September 29, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has found that a Bell employee established a prima facie case of disability discrimination after the company terminated her employment and ended her disability coverage before she began a planned gradual return to work.
September 29, 2026
Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) benchers set fee levels for the coming year at their Sept. 25 meeting, while also making amendments to several accounting and client verification rules.
September 29, 2026
Manitoba is “strengthening the support system” for young adults aging out of provincial care as part of its mission to reduce poverty, prevent homelessness and help vulnerable residents. According to a Sept. 28 news release, the initiative is intended to assist young adults transitioning out of the Child and Family Services (CFS) system.
September 28, 2026
Manitoba is strengthening workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters by widening the scope of job-related sickness and presuming their illnesses are work-related.
September 25, 2026
Barry Anthony Cullain owned one-third of an Ontario elevator maintenance business and was its vice-president of operations. The other two shareholders each held a third. While an acquisition financing was closing, they proposed to buy his shares. The financing failed. They took him off the payroll and said he had retired.
September 25, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté is thinking about what life after the bench might look like, she tells Law360 Canada. The court’s impactful and most prolific judge, who turned 68 this week with no apparent loss of drive or energy, says she is healthy and still loves the work that has earned her a reputation as a trailblazer and original thinker.
September 25, 2026
Nova Scotia’s law society has officially adopted an admissions-level competency program initiated by its counterparts in Western Canada.
September 24, 2026
A proposal to introduce three new federal income tax brackets for high earners would generate an additional $4.5 billion in net federal revenue over the 2026-27 to 2030-31 period, according to an estimate released by the Parliamentary Budget Office on Sept. 22.
September 24, 2026
Meili Toner and Antonia Chircop have joined Pink Larkin as associates in its Halifax office.
September 24, 2026
Allison Warshawski has joined Mathews Dinsdale as an associate in its Vancouver office.