By Andrew Stevens and Angèle Poirier In October 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked back-to-work legislation to end a strike by tens of thousands of the province’s teachers who had walked off …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application alleging discrimination in the suspension of long-term disability benefits, finding the claim fell outside the tribunal’s jurisdiction… Free Membership Required …
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Ontario labour board denies request to retract London police email about use of force training injury
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request from an injured worker seeking to have London Police Service retract an internal email about a workplace injury that occurred during …
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Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner has ordered Calgary Police Service to respond to an access request made in April 2025, after the police service failed to meet statutory timelines and …
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Nova Scotia labour board rejects union bid to split custodial and trades workers into separate units
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed a union’s application to fragment an existing bargaining unit of custodial and trades employees at Halifax Regional Centre for Education, ruling the union …
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FeaturedLegal NewsProfessional Misconduct
Ontario lawyer permitted to surrender licence after decade of client neglect, deception
A Toronto-area lawyer has been granted permission to surrender his licence after admitting to professional misconduct spanning more than a decade, including allowing multiple client lawsuits to be dis… Free …
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Tribunal dismisses library patron’s discrimination claim over facility ban in St. Catharines, Ont.
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application from a patron who alleged the St. Catharines Public Library discriminated against him based on age when it banned him …
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Tribunal dismisses portions of professor’s 15-year discrimination case at Queen’s University
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed significant portions of two discrimination applications filed by a tenured philosophy professor at Queen’s University, finding that some allegations … Free Membership …
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PREMIUMB.C. court finds wrongful dismissal after employer failed to follow progressive discipline
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Toronto school board loses bid to dismiss grievance over racist package incident
An arbitrator has ruled that a Toronto teacher can proceed with a human rights grievance over an anti-Black racist package delivered to her workplace, rejecting the employer’s claim that her …