS OF BANKRUPTCY - Fraudulent preferences, conveyances or transactions

    Appeal by Fayant from an order declaring that transfer of property from Poitras to her was at undervalue and requiring her to pay the shortfall to the bankrupt estate.

  • June 26, 2026

    King Charles, the Crown, and Canadian Tax Law: What the royal tax disclosure actually means

    King Charles III has announced the public disclosure of the total amount of personal income tax he voluntarily paid to the British government: £12.9 million for 2024-2025. This figure was published as part of the annual Royal Household finances report released in June 2026. This is reported to be the first time a reigning British monarch has publicly quantified personal tax paid in a given year. 

  • June 26, 2026

    CBSA provides update on enforcement actions targeting extortion

    The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has provided an update on its work with partners to target individuals involved in organized crime with a focus on those linked to extortion-related activities, noting it removes 400 inadmissible individuals every week.

  • June 26, 2026

    Rich or poor, it’s good to have money — for leverage in negotiations

    The first part of the title of this article is a quote from my mother, who has repeated these words as far back as I can remember. However, my minimalist effort to conduct research before I write stuff uncovered that the quote is attributed to some fellow named Alan Sheinwald. I really don’t know who stole it from who. But, as Mr. Hayes, my grade nine math teacher, used to say, “it makes no never mind.”

  • June 26, 2026

    Ontario revamps immigrant nominee program for labour needs

    Ontario is reforming a program that allows the province to nominate individuals for permanent residence in Canada to meet changing labour market demands and address workforce shortages.

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