Personal Injury
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April 29, 2025
Alberta ‘finfluencer’ found in breach of securities laws for social media posts
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has found that “finfluencer” James Floreani and his company Jayconomics Inc. breached of the Alberta Securities Act by engaging in investor relations activities and failing to disclose that social media posts he shared were made on behalf of four Alberta issuers.
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April 29, 2025
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association concerned about pace, recommendations of civil rules review
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is raising alarm bells about a recent report from a task force recommending a sweeping overhaul of the province’s civil rules, with the organization’s president-elect saying many of the recommendations and the pace of the consultation process itself are problematic.
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April 29, 2025
Navigating workplace mental health concerns during a trade war
In these uncertain economic times, more people may be inclined to ignore mental health issues and continue to work for fear of losing their jobs. That can be a mistake.
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April 28, 2025
FOR TORTS - Affecting the person - Defamation - Method of publication - Internet
Appeal by Neufeld from an order finding him liable in defamation to Bondar and awarding $45,000 in general and punitive damages on grounds that judge erred in concluding that impugned words were defamatory and erred in awarding more than nominal and punitive damages.
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April 25, 2025
SCC rules CRTC has no jurisdiction to decide 5G access disputes between telecoms and municipalities
In a decision that addresses the role of so-called “dynamic” statutory interpretation in cases where technology has evolved or other circumstances have changed significantly since a law was enacted, the Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed 7-2 that the CRTC does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes between telecom carriers and public authorities that have refused to allow the telcos to deploy 5G small cell antennas on public property.
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April 25, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $15,000 damages for privacy breach, without proof of further harm
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld $15,000 in non-pecuniary damages for each person whose privacy was breached when a rogue ICBC employee accessed the private data of 78 policyholders and sold some of it to criminals, leading to arson and shooting attacks against 13 people.
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April 25, 2025
‘Economic growth’ a key focus of Conservative and Liberal platforms on immigration, tax and regulation
Both parties currently leading in the polls for the federal election next week have proposed law-related measures in the areas of immigration, regulation and taxation that they contend will boost Canadian businesses and help the economy grow.
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April 24, 2025
N.B. advocate warning against millions in cuts to child services
New Brunswick’s advocate for children, youth and vulnerable adults is sounding the alarm over tens of millions in cuts to child welfare services — a move he is calling “the most significant single-year reduction to services for vulnerable children in recent memory.”
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April 24, 2025
Alberta court rules UFCW Canada union not liable for allegedly toxic workplace at local affiliate
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has rejected a constructive dismissal claim against an international union, finding that it was not a supervisor of employees at an affiliated union local and could therefore not be held liable for allegedly failing to prevent a toxic work environment.
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April 24, 2025
Wait! Hear me out
I am listening to a Filipino song called Bulag Pipi at Bingi by Freddie Aguilar. The lyrics express the idea that the real world is not far from the life of deaf, blind and mute — it suggests that what one is going through is not unusual or isolated. However, the other side of me is worrying that I am starting to realize how loud the volume is. Am I starting to have noise-induced hearing loss?