The Complete Brief
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July 28, 2025
Settlement of $55M reached in Saskatchewan First Nation class action
A settlement agreement of over $55 million has been reached between Canada and Flying Dust First Nation to resolve a land-related claim for land that was sold to Canadian Pacific Railway.
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July 28, 2025
Lengthy permit process, investment gaps threaten Canada’s export growth, says expert
Canada’s slow infrastructure project approvals and lagging investment in innovation are stifling export ambitions and undermining global competitiveness warns Ted Betts, partner at Gowling WLG and a veteran construction projects lawyer.
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July 28, 2025
N.B. to review information and privacy legislation
New Brunswick has launched a review of provincial laws governing privacy and the public’s right to information in a bid to enhance access, loosen “restrictive rules” and address the impacts of AI.
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July 28, 2025
Four new associates join Stikeman Elliott’s Montreal office
Stikeman Elliott has welcomed four first-year associates to its Montreal office: Danielle Maor, Michelle Poupart, Jeremy Michel Roy and Amélia Desrochers.
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July 28, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal rules on possessory lien enforceability in split decision
The Alberta Court of Appeal has issued a split decision in a complex commercial dispute involving possessory liens, with the majority ruling that a storage company cannot retain possession of pipe worth over $3 million after litigation delays rendered its debt claims unenforceable.
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July 28, 2025
Court strikes claims in oil and gas confidential information case
The British Columbia Supreme Court has struck a notice of civil claim against oil and gas company Pembina in a case alleging unlawful use of confidential information by another company, which it benefited from.
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July 28, 2025
How your kids can access the ‘Bank of Mom and Dad’ to buy a home
Even though the housing market in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and elsewhere is currently undergoing a downturn due to economic uncertainty, homeownership likely remains out of reach for many. For young Canadians, a home purchase is often supported (at least partially) by the “Bank of Mom and Dad.”
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July 28, 2025
SENTENCING - Sexual assault - Particular sanctions - Aboriginal offenders
Appeal by Wiens from sentence of three-years’ imprisonment and 20-year Sex Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA) order. Wiens was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious friend.
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July 28, 2025
New report links homelessness to release from Ontario jails
Almost 10 per cent of people in Ontario experiencing homelessness went from provincial jail to life on the streets — and that number could possibly be much higher. That is according to a new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario (JHSO), From Incarceration to Encampment, which is calling for the provincial government to make a number of policy changes to ensure those numbers go down.
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July 28, 2025
Deportation case shines light on vagaries of using spyware in investigations
Canadians are justifiably outraged that it appears the United States authorities are using extrajudicial means of catching and deporting residents. They are abandoning the rule of law, some say. Can Canadians be so sanctimonious when we may be responsible for similar acts?