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January 20, 2025
Saskatchewan regulator lists upcoming events on estates, AI, family law
The Law Society of Saskatchewan has published a roundup of upcoming events — one being mediation training sessions for lawyers and another being the Canadian Bar Association Saskatchewan’s mid-winter conference.
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January 20, 2025
Medical officers’ council urges stricter vaping regulations to protect Canadian youth
Canada's Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) has recommended that federal, provincial and territorial governments take steps to regulate the sale of vaping products amid concerns about a substantial rise in nicotine vaping among Canadian youth.
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January 20, 2025
Public comment deadline nearing for proposed energy export and import regulations
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is reminding industry stakeholders that the Jan. 28 deadline for commenting on its proposed export and import regulatory framework is fast approaching.
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January 20, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds possession order for business on First Nation land
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld an order granting a corporation permanent possession of a business on Wasauksing First Nation (WFN) land following a joint venture dispute, while recognizing the First Nation's authority over land use decisions.
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January 20, 2025
‘Doctrine of frustration’ implications for executive employment contracts | Frank Portman
In Ontario, the “doctrine of frustration” of contract has significant implications for c-suite executives who have executive employment contracts. A good executive employment lawyer should be familiar with this legal principle, but it is not well understood by c-suite executives.
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January 20, 2025
Notable copyright decisions in 2024, part three
A summary of notable copyright decisions is set out below. It was another busy year.
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January 17, 2025
Ottawa reports sharp increase in penalties on employers misusing temporary foreign worker program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has barred 20 employers from participating in the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program and imposed $2.1 million in administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) following non-compliance findings during employer inspections between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2024.
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January 17, 2025
Proposed class action launched against Indigo Park for alleged false or misleading prices
Burnaby, B.C.-based Evolink Law has launched a proposed class action lawsuit against Indigo Park Canada Inc. alleging that the Montreal-based parking giant is unlawfully charging customers obligatory “junk fees” that make the represented price unattainable.
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January 17, 2025
U-Haul faces proposed class action in Quebec over alleged failure to use winter tires on rentals
Truck rental giant U-Haul is facing a proposed class action in Quebec over allegations that it rented out its vehicles to customers without winter tires as required by law and failed to inform them.
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January 17, 2025
Top 10 business decisions for 2024, part one
Here is Law360 Canada’s annual list of the Top 10 business decisions in Canada for the year just ended. This is a two-part series, which begins below with our honourable mentions, followed by the cases ranked 6-10, in ascending order. Part two will deal with cases ranked 1-5.