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October 30, 2026
The polls have closed and the smoke has cleared from Alberta’s constitutional referendum that could have given the go-ahead to a separation vote, with provincial voters rejecting independence but backing a number of proposals on immigration issues that observers say could lead to legal and political difficulties down the road.
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October 30, 2026
Family law trials often involve proving matters that are not seriously in dispute. Financial statements, bank records and property transactions are introduced into evidence, sometimes at considerable expense, when the underlying facts could have been agreed upon beforehand.
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October 30, 2026
For generations, an estate trustee stepping into an administration has started with the paperwork in front of them: the will, the bank statements that happened to be lying around, the prior trustee’s inventory (if applicable). That starting point is not going away. But as estate trustees — and particularly neutral and succeeding trustees who inherit an administration someone else began — come under closer scrutiny, a question is emerging: is documented, independent verification of what the estate actually owns and owes becoming an expected part of the duty of inquiry?
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October 30, 2026
Appeals by nine Settling Parties from the order excluding them from preserved proceeds; appeal by the Pichelli Group from the apportionment among investors who proceeded to trial; and motion by the Settling Party Appellants for leave to appeal costs.
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October 29, 2026
Canada must “prepare for all contingencies up to and including war and other worst-case scenarios,” Prime Minister Mark Carney announced as he unveiled his government’s plan to roll out a new national security strategy over the coming year to ensure that the country can “control its own destiny and is resilient in the face of daunting challenges.”
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October 29, 2026
New penalties of up to $1.5 million are now in force for those who break the law when providing paid immigration or citizenship advice or representation — including licensed immigration consultants, lawyers and other authorized representatives, as well as people who give paid immigration or citizenship advice or representation without authorization.
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October 29, 2026
The Federal Court has dismissed a claim brought by Black River First Nation over less favourable reserve land terms under Treaty 5, finding that the disparity did not breach the honour of the Crown and that the Crown did not owe the First Nation a fiduciary duty when it joined the treaty.
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October 29, 2026
Rogers Communications has been ordered to pay a $15-million administrative monetary penalty in relation to its advertising of wireless plans with limited high-speed data as “unlimited” or “infinite.”
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October 29, 2026
Part one of this series (see below for link) set out how a third party creates a federal tax liability in a taxpayer’s name and why recovery proceeds administratively against the provisions described there.
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October 29, 2026
Appeal by Minister of National Revenue (Minister) from decision refusing an order compelling Zeifmans to comply with a requirement issued under the Income Tax Act.
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October 29, 2026
Five months ago, in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence (IPV). Since then, family lawyers across Canada have been adding damages claims to their pleadings and learning to think like personal injury lawyers.
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October 29, 2026
Let’s face it folks. Our legal system caters to the rich and, on occasion, the middle class. Most of society cannot afford good lawyers and are on their own navigating our legal system. There is a simple reason for this. Lawyers like to earn good money. It is impossible to do that serving clients who cannot afford to pay hundreds — or thousands — of dollars an hour.
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October 28, 2026
In a case involving bankruptcy proceedings, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that the law firm representing the insolvency trustee was in a “conflict of interest” because it had previously acted for the bankrupt and later took a position adverse to him in the same proceedings.
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October 28, 2026
Third-party contribution and indemnity claims against lawyers is a hot topic of contention among the professional liability bar because of the existence of two lines of authority that are used by courts to determine whether such a claim is allowed to proceed or is dismissed on the basis that it discloses no reasonable cause of action.
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October 27, 2026
Oct. 27 marks Duty Counsel Day, a nationwide initiative led by the Association of Legal Aid Plans of Canada. The day is observed to “recognize the essential role duty counsel lawyers play in helping people navigate the justice system and access legal support when they need it most.”
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October 27, 2026
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a boarding school to pay a teacher $114,322 in compensation, finding his dismissal partly over Facebook posts criticizing Israel, including an exchange invoking Nazi medical experiments, constituted discrimination based on political belief.
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October 27, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Hemmings v. Padmore, 2026 SCC 34 returns to a question at the centre of Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., 2008 SCC 27: when is an injury too remote to attribute to a negligent defendant? The result is a divided judgment, but its central lesson is clear. A court must identify the risk that made the defendant’s conduct negligent and ask whether the plaintiff’s injury was a real, reasonably foreseeable consequence of that risk.
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October 26, 2026
The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a $35-million settlement of a class action over a 2019 Capital One data breach, citing potential difficulties establishing compensable damages given evidence that the hacker did not use or disseminate class members’ personal information.
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October 26, 2026
WeirFoulds has announced that litigation partner Debra McKenna has been appointed to the leadership committee of The Advocates’ Society’s Prosecutors’ Network for the 2026-27 term.
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October 26, 2026
A settlement has been approved in a certified class action involving an alleged breach of privacy from scraping of Instagram profiles.
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October 26, 2026
The Tax Court’s treatment of a son added to title for mortgage financing revives an unresolved tension over s. 160, bare trusts and the value of legal ownership without beneficial ownership.
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October 26, 2026
A structural paradigm shift is unfolding across the global asset management industry. Alternative investment advisers are moving down-market, driven by a powerful strategic imperative: tapping into the lucrative retail wealth management channel. Platforms like CAIS and iCapital, alongside direct brokerage accounts, have democratized access to institutional-grade returns. Concurrently, mass-affluent retail investors and financial regulators are actively demanding access to private alternative strategies — such as private credit, infrastructure and liquid alternatives — to unlock crucial diversification benefits.
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October 26, 2026
An East Coast law school now has a “first-of-its-kind” clinic that assists people embroiled in federal tax disputes — and at the same time gives students a unique “experiential learning opportunity.”
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October 26, 2026
Appeals by LaGrange from decisions dismissing her applications for judicial review of two disciplinary decisions of Board of Trustees of Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division.
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October 23, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal dismissing the certification of a First Nations constitutional class action relating to child and family services, finding that it was not the preferable procedure as it demanded involvement of provinces and territories.