Pulse
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October 03, 2025
Jorie Halcro returns to MLT Aikins as associate in Saskatoon
MLT Aikins has welcomed back Jorie Halcro to its Saskatoon office as an associate.
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October 03, 2025
Jeffrey Bradshaw joins leadership of DLA Piper’s restructuring group
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has announced that Jeffrey Bradshaw has been appointed co-chair of the Canadian restructuring group in Vancouver.
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October 02, 2025
AI hallucinations in the legal context
Remember how skeptical people were of YouTube and content creation? This video tool became a creative outlet for many and led to the birth of occupations that did not exist before, like influencers. Now, the buzz is about TikTok. Think of AI for lawyers by analogy.
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October 03, 2025
Lack of clarity in jury instruction leads to new trial in Yukon murder case
Adam Cormack’s body was discovered near a gravel pit sometimes used as an informal shooting range on June 28, 2017. He had a single gunshot wound to the head. Edward James Penner was charged with first-degree murder.
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October 02, 2025
A divorce, a custody battle and an assassination: When people take the law into their own hands
On July 18, 2014, Dan Markel, a respected Canadian-born law professor at Florida State University, was shot in the head in broad daylight outside his home in Tallahassee, Fla.
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October 02, 2025
John Hannaford named PM’s representative to EU
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the appointment of John Hannaford as personal representative of the prime minister to the European Union.
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October 02, 2025
Dentons names John Cusano managing partner in Calgary
Dentons has announced the appointment of John Cusano as office managing partner in Calgary, effective Oct. 1, 2025.
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October 02, 2025
Line crossed: IRCC’s proposed administrative monetary penalties should alarm all Canadian bars
The federal government is quietly implementing a regulatory framework that should alarm every lawyer in Canada, regardless of practice area. Under the guise of addressing immigration “ghost consultants,” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has crafted administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) that grant it unprecedented authority to discipline lawyers — the same lawyers who routinely challenge that department’s decisions in court.
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October 02, 2025
The legendary Jane Goodall and her influence on animal law
It can rightly be said that few people achieve the status of legend in their own time: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, was one such person. Goodall passed away on Oct. 1, 2025, at age 91 while on a speaking tour in the U.S. after leading a life that inspired many.
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October 01, 2025
B.C. law society holding annual general meeting Oct. 7
Registration and advance voting are open for the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC)’s Oct. 7 annual general meeting (AGM). The AGM is being held virtually via Zoom webinar, with a call to order at 12:30 p.m. PDT. Advance online voting is also available until Oct. 6.