A Mary Brown’s Fried Chicken franchise was not entitled to recoup $2,500 from a store manager who fell for a telephone scam that saw her drive to a Canada Post …
Yearly Archives
2023
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The Law Society of Alberta has approved a permanent part-time membership status option for lawyers, to be implemented in 2024. The decision was made at the April 27, 2023 Board …
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Starting on July 4,, 2023, the Law Society of Alberta will officially roll out a new approach to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for lawyers in the province. The decision was …
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Legal News
Law Society’s Indigenous Intercultural Course receives positive feedback from B.C. lawyers
The Law Society of British Columbia’s Indigenous Intercultural Course is helping lawyers increase their understanding and awareness of Indigenous culture. The online course provides valuable information about the colonization of …
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Legal News
Julia Shin Doi of TMU has been appointed judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario
Julia Shin Doi, general counsel, secretary of the board of governors, and university privacy officer of Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) has been appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Behind the blue wall: The toxic culture that left a Vancouver police officer dead
By Jason Walker, University Canada West In January 2019, Const. Nicole Chan — a 30-year-old, nine-year member of the Vancouver Police Department — took her own life hours after being …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
‘Self-contradictory and arguably bizarre’: Ontario court strikes down discipline against pharmacist, citing issues with victim’s credibility
A ruling by the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Pharmacists has been mostly set aside after a court found the complainant’s evidence against a pharmacist to be “self-contradictory …
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FeaturedLegal News
N.W.T. lawyer, accused of unprofessional conduct in wrongful dismissal case, removed as defendant in court case challenging law society’s ruling
A lawyer in the Northwest Territories, who was the subject of a law society complaint over his work in a wrongful dismissal case, has won his attempt to be removed …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Man ordered to pay co-worker $50,000 after he sexually harassed her at work, and at home, before getting her fired
An Ontario woman has been awarded $50,000 after being subjected to sexualized comments and harassment in her workplace, and her home, by a co-worker. The woman, AN, filed the complaint …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
WestJet workers in Toronto ratify their first collective agreement
Unifor Local 531, which represents 350 customer service and baggage agents at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, has ratified its first collective agreement with WestJet. The ratification vote, which took …