The Complete Brief
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November 14, 2025
Federal Court upholds CRA denial of tax relief request based on director’s mental health
The Federal Court has upheld a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) decision to deny a company’s request for waiver of tax penalties and interest, finding that the agency reasonably rejected claims that the sole director’s mental health and financial difficulties impaired his tax compliance during the relevant period.
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November 14, 2025
B.C. boosts resources for extortion task force targeting threats in South Asian community
The B.C. RCMP has announced an increase of resources to support ongoing investigations, suppression and enforcement relating to extortion cases and threats largely affecting the South Asian community.
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November 14, 2025
Associate joins Thomson Rogers
Thomson Rogers LLP welcomes Melanie White as an associate.
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November 14, 2025
Ontario’s plan to change climate rules spark legal uncertainty: scholar
The Ontario government is planning to scrap requirements to set greenhouse gas reduction targets and a legal scholar is saying that would bring a court challenge of those rules into a “legal grey area.”
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November 14, 2025
Be it resolved: Finders keepers
Ever hear of a place in Russia called Khanty-Mansiysk? Didn’t think so. Vladimir Rychagov was a factory worker there, until he hit the jackpot, or rather helped himself to it. Through a software glitch, his employer deposited into his bank account the salaries of 34 of its employees, being over seven million rubles instead of about 47,000 rubles, which is $87,000 instead of $581. Vlad, however, refuses to return the slight excess.
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November 14, 2025
Navigating Canada’s visa pathways for the manufacturing industry
Canada’s manufacturing sector is grappling with a significant challenge: a shortage of skilled and semi-skilled labour. From machine operators and welders to industrial technicians, employers across the country are finding it increasingly difficult to fill essential roles.
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November 14, 2025
CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES - Impaired operation or operation over the legal limit - Disclosure of information with respect to instrument
Appeal by Larocque from a judgment of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal which affirmed his conviction. Larocque was arrested for impaired driving.
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November 14, 2025
CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES -- Impaired operation or operation over the legal limit -- Certificate of analysis
Appeal by Rousselle from a judgment of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal which upheld a decision setting aside his acquittal and entered a conviction. Rousselle was arrested for impaired driving.
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November 14, 2025
Federal bail and sentencing reform: Real-world impact in B.C.
On Oct. 23, 2025, the federal government introduced the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act (Bill C-14), signalling a significant shift in bail and sentencing policy across Canada. The legislation aims to make bail harder to obtain in certain higher-risk cases and to impose tougher sentencing regimes for repeat and violent offenders. The message is clear: more detention upfront and longer sentences at the back end.
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November 14, 2025
CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES - Offences against person and reputation - Criminal harassment or stalking
Appeal by appellant convicted of criminal harassment of three individuals who were all members of the same family. The appellant was sentenced to a 90-day intermittent period of incarceration which he had fully served.