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May 10, 2024
New president of Toronto Lawyers’ Association announced
The new board president for the Toronto Lawyers’ Association’s (TLA) 2024-25 term is Mark Crane, a press release announced.
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May 09, 2024
OSC initiative: Early-stage businesses can raise up to $3M without registration as dealer
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing access to capital for early-stage businesses in Ontario, including exempting early-stage businesses from being registered as dealers under the Securities Act when raising capital to $3 million.
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May 09, 2024
B.C. court certifies class action against RateMDs over breach of health-care professionals’ privacy
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class action against popular health-care review website RateMDs Inc. over allegations that it breached provincial privacy law by posting profiles of health professionals and rating them on their website without consent.
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May 09, 2024
Trade tribunal rules wire rod dumping is damaging domestic industry
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has determined that the dumping of wire rods from China, Egypt and Vietnam has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to domestic producers.
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May 09, 2024
2 new appointments to Federal Court announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Michael Battista and Catharine Moore to the Federal Court of Appeal.
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May 09, 2024
2 lawyers join Children and Family Services Act committee in Nova Scotia
Brendan Maguire, the minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Community Services, appointed two lawyers — Susanne Litke and Paul Sheppard — to a committee to review the Children and Family Services Act.
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May 09, 2024
Learning who your friends are | David Dorson
Being charged with a crime will cost you in many ways. One of them is that you will inevitably lose people who matter to you. Many people will drop out of your life — and if you are lucky, some will also show themselves as true friends.
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May 08, 2024
Canada, B.C. celebrate NAFTA panel’s decision of softwood lumber duties
Ottawa and British Columbia are hailing a decision by a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel that U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber are inconsistent with U.S. law.
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May 08, 2024
Manitoba to have mandatory Holocaust education; national report details spike in hate crimes
In a bid to combat anti-Semitism, Manitoba is installing mandatory Holocaust education in its school curriculum — a move announced the same day a national advocacy group reported an “unprecedented” rise in hate crimes against Jewish people in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
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May 08, 2024
Nunavut agrees to $8M settlement of class action for school sexual abuse victims
Nunavut has agreed to an $8 million settlement of a class action brought on behalf of individuals who suffered sexual abuse at schools in Resolute Bay or Clyde River and those who were abused by a teacher who has been convicted of sex offences.