Personal Injury
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September 13, 2024
Judge declines to boot novel JR of Ottawa’s renewed funding for the UN relief agency in Gaza
After the federal government failed to get the case dismissed on a preliminary motion to strike, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and four victims of the Hamas massacre in Israel last year can move ahead with their novel judicial review of Ottawa’s decision to resume funding the largest humanitarian aid agency in the Gaza Strip.
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September 12, 2024
Rape exemptions to abortion laws, or why women shouldn’t have sex for fun | Abby Hafer
The issues of abortion and rape are frequently intertwined. There is something viscerally disgusting about the idea of a woman being forced to carry to term a fetus caused by her rapist. For this reason, advocates for abortion rights often use this as an example of why abortions should be legal.
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September 11, 2024
Class action filed against City of Whitehorse over various accessibility barriers
A proposed class action has been filed in the Supreme Court of Yukon alleging Charter violations against the City of Whitehorse for excessive accumulation of ice and snow, severely restricting the mobility of those who live with physical, neurological or musculoskeletal disabilities or legal blindness.
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September 10, 2024
Federal lawyers’ union contends Ottawa’s return-to-office order is ‘arbitrary, counterproductive’
Arguing that the federal government’s return-to-office directive to public servants is “costly, inefficient, arbitrary, and counterproductive,” the union for more than 3,500 federal lawyers has challenged the federal Treasury Board direction that lawyers and most other federal workers must be physically present in their workplaces at least three days a week.
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September 05, 2024
After navigating choppy waters, Alberta trumpets ‘collaborative’ new legal aid governance deal
A new five-year legal aid governance deal in Alberta appears to have calmed, at least for now, the choppy waters the provincial law society and Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) encountered in late June when the Alberta government abruptly changed its negotiating stance at the 11th hour, raising the prospect that legal aid certificates could no longer be issued once the predecessor governance agreement expired in July.
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September 05, 2024
Ontario Ombudsman launches investigation into placement of children, youth in unlicensed settings
Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé has launched an investigation into child welfare agencies placing young children and teens in motels, hotels offices and trailers.
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September 05, 2024
Motion allowed in part in systemic negligence class action involving RCMP doctors’ conduct
The Federal Court has allowed in part a motion for certain particulars requested by the federal government in a class action against the RCMP for alleged systemic negligence relating to sexual assault and battery in medical examinations conducted by doctors.
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September 04, 2024
Drivers must be extra cautious as children return to school
As children return to school, everyone must be extra cautious while driving. With schools across the province opening this week, it’s crucial for both students and drivers to keep safety top of mind.
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August 30, 2024
Report: Nova Scotia workers’ compensation system needs to cut costs, time lost to injury
Nova Scotia’s workers’ compensation system (WCS) should review its cost structure and introduce penalties for workers and employers who don’t co-operate in the return-to-work process to make the underfunded system more sustainable, according to a review of the system.
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August 30, 2024
P.E.I. expands nursing duties, recognizes psychiatric nursing
Expanding the scope of nursing on Prince Edward Island will broaden legal perspectives “on what appropriate care looks like” — particularly when it comes to the recognition of psychiatric nurses, says a lawyer.