Pulse
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December 10, 2024
Wellness: A dearth of good customer service | Darryl Singer
Today, I paid $80 more for a winter product than I needed to because I refused to give my business to a store with poor customer service.
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December 10, 2024
Navigating the challenges of money laundering for car dealers
The car dealership industry plays a vital role in the global economy, providing essential transportation options and contributing significantly to job creation. However, it is also a sector susceptible to exploitation by money launderers. With the rise of sophisticated criminal networks, car dealers must be aware of the unique challenges they face regarding money laundering and implement effective strategies to mitigate these risks. This article explores the specific challenges car dealers encounter in combating money laundering and offers insights into best practices for compliance and prevention.
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December 09, 2024
New tool aimed at ensuring AI systems comply with human rights law
An Ontario-based law reform organization has partnered with the province’s human rights commission to create a new tool aimed at helping organizations evaluate their artificial intelligence (AI) systems for compliance with human rights requirements.
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December 09, 2024
Judicial appointment announced for Ontario
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Gordon J. Cudjoe as a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Brampton, a Dec. 6 news release announced.
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December 09, 2024
Judicial appointment announced for Tax Court
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Ryan P. Rabinovitch as a judge of the Tax Court of Canada, a Dec. 6 news release announced.
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December 09, 2024
Violence in Ontario families: I smell gasoline | Michael Cochrane
In my previous column, Violence in Ontario families: Something is off, I looked at the astonishing multi-billion-dollar investment Canadian taxpayers are making to deal with the consequences of domestic violence. It is frankly and sadly a growth industry.
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December 06, 2024
No Charter breach when police warrantlessly searched text messages in ‘exigent circumstances’: SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed 6-3 an Ontario man’s appeal of his drug trafficking convictions, holding that his Charter rights were not breached because “exigent circumstances” justified police, without a warrant, using a cellphone they seized from a drug dealer to impersonate that dealer and continue his texting with the accused to arrange what police suspected to be a purchase of fentanyl-laced heroin.
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December 06, 2024
A funny thing happened on the way to the morgue | Marcel Strigberger
You only die twice. No this is not a title for a James Bond movie. I’m talking about people being misdiagnosed as being dead when in fact they are still alive. Do they have any legal recourse?
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December 06, 2024
Ottawa expands banned firearms list; pledges measures against gun use in intimate-partner violence
The minority Liberal government has put in place “revised classification” regulatory changes to newly prohibit 104 categories of assault-style firearms while also pledging to roll out new restrictions on large-capacity magazines in March 2025 and to introduce “no later” than January 2025 measures to help combat the high rates of gun use in gender-based and intimate-partner violence.
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December 06, 2024
New partner joins Blaney McMurtry
A recent news release from Blaney McMurtry LLP announced that Lara Di Genova had joined the firm as a partner.