Natural Resources
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January 15, 2025
Canada prepares for migrant surge from U.S. in response to Trump’s deportation threat
Ottawa says that it is prepared for a possible surge of migrants and asylum claimants if and when incoming U.S. president Donald Trump implements his mass deportation pledge — but federal officials did not say how many people they anticipate might arrive at the Canada-U.S. border.
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January 15, 2025
B.C. announces proposed legislation to streamline regulation for major electricity projects
British Columbia has announced that it is working on speeding up its electricity grid expansion by enabling the BC Energy Regulator (BCER) “to act as a one-window regulator for permits necessary to support the North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL) and other high-voltage electricity transmission projects.”
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January 15, 2025
Blakes announces new partners in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver
Claire Hildebrand, Jean-Simon Lamarre, Rachel Lehman, Fraser Malcolm, Sophie Mansfield and Mike Maodus have been made partners at Blakes.
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January 14, 2025
Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium ordered to pay $2 million for violating Fisheries Act and mining regulations
The Court of Quebec has fined Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc. $2 million after the mining company pleaded guilty to eight counts of violating the Fisheries Act and the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations.
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January 14, 2025
Trade tribunal slaps anti-dumping duties on rebar from Bulgaria, Thailand and UAE
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has imposed duties on concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after finding that dumping of the product in Canada is harming the domestic industry.
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January 14, 2025
New partners at Blakes
Michael Barrett, Rochelle Collette, Rebecca Dawe, John Fast Catherine Gagné and Marc-Philippe Gagnon have been made partners at Blakes.
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January 13, 2025
2024 costliest year in Canadian history for weather-related insurance losses at $8.5 billion
Insured damage in 2024 caused by severe weather events exceeded $8 billion for the first time ever in Canada, surpassing the previous record of $6 billion in 2016 from the Fort McMurray wildfires and was triple that of the losses in 2023. It was also 12 times the $701 million annual average for the 2001-2010 decade, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.
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January 13, 2025
Lessons from RECO: Lot sizes and damages | Harjot Atwal
“It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”— Mark Twain
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January 10, 2025
Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Second Cup sued over alleged ‘abusive’ overcharging for non-dairy milk
A proposed class action has been brought against Starbucks, Tim Hortons and Second Cup in the Quebec Superior Court alleging bad faith price gouging of customers who requested non-dairy substitutes in their drinks.
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January 10, 2025
Canada announces additional sanctions on Venezuelan officials in wake of disputed election
The federal government has announced it is imposing new sanctions on 14 current and former senior officials in the government of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, who was sworn in for a third six-year term Jan. 10 following a disputed election and despite U.S.-led sanctions.