Business
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November 25, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Appeals - Standard of review - Contempt of court
Appeal by appellant from an order declaring him in civil contempt. The appellant failed to provide adequate responses to several undertakings he was ordered to satisfy.
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November 24, 2025
Regulators call for stronger protection of children’s privacy in EdTech use, development
Canada’s privacy regulators have issued a joint resolution on protecting the privacy of “children and youth in the classroom through responsible educational technologies (EdTech) to help ensure that privacy rights and the best interests of children are paramount in the development, procurement, and deployment” of this technology.
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November 24, 2025
Manitoba introduces intimate images legislation with ‘nearly nude’ addition
Manitoba is proposing legislation to better protect people from the non-consentual sharing of intimate images by expanding the prohibition to include “nearly nude” versions.
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November 24, 2025
OpenAI faces a lawsuit from La Presse over allegations of copyright infringement
French language digital media outlet La Presse has filed a lawsuit suit against OpenAI over allegations that the company used its copyright-protected content to train ChatGPT without authorization.
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November 24, 2025
Court upholds Quebecor tax win, finds intra-group capital gains set-off not abusive
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a Tax Court finding that a series of intra-group transactions designed to offset capital gains and losses did not constitute abusive tax avoidance under the Income Tax Act.
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November 24, 2025
Tatti joins Aird & Berlis Vancouver office
Alexander Tatti has joined the Vancouver office of Aird & Berlis as an associate and member of the firm’s capital markets, corporate/commercial and mergers & acquisitions groups.
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November 24, 2025
Canada strengthens trade with Mexico through updated export certificate process
In an effort to support grain exports to Mexico, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is now issuing electronic phytosanitary export certificates for that process.
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November 24, 2025
Proxy voting: Impact in Canada of ESG changes in the U.S
In response to regulatory pressures in the United States and shifting stewardship priorities among their clients, including in respect of environmental and diversity, equity and inclusion matters (ESG and DEI), in October 2025, both Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) announced a shift in their global proxy voting policies away from standardized benchmark proxy voting recommendations to customized recommendations tailored to each investor’s priorities, including in respect of DEI and environmental matters.
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November 24, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: nearly two-thirds of lawyers satisfied with jobs, but concerns remain
A recent survey of the legal profession is showing high marks on issues like job satisfaction and compensation. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 63 per cent of respondents report being satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs overall, up from 60 per cent last year.
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November 24, 2025
Hosel rockets: A golfer’s biggest danger?
While Mark Twain described golf as “a good walk spoiled,” I don’t think he had in mind some of the serious injuries golfers have inflicted upon themselves and others during a round of golf.