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Judge reserves decision on Canada's legal duty to provide First Nations with safe water - CBC.ca

Judge reserves decision on Canada's legal duty to provide First Nations with safe water  CBC.ca

Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say - CBC News

Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say  CBC News

Kenneth Law, who sold poisonous chemical linked to 131 deaths, sued by Ontario teen's parents - CBC.ca

Kenneth Law, who sold poisonous chemical linked to 131 deaths, sued by Ontario teen's parents  CBC.ca

Are homeless encampments legal in public spaces? - CBC.ca

Are homeless encampments legal in public spaces?  CBC.ca

Canada appeal court finds Facebook infringed privacy law - JURIST

Canada appeal court finds Facebook infringed privacy law  JURIST

PwC plans to track employees' location while at work. Is this practice legal in Canada? - CTV News

PwC plans to track employees' location while at work. Is this practice legal in Canada?  CTV News

Air Canada could begin suspending flights soon as strike deadline nears - CBC News

Air Canada could begin suspending flights soon as strike deadline nears  CBC News

Stop or yield? New research supports law change for cyclists - CBC.ca

Stop or yield? New research supports law change for cyclists  CBC.ca

Canada banning sales of flavoured nicotine pouches in convenience stores, gas stations - CBC News

Canada banning sales of flavoured nicotine pouches in convenience stores, gas stations  CBC News

Canada's assisted-dying law faces constitutional fight for excluding mental disorder - CTV News

Canada's assisted-dying law faces constitutional fight for excluding mental disorder  CTV News

Ontario wants to allow online gamblers to play with non-Canadians - CBC.ca

Ontario wants to allow online gamblers to play with non-Canadians  CBC.ca

Goldman, Alphabet back Canadian legal software firm in US$900 million raise - BNN Bloomberg

Goldman, Alphabet back Canadian legal software firm in US$900 million raise  BNN Bloomberg

Legal Tech Startup Clio Raises Whopping $900M At $3B Valuation - Crunchbase News

Legal Tech Startup Clio Raises Whopping $900M At $3B Valuation  Crunchbase News

Supreme Court of Canada rules state can be held liable for enacting clearly unconstitutional laws - JURIST

Supreme Court of Canada rules state can be held liable for enacting clearly unconstitutional laws  JURIST

Quebec calls on Supreme Court justice to recuse himself from secularism law case - CBC.ca

Quebec calls on Supreme Court justice to recuse himself from secularism law case  CBC.ca

Changes to Canada’s citizenship laws have been delayed - Canada Immigration News

Changes to Canada’s citizenship laws have been delayed  Canada Immigration News

Legal action coming to recover COVID benefit overpayments - CTV News

Legal action coming to recover COVID benefit overpayments  CTV News

CTV Vancouver: Canadian lawyers play key role in money laundering, says financial intelligence report - UM Today

CTV Vancouver: Canadian lawyers play key role in money laundering, says financial intelligence report  UM Today

A new law aims to crack down on environmental racism in Canada - CBC.ca

A new law aims to crack down on environmental racism in Canada  CBC.ca

Court grants government another extension to fix unconstitutional citizenship law - CBC.ca

Court grants government another extension to fix unconstitutional citizenship law  CBC.ca

Lawyer couple accused of stealing millions from homebuyers while law society stalled - CBC.ca

Lawyer couple accused of stealing millions from homebuyers while law society stalled  CBC.ca

Blazing the trail: Indigenous legal firsts in Canadian history - CBC.ca

Blazing the trail: Indigenous legal firsts in Canadian history  CBC.ca

Lawyer whose firm sued ex-clients for more than $1 million is disciplined - CBC.ca

Lawyer whose firm sued ex-clients for more than $1 million is disciplined  CBC.ca

Air Canada ordered to pay couple $2,000 in compensation. Instead, it's taking them to court - CBC News

Air Canada ordered to pay couple $2,000 in compensation. Instead, it's taking them to court  CBC News

BLG appoints Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, a first for Canadian law firms - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)

BLG appoints Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, a first for Canadian law firms  Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)

Calgary lawyer resigns from firm after sending 'disturbing' and 'misogynistic' email - CBC.ca

Calgary lawyer resigns from firm after sending 'disturbing' and 'misogynistic' email  CBC.ca

Canada’s law to help news outlets is harming them instead - The Economist

Canada’s law to help news outlets is harming them instead  The Economist

Sheila Block receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Law Awards - Torys LLP

Sheila Block receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Law Awards  Torys LLP

Polyamorous relationships are on the rise in Canada. The law is still catching up - CBC.ca

Polyamorous relationships are on the rise in Canada. The law is still catching up  CBC.ca

'Canada is a rule-of-law country,' Trudeau says of charges in B.C. Sikh activist's killing - CBC News

'Canada is a rule-of-law country,' Trudeau says of charges in B.C. Sikh activist's killing  CBC News

Halal mortgages in federal budget about 'being equal' for Muslims, providers say - CBC News

Halal mortgages in federal budget about 'being equal' for Muslims, providers say  CBC News

Law society says B.C.'s plan for new regulatory body could undermine lawyers' independence - CBC.ca

Law society says B.C.'s plan for new regulatory body could undermine lawyers' independence  CBC.ca

Drone operator scores partial legal win against B.C. ship-breaker - CBC.ca

Drone operator scores partial legal win against B.C. ship-breaker  CBC.ca

Medical cannabis hurdles remain in Canada. Here's why - CBC News

Medical cannabis hurdles remain in Canada. Here's why  CBC News

Canadian spy agency’s big data program is breaking the law: review body - Global News Toronto

Canadian spy agency’s big data program is breaking the law: review body  Global News Toronto

Here's what Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will offer renters - CTV News

Here's what Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will offer renters  CTV News

Canada Supreme Court expands scope of judicial review for tribunal decisions - JURIST

Canada Supreme Court expands scope of judicial review for tribunal decisions  JURIST

B.C. proposes law targeting social media firms for alleged harm - CBC.ca

B.C. proposes law targeting social media firms for alleged harm  CBC.ca

Palestinian Canadians sue Foreign Minister Joly over arms exports to Israel - Al Jazeera English

Palestinian Canadians sue Foreign Minister Joly over arms exports to Israel  Al Jazeera English

The 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Highlights Fasken Lawyers Across Numerous Practice Areas - Fasken

The 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Highlights Fasken Lawyers Across Numerous Practice Areas  Fasken

Appeal Court upholds Quebec law that bars teachers, police from wearing religious symbols - CBC.ca

Appeal Court upholds Quebec law that bars teachers, police from wearing religious symbols  CBC.ca

Civil liberty, law critics say stiffer hate crime sentences in online harms bill 'troubling' - CBC.ca

Civil liberty, law critics say stiffer hate crime sentences in online harms bill 'troubling'  CBC.ca

Court hits B.C. lawyer with costs over fake AI-generated cases, despite no intent to deceive - Global News Toronto

Court hits B.C. lawyer with costs over fake AI-generated cases, despite no intent to deceive  Global News Toronto

B.C. lawyer reprimanded for citing fake cases invented by ChatGPT - CBC.ca

B.C. lawyer reprimanded for citing fake cases invented by ChatGPT  CBC.ca

With Law & Order spinoff, Toronto finally gets its big break — as itself - CBC News

With Law & Order spinoff, Toronto finally gets its big break — as itself  CBC News

McMillan among the First Canadian Law Firms to Use New AI Tool That Streamlines and Simplifies Legal Practice - McMillan LLP

McMillan among the First Canadian Law Firms to Use New AI Tool That Streamlines and Simplifies Legal Practice  McMillan LLP

Sexual harassment, discrimination forcing women lawyers to quit. Some say the profession needs its ‘Me Too’ movement - Toronto Star

Sexual harassment, discrimination forcing women lawyers to quit. Some say the profession needs its ‘Me Too’ movement  Toronto Star

Canadian legal experts question proposed Alberta restrictions to gender-affirming care for minors - JURIST

Canadian legal experts question proposed Alberta restrictions to gender-affirming care for minors  JURIST

Air Canada found liable for chatbot's bad advice on plane tickets - CBC.ca

Air Canada found liable for chatbot's bad advice on plane tickets  CBC.ca

Fewer cases and increased division: Canada's Supreme Court is flashing warning signs - National Post

Fewer cases and increased division: Canada's Supreme Court is flashing warning signs  National Post

Indigenous leaders brace for Supreme Court's child welfare law decision - CBC News

Indigenous leaders brace for Supreme Court's child welfare law decision  CBC News

Do You Have the Right to Pay in Cash? | In the News - Éducaloi

Do You Have the Right to Pay in Cash? | In the News  Éducaloi

B.C. ruling on AI ‘hallucinated’ fake legal cases could set precedent, experts say - Global News Toronto

B.C. ruling on AI ‘hallucinated’ fake legal cases could set precedent, experts say  Global News Toronto

This article is real — but AI-generated deepfakes look damn close and are scamming people - CBC.ca

This article is real — but AI-generated deepfakes look damn close and are scamming people  CBC.ca

Alberta premier says legislation on gender policies for children, youth coming this fall - CBC.ca

Alberta premier says legislation on gender policies for children, youth coming this fall  CBC.ca

Canadian 'poison killer' Kenneth Law to head straight to trial - BBC.com

Canadian 'poison killer' Kenneth Law to head straight to trial  BBC.com

B.C. lawyer who used fake, AI-generated cases faces law society probe, possible costs - Global News Toronto

B.C. lawyer who used fake, AI-generated cases faces law society probe, possible costs  Global News Toronto

Right to privacy: Are you protected when using your work phone? - CBC.ca

Right to privacy: Are you protected when using your work phone?  CBC.ca

Hearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law begin - IT World Canada

Hearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law begin  IT World Canada

Kenneth Law to plead not guilty to 1st-degree murder charges, lawyer says - CBC.ca

Kenneth Law to plead not guilty to 1st-degree murder charges, lawyer says  CBC.ca

Ottawa's use of Emergencies Act against convoy protests was unreasonable, violated Charter, court rules - CBC News

Ottawa's use of Emergencies Act against convoy protests was unreasonable, violated Charter, court rules  CBC News

AI ‘hallucinated’ fake legal cases allegedly filed to B.C. court in Canadian first - Global News Toronto

AI ‘hallucinated’ fake legal cases allegedly filed to B.C. court in Canadian first  Global News Toronto

Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces - CBC.ca

Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces  CBC.ca

Vancouver lawyer suspended after accusations of pseudolegal 'paper terrorism' over neighbour's deck - CBC.ca

Vancouver lawyer suspended after accusations of pseudolegal 'paper terrorism' over neighbour's deck  CBC.ca

Meta's news ban in Canada remains as Online News Act goes into effect - BBC.com

Meta's news ban in Canada remains as Online News Act goes into effect  BBC.com

Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news, Trudeau says - Reuters Canada

Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news, Trudeau says  Reuters Canada

Kenneth Law charged with 14 counts of 2nd-degree murder in multiple Ontario deaths - CBC.ca

Kenneth Law charged with 14 counts of 2nd-degree murder in multiple Ontario deaths  CBC.ca

Canadian 'poison seller' Kenneth Law faces multiple murder charges - BBC.com

Canadian 'poison seller' Kenneth Law faces multiple murder charges  BBC.com

Licence to break the law: More Canadian spies get permission to commit crimes, memo shows - CBC.ca

Licence to break the law: More Canadian spies get permission to commit crimes, memo shows  CBC.ca

Vancouver lawyer who sued neighbour over deck divider accused of pseudolegal 'paper terrorism' - CBC.ca

Vancouver lawyer who sued neighbour over deck divider accused of pseudolegal 'paper terrorism'  CBC.ca

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law - The Associated Press

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law  The Associated Press

Social media creators, podcasts won't be regulated under Liberals' online streaming law - CBC.ca

Social media creators, podcasts won't be regulated under Liberals' online streaming law  CBC.ca

Alleged RCMP leaker says he was tipped off that police targets had 'moles' in law enforcement - CBC News

Alleged RCMP leaker says he was tipped off that police targets had 'moles' in law enforcement  CBC News

Number of assisted deaths jumped more than 30 per cent in 2022, report says - CBC News

Number of assisted deaths jumped more than 30 per cent in 2022, report says  CBC News

Canadian cannabis market struggles five years after legalisation - BBC.com

Canadian cannabis market struggles five years after legalisation  BBC.com

Ottawa fighting to avoid paying $80M in First Nations child welfare legal fees - CBC News

Ottawa fighting to avoid paying $80M in First Nations child welfare legal fees  CBC News

Canada proposes rules to implement contentious Online News Act - Al Jazeera English

Canada proposes rules to implement contentious Online News Act  Al Jazeera English

Canada tries to address news law concerns, Facebook not convinced - Reuters Canada

Canada tries to address news law concerns, Facebook not convinced  Reuters Canada

Meta Begins Blocking News in Canada (Published 2023) - The New York Times

Meta Begins Blocking News in Canada (Published 2023)  The New York Times

Meta to end news access in Canada over publisher payment law - The Guardian

Meta to end news access in Canada over publisher payment law  The Guardian

Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers - Reuters

Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers  Reuters

Understanding Bill C-18: Canada's Online News Act and its proposed rules, explained - CTV News

Understanding Bill C-18: Canada's Online News Act and its proposed rules, explained  CTV News

Google to remove news links in Canada in response to online news law - CBC News

Google to remove news links in Canada in response to online news law  CBC News

Google to remove news from search in Canada over new law - Al Jazeera English

Google to remove news from search in Canada over new law  Al Jazeera English

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law - NPR

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law  NPR

Canada Forces Google and Facebook to Pay News Outlets for Linking to Articles (Published 2023) - The New York Times

Canada Forces Google and Facebook to Pay News Outlets for Linking to Articles (Published 2023)  The New York Times

Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says - CBC News

Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says  CBC News

Facebook to end news access in Canada over incoming law on paying publishers - Reuters

Facebook to end news access in Canada over incoming law on paying publishers  Reuters

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law - The Associated Press

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law  The Associated Press

Fasken and Our Clients Win Big at the 2023 Canadian Law Awards - Fasken

Fasken and Our Clients Win Big at the 2023 Canadian Law Awards  Fasken

Bill C-11: Why is YouTube mad at Canada? - BBC.com

Bill C-11: Why is YouTube mad at Canada?  BBC.com

Controversial bill to regulate online streaming becomes law - CBC News

Controversial bill to regulate online streaming becomes law  CBC News

Maintaining the Canadian legal system is obstructing justice for Indigenous peoples - CBC.ca

Maintaining the Canadian legal system is obstructing justice for Indigenous peoples  CBC.ca

The 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Highlights 263 Fasken Lawyers - Fasken

The 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Highlights 263 Fasken Lawyers  Fasken

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