Natural Resources
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September 20, 2024
Canadian Judicial Council says guidelines coming for federal judges’ use of AI, social media
As part of their two-day fall meeting in Charlottetown this week, the chief and associate-chief justices of the nation’s superior courts discussed their progress in creating guidelines for federal judges’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media, the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) says.
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September 20, 2024
Nova Scotia to adopt national building codes in 2025, boosting accessibility, energy efficiency
Nova Scotia is set to adopt national codes on boosting the accessibility and energy efficiency of buildings starting April 2025, the province said in a release.
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September 20, 2024
Anti-dumping duties to continue on cold rolled steel from China, Korea and Vietnam
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has announced it is continuing a 2018 finding that confirmed the dumping and subsidizing of cold‑rolled steel from the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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September 20, 2024
Class action launched as ‘forever chemicals’ found in Quebec’s water supply
Class action firm Slater Vecchio LLP has initiated what it calls a “groundbreaking” class action lawsuit that seeks compensation for past and future costs related to removing “forever chemicals” from Quebec’s water supply.
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September 19, 2024
Treasury Board president Anita Anand gets second Cabinet post as transport minister
Liberal MP Anita Anand, the president of the federal Treasury Board and former defence minister in the Liberal government, has taken on the additional post of minister of transportation.
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September 19, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal to hear power exporter’s utility classification challenge
British Columbia’s top court is set to hear an appeal concerning whether a hydroelectric power producer that exports power to the United States through affiliated companies is a public utility for the purposes of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA).
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September 19, 2024
Nova Scotia seeks to stimulate offshore wind and tidal energy
Nova Scotia’s offshore wind sector should benefit from new legislation designed to fast-track developments and to create opportunities for smaller-scale, innovative technologies.
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September 18, 2024
Federal government takes steps towards establishing circular consumer product industry with consultation
The Canadian government is taking significant steps to establish a circular economy with its increased focus on the regulation of consumer products and packaging quality through an environmental lens.
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September 16, 2024
Federal Court CJ says huge funding shortfall for translation will delay rulings, access to justice
A new statutory duty that requires the Federal Court to simultaneously issue its “precedential” rulings in both French and English — without Parliament also providing the many millions of dollars the court needs to carry out its task — will spark judgment delays and exacerbate translation backlogs unless the government steps up with adequate resources, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton tells Law360 Canada.
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September 16, 2024
Merger of Wardell Gillis, Procido announced
Wardell Gillis has joined Procido LLP to create a new, full-service firm to serve sectors in Ontario and the Prairies, a Sept. 11 news release announced.