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Nova Scotia

Trial of Halifax-area dentist to proceed in October despite legal switch

Nova Scotia The assault trial of Halifax-area pediatric dentist, Dr. Errol Gaum, is still scheduled to proceed this fall, despite…

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Business

Australians now have the legal right to disconnect from work. But how effective will it be?

Australia’s right-to-disconnect law has come into effect — giving employees the right to refuse contact if their employers reach out to…

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Canada

6 First Nations challenge Ontario’s Mining Act, a month after similar legal action by Grassy Narrows

Six First Nations in northern Ontario are challenging the province’s Mining Act, arguing it violates their treaty and Charter equality rights.…

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Canada

Condo board has residents living in fear of legal letters, say overnight guests policed by board

Richelle Komes’s first warning from management at her Mississauga, Ont., condominium came in February 2023.   The issue: Komes had allowed…

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Politics

B.C. backing legal challenge of equalization formula, may launch its own lawsuit

British Columbia Premier David Eby said Wednesday his government is offering its “full support” to Newfoundland and Labrador’s court case against…

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Business

TC Energy’s $15B Keystone XL legal claim against U.S. government thrown out

The nearly two-decade-long oil pipeline saga surrounding the failed Keystone XL pipeline is nearing an end, as Calgary-based TC Energy has…

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Politics

CRA preparing to take legal action against people who received pandemic benefits while ineligible

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it’s prepared to take legal action against people who erroneously accepted pandemic benefits but…

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Nova Scotia

Legal cannabis sales up, alcohol takes a hit in N.S.

Nova Scotians bought more legal cannabis last year than the year before, continuing an upward trend that’s been going since…

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Politics

Bloc leader says he wants legal opinion on prospect of U.S. trade sanctions over language law

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he will ask for a legal opinion on whether the U.S. government has any…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Legal Aid receives funding to attract more private lawyers

The Nova Scotia government is looking to attract more private lawyers needed to take on legal aid cases by announcing…

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