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Continue ReadingArticle content Air Canada has announced it will voluntarily register with the Office québécois de la langue francaise in accordance with the Charter of the French Language. The air carrier said the decision comes after months of talks with the OQLF. Article content Last Thursday, Canadian National Railway said it, too, would register with the […]
Continue ReadingIt was a quiet yet passionate protest in front of the city hall Tuesday as about 100 people showed up to share their objection to the city’s Rental Licensing Bylaw. “A criminal records check. I’ve been a landlord for 30 years in this city. I’m getting a criminal record check?” property owner Diane Chauvin questioned. […]
Continue ReadingBusiness disputes can become public quickly and impact even successful businesses. In recent media reports, there has been speculation that business owners of the well-known athleisure brand PE Nation, Pip Edwards and Claire Tregoning, are ‘feuding’. The brand has denied the rumours. But it raises the question: “how do you resolve disputes between business partners?” […]
Continue ReadingLaw could be the first to criminalize identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ): Rights Watch Uganda’s parliament has passed sweeping anti-gay legislation that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships and criminalizes anyone identifying as LGBTQ. While more than 30 African countries, including Uganda, have already banned same-sex relationships, the new law […]
Continue ReadingNEW YORK – For 40 years, former President Donald Trump has navigated countless legal investigations without ever facing criminal charges. That record may soon come to an end. Trump could be indicted by a Manhattan grand jury as soon as this week, potentially charged with falsifying business records connected to hush money payments during his […]
Continue ReadingWashington, D.C. – The United States has renewed its opposition to Israeli settlement policies, saying that Washington was “extremely troubled” by an Israeli law that paved the way for restoring illegal settlements in the north of the occupied West Bank. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters on Tuesday that the law, approved by the […]
Continue ReadingThis Opinion piece is by André Bear, a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan’s law school who is now pursuing his master of laws. For more information about CBC’s Opinion sectionplease see the FAQs. The Canadian legal system seems eager to fill its prisons mostly with Indigenous peoples, as evidenced by our staggering overrepresentation. On […]
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