Business
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May 01, 2025
In call for elected judges, Ford sounds very Trump-like
Not a week after polls closed and ballots were counted, Ontario Premier Doug Ford made his attack on the judiciary, and in so doing, he is sounding very Trump-like. The premier responded to a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Paul Schabas’s injunction that prevents the province from removing three major Toronto bike lanes until the decision can be tested on constitutional grounds.
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April 30, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal reduces damages award in IP theft case involving former employee
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reduced damages awarded to a technology company over a former employee’s use of confidential information to create competing products, finding that a claim for a specific lost opportunity was statute-barred.
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April 30, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal rejects WestJet bid to strike proposed class action over disability seating
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision dismissing an application by Calgary-based WestJet to strike a proposed class action over the airline's policy of making disabled passengers pay an extra fare for additional seating space that they may need.
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April 30, 2025
International trade and the rule of law
Much has been written about the economic and political disruption caused by the ever-changing Trump tariff policy. But what are the considerations from a legal perspective?
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April 30, 2025
Blair McRadu joins Dickinson Wright’s Toronto office
Dickinson Wright has announced that Blair McRadu has joined its Toronto office as of counsel.
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April 30, 2025
McLennon Ross adds two new lawyers in Edmonton
Lisa Sirman and Lauren Peebles have joined McLennon Ross at its Edmonton office.
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April 30, 2025
Murder appeal focuses on Reid police interrogation technique
It is a common belief that a person would not confess to a crime they did not commit. In fact, people sometimes do. Our judicial system must guard against accepting false confessions. Voluntariness of the statement is often explored to ascertain its truthfulness.
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April 29, 2025
Court halts Calgary road project pending Supreme Court leave decision
The Alberta Court of Appeal has stayed a decision that would allow the City of Calgary to upgrade a street into a four-lane divided road, pending the outcome of a Supreme Court leave application by a metal recycling business impacted by the proposed construction.
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April 29, 2025
Ontario to amend Highway Traffic Act to give police authority to search, seize vehicle theft devices
Ontario is proposing new legislation to amend the Highway Traffic Act to give police the authority to search for and seize electronic devices intended to be used for vehicle theft.
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April 29, 2025
Toronto company launches legal challenge against federal cannabis advertising regulations
In what one lawyer is describing as a Canadian first, a Toronto-based cannabis products producer has launched a Charter challenge against federal cannabis advertising regulations that it says limit its “freedom of expression and [its] ability to engage in meaningful, competitive commerce.”