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May 24, 2024
Unionized border workers vote 96 per cent in favour of strike action
The unions representing Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) workers are raising the spectre of summer travel delays and supply chain disruptions in the wake of a strong strike vote.
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May 23, 2024
$450M lawsuit against Nova Scotia would be cancelled under proposed settlement deal
The government of Nova Scotia would avert a $450 million lawsuit as part of a proposed settlement with pulp and paper giant Paper Excellence Group related to longstanding environmental pollution from the company’s Northern Pulp mill and an effluent facility on Boat Harbour in Pictou County.
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May 21, 2024
Ontario needs updated consumer protection rules to deal with digital marketplace: law commission
Have you ever fully read one of those terms of service contracts that pop up every time you sign up for something online? The answer is “probably not.” But not doing so can often cause significant problems, and now the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is urging the provincial government to amend its consumer protection legislation to help people who may be affected by automatically clicking yes.
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May 06, 2024
B.C. court stays action against Freedom Mobile over $63,000 loss in SIM swap fraud
The B.C. Supreme Court has stayed in favour of arbitration an action against Freedom Mobile concerning allegations that the company was negligent in permitting a SIM swap fraud that led to a customer losing Bitcoin worth approximately $63,100.
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April 24, 2024
Barriers to a legally binding, global treaty on plastic pollution are mounting, say lawyers
Achieving a global, legally binding treaty to draw down pervasive plastic pollution is becoming increasingly difficult as successive and more “bloated” drafts of the agreement are negotiated, says a lawyer with Ecojustice Canada.
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April 23, 2024
Feds appoint Industrial Inquiry Commission on West Coast ports’ long-shoring disputes
Federal Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan Jr. has announced the appointment of an Industrial Inquiry Commission regarding the underlying issues present in long-shoring labour disputes at the ports on the West Coast.
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April 23, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds order referring ad price-fixing dispute against Google to arbitration
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision favouring arbitration of a proposed class action against internet giant Google over allegations that it engaged in anti-competitive practices to artificially maintain the price of Google search ads above competitive market rates.
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April 08, 2024
Court quashes decision requiring reinstatement of employees terminated for workplace harassment
The Ontario Superior Court has overturned a decision requiring the reinstatement of employees terminated for sharing explicit text messages about a co-worker on a group chat and rejected the conclusion that the employer could not investigate the issue without a formal complaint.
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April 04, 2024
N.S. Court of Appeal finds arbitrator’s decision on union agreement to be unreasonable
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has upheld a decision quashing an arbitral finding that the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s decision not to increase the hourly wage for certain employees in line with other employees was unreasonable.
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March 27, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal: Constructive fraud not grounds to set aside arbitral award
An arbitral award cannot be set aside on the basis of constructive fraud, the Ontario Court of Appeal has held, finding that an application judge erred by interpreting the term “fraud” under the Arbitration Act to include constructive fraud.