Business
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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.”
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April 29, 2025
Manitoba regulation for prompt construction payments now in effect
Manitoba’s Public Service Delivery Minister Mintu Sandhu has announced that the province’s prompt payment regulation facilitating “timely flow of construction payments” came into effect earlier this month.
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April 29, 2025
Alberta ‘finfluencer’ found in breach of securities laws for social media posts
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has found that “finfluencer” James Floreani and his company Jayconomics Inc. breached of the Alberta Securities Act by engaging in investor relations activities and failing to disclose that social media posts he shared were made on behalf of four Alberta issuers.
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April 29, 2025
Scott Robson joins Lerners
Lerners has announced the addition of Scott Robson as an associate in its business law group.
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April 29, 2025
Clark Wilson welcomes new associate Harkeerit Shoker
Clark Wilson has announced the addition of Harkeerit Shoker as a new associate in its private company mergers and acquisitions group.
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April 29, 2025
Navigating workplace mental health concerns during a trade war
In these uncertain economic times, more people may be inclined to ignore mental health issues and continue to work for fear of losing their jobs. That can be a mistake.
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April 29, 2025
Close relationship: A novel approach to rebutting presumption of resulting trust
It is well-established in Canada that equity presumes bargains, not gifts. The Supreme Court of Canada’s seminal decision in Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17 confirms that this principle even extends to gratuitous property transfers from parents to their own adult children.
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April 29, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies interpretation of a ‘continuous act or omission’
In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Huether v. Sharpe, [2025] O.J. No. 802, the court overturned the lower court’s ruling and clarified the interpretation of a “continuous act or omission” under s. 15(6)(a) of the Limitations Act. This section provides an exception to the 15-year ultimate limitation period contained in s. 15(2).