The Complete Brief
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July 08, 2024
CIVIL PROCEDURE — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Appeals
Appeal by appellants from dismissal of their constitutional challenge to an order of Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) ending mandatory masking in schools and to statement of Alberta’s Minister of Education (Minister) restricting school boards' masking authority.
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July 08, 2024
Judge’s intemperate remarks eclipse legal arguments in successful murder appeal
The city of Toronto was shocked upon hearing the news that first responders attending a North York townhouse at 2:15 a.m. on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 14, 2014, found 4-year-old Jaelin Roberto Colley was already dead.
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July 05, 2024
Trial judge’s comments lead to new trial for couple convicted of murdering four-year-old son
A Toronto couple convicted of murdering their four-year-old son has been granted a new trial after Ontario’s top court found that the actions of a trial judge who repeatedly urged the defendants to plead guilty to the lesser charge of second degree murder created a reasonable apprehension of bias.
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July 05, 2024
Superintendent of Financial Institutions delays increase in capital floor by a year
The federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has delayed a mandatory increase in the capital floor for big banks by one year as some economists and financial institutions push back against the move.
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July 05, 2024
SCC-bound case challenges refusal to publicly disclose court records revealing civil case delays
Does the principle of judicial independence enable judicial leaders to veto, in their absolute discretion, the public release of court records that reveal the extent of civil trial delays in the courts they administer? Absent transparency about courts’ operational performance, is the judicial branch of government sufficiently accountable to the public for its role in managing the courts?
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July 05, 2024
Up to $6.7M settlement approved related to alleged risks and injuries from blood clot filters
A Canada-wide class action settlement has received court approval in a case related to certain inferior vena cava filter products (IVC Filter Products) that were marketed and sold by Cook (Canada) Inc., Cook Incorporated and William Cook Europe APS (Cook).
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July 05, 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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July 05, 2024
N.S. having municipalities, villages develop racism, inequity plans
Nova Scotia is requiring its municipalities and villages to develop plans to address racism, inequity and hate.
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July 05, 2024
Ottawa okays $6.9B sale of Teck coal unit to Glencore, signalling new national security M&A regime
In the wake of a thwarted hostile takeover bid last year, the federal government has allowed Switzerland-based Glencore PLC to carry out a more limited, US$6.9 billion acquisition of Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd.’s metallurgical coal business, Elk Valley Resources (EVR).
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July 05, 2024
Feds publish Feeds Regulations, 2024, first update in over 40 years
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced its publication of the 2024 Feeds Regulations, said to be modernized to include new and updated requirements to “improve the safety of livestock feed and the food production continuum.”