In the aftermath of last year’s flood in Southern Alberta, insurance companies had a public relations nightmare on their hands. Residents were facing massive rebuilding costs and banks were suddenly…
DCFS v A.S. & D.P. 2014 NUCJ 13: Rules 174-184 are the Rules that deal with summary judgment. Although the rules have not been applied in Nunavut to a child…
Here. But it gives us a flimsy excuse to re-post the fun PacMan video! Wheee! .
Despite assurances last year that the TFW (Temporary Foreign Workers) program was being reformed because of a myriad of reported abuses, those assurances, like so many other pronouncements and assertions…
It was ghastly. Why we humans carry out such brutalities against each other?
It is very troubling and unsettling. What next?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press TORONTO – With the prospect of an election growing more likely every day, the minority Liberals’ spring budget may turn out…
This little exchange doesn’t need any context-setting. Says it all. Oh, and we need new mayor for a better city. Asked if he was high on drugs Saturday night, Mayor…
Sharafbayani v. Jackson Roofing Corporation, 2014 ONCA 271 refers to the process for non-suit in a Simplified Procedure case. While not expressly approving the trial judge’s approach the Court does…
Well, I have decided not to vote in this charade of an election. My principle reason is that my vote does not count — it is totally ineffective — because…
The idyllic town of Steveston, located at the western tip of Richmond, is the site of what appears to be a battle for the ages: the City Council is facing…
As the ticks that spread Lyme disease push ever further into Canada, doctors are starting to notice an unusual fallout from the growing threat: a spike in the number of…
Teddy has been doing a great job covering Quebec so far, but I’ve also kept a close eye on the trends and kept my own running average for Quebec –…
According to the world historical statistics compiled by Angus Maddison, in 1820 China was the world’s largest national economy, accounting for 33 percent of the gross world economic product. Over…
NewsToday has yet another nothing story on the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner. That’s a major story for the day in national and international affairs. Among the others – a…
Onshore wind power has come of age, and not just in the U.S. This…chart shows the levelized cost of energy worldwide, using data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Average…
Nobody wants to talk about it yet 50 per cent of those who experience it are likely to lose their jobs. In Alberta one in five employees reported its impact…
R. v. Siemens, 2012 ABPC 116: What is the test for ordering a person to enter into a recognizance to keep the peace at common law? Grounds for such an…
Ambrosi v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 BCCA 123 : There are two stages to commencing a prosecution under the Criminal Code. The first is laying an information and the…
Your news links for today: Digital Canada 150: The digital strategy without a strategy – Toronto Star Bell raises prices, questions in the prairies – Angelus Novus Why Canada’s Cell…
