Business
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November 28, 2024
Competition Bureau moves against Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising
Alleging that Alphabet’s Google has engaged in anti-competitive conduct in online advertising technology, Canada’s Competition Bureau is asking the Competition Tribunal to order Google to sell two of its advertising technology tools — the company's publisher ad server, DFP, and its ad exchange, AdX — and to direct Google to pay an administrative monetary penalty equal to three times the value of the benefit Google derived from its alleged anti-competitive practices (or if that amount cannot be reasonably determined, three percent of Google’s worldwide gross revenues).
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November 28, 2024
Ontario labour bill would impose higher fines, accelerate registration for regulated professions
Ontario has introduced workplace legislation that, if passed, would introduce a new mandatory minimum fine for repeat health and safety violations by employers.
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November 28, 2024
8 new associates join Blaney McMurtry
Recent news releases from Blaney McMurtry LLP announced the addition of Anisha Samat, Erica Moin, Gurwinder S. Bansal, Hamza Naim, Hilary Lai, Laura Dyke, Leah Burlock and Nadav Amar as associates.
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November 28, 2024
AI washing: Regulator urges accurate disclosures by issuers
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly emerged as a transformative force in the investment landscape, with growing interest from investors eager to engage with companies that leverage AI technologies. As issuers increasingly highlight their use of AI to attract capital, issuers are also prone to exaggerating or inflating AI capabilities in continuous disclosure (CD) documents that can undermine transparency, mislead investors and could lead to sanctions by relevant regulatory authorities against the offending issuers.
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November 27, 2024
Privacy regulators release resolution on information sharing in cases of intimate partner violence
Privacy authorities across Canada have announced a joint resolution calling on governments and organizations to develop privacy-compliant governance frameworks for responsible information-sharing in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) involving a risk of serious harm to life, health or safety.
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November 27, 2024
Federal Court of Appeal upholds bilingual requirements for St. John’s, Edmonton airports
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld rulings that the St. John’s International Airport Authority (SJIAA) breached its language obligations under the Official Languages Act (OLA) by communicating in English only on social media and failing to ensure that its website is fully bilingual.
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November 27, 2024
Proposed settlement reached by federal non-union workers affected by faulty Phoenix pay system
A proposed out-of-court settlement has been reached with the federal government to compensate casual and non-unionized federal employees who were impacted by the Phoenix pay system’s various payroll issues.
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November 27, 2024
Law360 Canada Pulse survey: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 27, 2024
Cassels announces winners of 2024 Black-owned small business grant
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP announced the winners of its 2024 Black-Owned Small Business Grant, a Nov. 26 news release from the firm announced.
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November 27, 2024
B.C. Supreme Court weighs in on owner’s rights under Builders Lien Act
In a 2023 decision, the B.C. Supreme Court found that an owner-developer of a residential development had altered its right to discharge a subcontractor’s claim of lien under B.C.’s Builders Lien Act (the Act) because the owner had agreed to pay outstanding amounts directly to the subcontractor.