Natural Resources
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November 27, 2025
Canada and Alberta sign memo of understanding on pipelines, natural resources development
In a move the Liberal government says will help make Canada an “energy superpower,” Ottawa and Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the two governments agreed would facilitate the construction and expansion of pipelines, thus enabling Western Canada to produce and sell more oil and gas (including liquefied natural gas), as well as expand the development of renewable energy, critical minerals, and other resources that the world needs.
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November 27, 2025
Federal Court orders CN to pay grain exporter over $23M for railcar shortfall
The Federal Court has ordered Canadian National Railway to pay a major grain exporter more than $23 million after CN failed to deliver 3,376 railcars during the historically large 2013–14 crop year, causing lost profits and heightened demurrage costs.
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November 27, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: AI sparks debate on legal industry's future
Canadian lawyers are somewhat split on the impact artificial intelligence will have on their industry, a new Law360 Canada survey shows. 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 — nearly half of respondents agreed that both the pros and cons of AI are sizable.
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November 27, 2025
Federal government and band council ordered to disclose financial records to band member
Upon discovering an alleged decline in a First Nation community trust fund from around $100 million to less than $9 million between 2013 and 2024, a band member formally requested financial disclosure from both the band council and the federal government to uncover the truth behind this significant issue.
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November 27, 2025
Electricity supply for cryptocurrency mining
Another province has restricted cryptocurrency miners’ access to the electricity supply: Blockchain Labrador Corporation v. Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities, 2025 NLCA 35.
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November 26, 2025
PM announces new measures to protect Canada’s steel, lumber industries
The federal government has announced further measures to transform the Canadian steel and softwood lumber industries, highlighting the shifting economy and uncertain trade relationships. Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized that steel and lumber are core to Canada’s “competitiveness.”
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November 26, 2025
Young activists vow to fight on after Ontario climate challenge setback
A landmark case arguing the Ontario government was violating the constitutional rights of seven youth activists because of inadequate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets has been dealt a setback — but those involved in the fight are saying they have no intention of giving up.
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November 26, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 25, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: lawyers grapple with stress amid financial strain, long hours
The legal profession is going through seismic change as it grapples with things like artificial intelligence, but one issue that has been around for centuries still remains — stress. 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 — 85 per cent of associates say they are at least sometimes stressed by their finances, along with 77 per cent of those at small firms.
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November 25, 2025
Legal battles in the digital age: Copyright claims in the era of AI
AI-driven models have transformed everything from health care to finance, by leveraging massive datasets improving efficiency and innovation. The use of online news content as training data, however, without proper authorization has sparked significant debate. News organizations throughout North America and abroad are arguing that scraping their content both violates copyright law and undermines their ability to generate revenue through subscriptions and advertising. A growing number of legal cases are emerging pointing at the unauthorized scraping of online news and other content to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.