Business
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February 05, 2025
Trade tribunal finds steel dumping by Turkish manufacturer is injuring domestic market
The dumping of corrosion-resistant steel sheet by a Turkish manufacturer is harming Canada’s $1.4 billion domestic market for the product, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has concluded.
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February 05, 2025
New partner, new lawyer at McLennan Ross
With offices in Calgary, Edmonton and Yellowknife, McLennan Ross has admitted a new partner and hired a new lawyer to work out of the Calgary office.
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February 05, 2025
Dentons names 11 new partners
Denton's has named 11 new partners in various locations across Canada: Philippe Bergeron, Alex Eckler, David Gravel, Jennifer Thompson, Kyle Isherwood, Romain Droitcourt, Raphael T. Eghan, Kalen Lumsden, Zach Seymour, Cindy Yi and Kurtis Letwin.,
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February 05, 2025
GST/HST input tax credits for dentists: CRA revokes longstanding administrative arrangement
On Oct. 25, 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) officially announced in GST/HST Notice 339 (Notice 339) that, as of the first day of the fiscal year that begins on or after Jan. 1, 2025, dentists could no longer rely on a longstanding special administrative arrangement between the CRA and the Canadian Dental Association (arrangement) with respect to GST/HST input tax credits (ITCs) claims for dentists’ expenses relating to supplies of orthodontic services.
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February 05, 2025
SENTENCING - Weapons offences - Controlled drugs and substances - Possession - Aboriginal offenders
Appeal by Umpherville of his sentence for firearms offences. Police officers were called to a hotel in Saskatchewan to evict a renter.
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February 04, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal overturns $25M reverse termination fee order in failed merger
The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned an order requiring the payment of a $25 million reverse termination fee in relation to a failed business acquisition, finding that the lower court erred in interpreting the definition of an approval that could trigger the termination fee.
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February 04, 2025
Business, consumer bankruptcies reached 15-year high in 2024, says insolvency association
Last year was Canada’s worst year for business and consumer insolvencies since the recession of 2009 — and 2025 could be even worse if a trade war with the U.S. ensues, according to the chair of the Toronto-based Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals (CAIRP).
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February 04, 2025
North America’s Maastricht moment: Case for deeper Canada-U.S. integration | Tega Adjara
The Canada-United States border is the longest international boundary in the world, spanning approximately 8,891 kilometers. These two nations share not only geographical proximity but also a deep-rooted cultural affinity and a longstanding economic partnership. Recognizing the mutual benefits of trade liberalization, former U.S. president Ronald Reagan and former prime minister Brian Mulroney signed a landmark free trade agreement in 1988, aimed at eliminating tariffs and fostering economic growth between the two nations. This agreement later evolved into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which came into effect in 1992 following extensive negotiations between the Bush administration, the Mexican government and Mulroney. NAFTA was globally regarded with a mixture of admiration and apprehension due to the sheer economic strength of its three member nations.
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February 04, 2025
Alberta COVID-19 report attacked as ‘anti-science and anti-evidence’
A recent government-funded report on Alberta’s COVID-19 response is being slammed by medical and legal professionals as ignoring science and advancing misinformation.
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February 04, 2025
11 new Canadian partners at Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that 47 of its lawyers received promotions to partner around the world and director in South Africa, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Eleven of those appointments were in the Canadian offices.