Business
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March 04, 2026
Crawley MacKewn Brush adds Mitchell Fournie as partner
Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP has admitted Mitchell Fournie to the firm’s partnership.
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March 04, 2026
Lavery welcomes Catherine Couture
Lavery has added Catherine Couture as a lawyer in its civil and commercial litigation group in Montreal.
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March 04, 2026
Federal Court of Appeal overturns Tax Court on GAAR and non-CCPC planning in Canada v. DAC
On Feb. 20, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Canada v. DAC Investment Holdings Inc., 2026 FCA 35 (DAC), overturning the Tax Court of Canada’s conclusion that a corporate continuance undertaken to exit the Canadian-controlled private corporation (CCPC) regime did not constitute abusive tax avoidance.
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March 04, 2026
Efficiency or privacy? AI scribes in Canadian health care explained
Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are increasingly being explored as a tool to ease administrative burdens during Canada’s primary health care crisis. These tools use generative AI to transcribe and summarize clinical conversations, producing notes, referrals, prescriptions and other documentation that are integrated with electronic medical records. In Ontario and across Canada, interest in AI scribes is accelerating, supported by programs such as those led by OntarioMD (with the Ministry of Health and Supply Ontario) and Canada Health Infoway (supported by Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care).
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March 04, 2026
N.W.T. drug conviction appeal delineates limits of preliminary inquiries
Sometimes, even a judgment on a matter that has become moot may prompt a reanalysis of our laws.
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March 04, 2026
Securities regulators announce deactivation of over 7,500 fraud sites
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has released updated results of its efforts to disrupt fraudulent investment websites targeting Canadians, reporting the take-down of more than 7,500 sites since last summer.
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March 03, 2026
Court upholds decision finding landlord repudiated lease with flower shop
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a decision finding that a landlord repudiated its agreement with a tenant flower shop by denying it access to loading docks outlined in the lease.
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March 03, 2026
Ontario law society mandates Indigenous cultural competency course
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers have narrowly approved a mandatory Indigenous cultural competency course for all lawyers and paralegals, despite concerns it could lead to a repeat of the statement of principles drama that engulfed the law society several years ago.
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March 03, 2026
McCarthy Tétrault adds Anne-Marie Panzini to M&A group in Montreal
McCarthy Tétrault has welcomed Anne-Marie Panzini as a partner in its M&A group in Montreal.
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March 03, 2026
Feds create plan to tackle workforce challenges in mining, mineral industries
The federal government has assembled key industry leaders to create a plan to “protect workers and industry from immediate pressures while helping them transition to the future,” which will advance the efforts of the new Mining and Minerals Workforce Alliance.