The Complete Brief
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November 22, 2024
Maple Leaf Foods sues Canada Bread over defamation related to bread price-fixing case
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (MLF) has filed a defamation lawsuit against Canada Bread Co. Ltd. and its parent company, Grupo Bimbo.
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November 22, 2024
CRTC launches three consultations on proposed cellphone and Internet service improvements
Canada’s telecommunications and broadcasting regulator is seeking public comment in an ongoing effort to improve pricing, choice and service in the cellphone and Internet markets.
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November 22, 2024
Securities regulators propose amendments to increase system fees over 5 years
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published proposed amendments to Multilateral Instrument 13-102 System Fees for comment, with the intention to “better align system fee revenues with projected national systems operating costs.”
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November 22, 2024
Ontario to expand WSIB cancer coverage for firefighters
The Ontario government is soon to introduce legislation that, if passed, will expand presumptive coverage for firefighters in cases of primary-site kidney cancer. This will be done by reducing the required duration of service from 20 to 10 years, said to be the lowest duration of service in Canada.
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November 22, 2024
Ontario's top court issues key ruling on arbitrators' duty of disclosure, restores $10M award
Ontario’s top court has ruled that an arbitrator who didn’t disclose that he was engaged by counsel for one of the parties to an ongoing arbitration to serve as an arbitrator in another unrelated matter did not breach the legal duty of disclosure.
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November 22, 2024
The Friday Brief: Managing Editor’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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November 22, 2024
Tax authority permitted to make assumptions of fact that are presumed true: B.C. Court of Appeal
B.C.’s top court has issued a pair of rulings that say that a taxing authority is permitted to make assumptions of fact that are presumed true unless the taxpayer disproves them.
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November 22, 2024
Manitoba re-establishes workplace safety advisory board
Manitoba’s government has resurrected the province’s advisory body on workplace safety — and has tapped an award-winning employment lawyer as its chair.
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November 22, 2024
Former articling student returns to Whelton Hiutin as associate
A recent news release from Whelton Hiutin LLP announced the return of former articling student Haya Sardar as an associate.
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November 22, 2024
SENTENCING - Sexual assault - Particular sanctions - Imprisonment
Appeal by accused from his conviction for sexual assault and application by Crown for leave to appeal accused's sentence and if granted, appeal from accused's sentence. The accused was convicted of sexually assaulting two victims, MH and SM and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. The assaults began when the victims were teenagers and continued for several years.