July 30, 2026
Over the years, we have become numbed by the avalanche of bad news that rolls over our heads every day, gratuitously disseminated by various authorities and their echo chambers in the media. We can’t escape it — everywhere we turn, danger lurks. The consistent message is, “We’re all gonna die! Everybody panic!”
July 30, 2026
Constructive trust claims and joint family venture claims are often used in family law matters when, following a breakdown of a relationship, one party has been unjustly enriched at the expense of the other.
July 30, 2026
B.C. Premier David Eby and First Nations leaders are celebrating a “major win” for British Columbia after striking a deal with the federal government to protect the economy and environment of the province’s North Coast.
July 30, 2026
George Santayana’s famous bon mot “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is part of a longer passage that is particularly relevant to President Donald Trump’s bizarre conclusion that bad forestry practices in Manitoba should be met with a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S., to be paid primarily by American importers and consumers.
July 29, 2026
New Brunswick’s Appeal Court has quashed a judge’s decision granting summary judgment to a bank being sued by a veteran lawyer who lost $100,000 after being taken in by fraudsters.
July 29, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review after finding that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) failed to properly explain why a lithium mining company could not make a second, late renunciation of exploration expenses to subscribers of its flow-through shares.
July 29, 2026
As artificial intelligence grows more capable, human skills are becoming more valuable, not less. For decades, the legal profession around the world has rewarded expertise built on deep research, careful analysis and meticulous attention to detail. Today, AI can perform many of those tasks in seconds, summarizing thousands of documents, identifying relevant case law, drafting contracts, analyzing litigation trends and even suggesting legal arguments.
July 29, 2026
Under s. 123.3 of the Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.) (ITA), certain investment income earned within a Canadian-controlled private corporation (CCPC) is subject to a refundable tax.
July 29, 2026
Health Canada has been granted a permanent injunction against Canlab Research and its representatives that prevents the company from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in Canada.
July 29, 2026
On July 29, the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) announced a new partnership to “connect the rising entrepreneurs behind emerging small businesses with pivotal pro bono legal support” through the OBA’s Pro Bono Portal.