11+ hour, 32+ min ago   (327+ words) Lawsuit stems from a video shared on social media about a shipment of horses from Manitoba to Japan Animal Justice has asked a Manitoba court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by a live horse exporter and its owner under…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (337+ words) She is currently an expert member to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Brenda Gunn has been named the first-ever appointee to the Phil Fontaine Professorship in Indigenous Law and Economic Reconciliation established by the University of Manitoba…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (361+ words) BC Provincial Court can require course completion before setting family management conference Niki Sharma, British Columbia’s attorney general, has highlighted that the province’s Francophone parents and families undergoing a separation or divorce can now take the free online course “Parenting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) Ontario court held that insurance coverage exclusion bars fleet injury claim as vehicle was never scheduled prior to accident A rental company drove an unscheduled vehicle for over a year without telling its insurer, and when that car was involved…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (152+ words) Canadian Lawyer Halifax man’s tent is a form of ‘accommodation,’ making him eligible for higher benefits: NS court A lawyer for the plaintiff says the ruling paves the way for other claimants to seek more assistance The Nova Scotia Court…...

2+ week, 44+ min ago   (472+ words) Judge converts proceeding from one invoking Federal Courts Act’s judicial review provisions Canada’s Federal Court converted an application from one commenced under the Federal Courts Act’s judicial review application provisions into one brought under s. 41 of the Privacy Act, then…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (278+ words) Canadian Lawyer GenAI is changing how self-represented parties engage with Canada’s courts Judges say filings are cleaner, more voluminous, and require them to meet a higher verification burden In the fall of 2018, a man arrived in Canada from Nigeria and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (941+ words) From punitive damages thresholds to the beleaguered LAT, it’s a system stacked against claimants Canada’s property and casualty insurers posted a combined $7.88 billion in profit in the third quarter of 2025 alone. That number is exactly why Shane Katz thinks the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (497+ words) The body pointed to a youth outreach project and its health recovery program In its “2026 – Annual Report and Financial Statements,” the Law Society of Manitoba has highlighted its work in access to justice and wellbeing over the past year. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (509+ words) Of new British Columbian lawyers, 69 are male, 93 are female, 408 selected no gender The Law Society of British Columbia’s newly released 2025 annual report details its recent progress on its priorities regarding the rule of law, lawyer independence, access to justice, Indigenous…...