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August 28, 2024
Federal Court: PPSC may intervene in dispute over disclosure of RCMP terror investigation documents
The director of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada has been granted leave to intervene in a proceeding concerning whether the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) can compel the RCMP to produce documents subject to solicitor-client privilege in respect of a complaint investigation.
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August 28, 2024
Lax O’Sullivan expands with 2 associates
Recent news releases from Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP announced the addition of Amethyst Haighton and Azzam Cheema as associates.
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August 27, 2024
Articling student returns to Loopstra Nixon as associate
A recent news release from Loopstra Nixon LLP announced that Isabelle Nazarian had joined the firm as an associate in its commercial litigation group.
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August 23, 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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August 23, 2024
Health Minister brings order to reduce use of nicotine replacement therapies among youth
Federal Minister of Health Mark Holland has announced that Health Canada is introducing new measures for nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) to “reduce the appeal of, access to and use of these products by young people for recreational purposes.”
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August 23, 2024
New associates join Loopstra Nixon
Recent news releases from Loopstra Nixon LLP announced the addition of two new associates: Erin Hébert and Michael Juranka.
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August 22, 2024
Clucks to be her | Marcel Strigberger
What does one do with 11,000 cases of chicken wings? No, this is not a riddle. We might ask former Chicago school worker Vera Liddell who stole this cargo. This 68-year-old lady was supposed to buy these wings for the students but over a period of time, she used a school truck and $1.5 million of school funds to purchase the stuff, but the students never saw a single wing. What was her game plan, I ask? That’s not chicken scratch.
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August 23, 2024
Is the U.S. Constitution ready for change? | Esther Carenza
Although a constitutional amendment to change the United States Supreme Court term limits, putting in a binding code of ethics for the Supreme Court and formally forbidding presidential immunity is popular, it will probably not pass in this congressional cycle and will face a difficult constitutional challenge in the next one.
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August 21, 2024
15 years on, court restores Indian status of mother and daughter who died waiting for recognition
The Indian status of a mother and daughter, both of whom passed away before a court could decide their appeal, has been affirmed 15 years after they were removed from the Indian Register without notice.
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August 21, 2024
Transport Canada takes ‘unprecedented action’ against unlicensed passenger vessels
Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez has announced that Transport Canada is taking “unprecedented action” to crack down on serious violations of the Canada Shipping Act involving unlicensed passenger vessels.