News by subject: LAW/LEGAL ISSUES

With approximately six months to the claim submission deadline on July 13, 2022, Class Counsel encourages all Class Members who attended a Federal Indian Day School to submit a claim. Across Canada, more than 130,000 individuals have already...

Mineworx Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Mineworx") is pleased to announce the recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") in the ongoing legal proceedings between Mineworx and EnviroMetal Technologies Inc....

A parent and a teacher, both members of OPEN, are the plaintiffs in an application served on the Ontario Government by the lawyers Adair Goldberg Bieber stating that the current public funding of Ontario Catholic schools violates s.15(1) of the...

Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report. The investigation details how Israel enforces a system of oppression and domination...

Today, in a rare split decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Concord Pacific Acquisitions Inc. ("Concord") in its litigation with Hong Leong Oei ("Oei") and his holding companies that control the Plaza of Nations site...

Alcanna Inc. ("Alcanna" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta has granted a final order approving the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") with Sundial Growers Inc. ("Sundial")...

In response to the continuing COVID-19 surge in the province, the Provincial Court of Alberta has extended court closures for an additional two weeks. Until February 4, 2022, all non-urgent out-of-custody trials, preliminary inquiries and other...

VANCOUVER, BC ? The BC Court of Appeal today rejected an appeal by Concord Pacific, one of Canada's largest property developers, upholding an earlier judgement that its senior management were "egregiously dishonest." The judgment signals an end to...

Organovo Holdings, Inc. , today released its first detailed response to the lawsuit Cellink filed against it in Delaware court in 2021. At issue in this lawsuit is whether Cellink is infringing Organovo patents. Organovo, as one of the earliest and...

Waddell Phillips announces that the parties to a class action against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Bruce Monk have reached a $10 million settlement, subject to receiving the court's approval. The class action is brought on behalf of students of the...

The Lerman Law Firm (Cathy Jackson Lerman, PA) is issuing this nationwide Investor Fraud Alert on PROCAP Investments, LLC, a Florida company which was administratively dissolved in 2018. PROCAP is owned by Florida resident David Coriaty (a/k/a David...

The individual claims process in the Gottfriedson Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Class Action settlement is now open. The deadline to submit a claim is October 4, 2023. Each Day Scholar who attended an Indian Residential School during the...

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. ("Cornerstone" or "the Company") announces that, further to its news release dated December 2, 2021:...

The Board of Directors of Nuvei Corporation ("Nuvei" or the "Company") , the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, today released its statement of support for the Company and its executive team as part of its review of the...

Canada's Auditor General (AG) Karen Hogan has confirmed in a scathing report that Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) continues to fall short in keeping migrant workers and Canadians safe from the deadly coronavirus. "In almost every...

A Toronto go-kart company has been found guilty under the Amusement Devices regulation of the Technical Standards and Safety Act 2000 and issued a record fine of $600,000 in connection with a fatal incident at the go-kart facility in the summer of...

American Lithium Corp. ("American Lithium" or the "Company") reports that on November 25, 2021, the Peruvian judiciary has released information confirming appeals of the judicial ruling issued in favour of Macusani Yellowcake S.A.C., the Company's...

Arctic Glacier Income Fund (the "Fund") announces that the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench has issued an order terminating the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") proceedings affecting the Fund and its subsidiaries upon the satisfaction of...

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is providing an update on the status of the appeal to the denial order (the "Denial Order") received on November 10, 2021 from the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ("SEMARNAT") with respect to the...

Just Energy Group Inc. ("Just Energy" or the "Company") , a retail energy provider specializing in electricity and natural gas commodities and bringing energy efficient solutions, carbon offsets and renewable energy options to customers, today, along...

Following reports by victims and witnesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe ? the Lerman Law Firm (Cathy Jackson Lerman, P.A.) is issuing an International Fraud Alert warning of an ongoing scheme to defraud the public involving the...

Just Energy Group Inc. ("Just Energy" or the "Company") , a retail energy provider specializing in electricity and natural gas commodities and bringing energy efficient solutions, carbon offsets and renewable energy options to customers, announced...

Media Statement on behalf of the Realgold Resources Corp. Board of Directors: "Realgold Resources Corp. is a privately-held gold exploration company with assets in central Asia. In 2019, we engaged in discussions with Rockwealth Resources Corp.,...

American Lithium Corp. ("American Lithium" or the "Company") has been made aware that the judicial ruling in relation to title to the 32 disputed concessions on the Falchani and Macusani projects in Peru has been issued in favour of Macusani...

On October 26, 2021, a proposed $20 million nation-wide privacy breach class action lawsuit was commenced against Rogers Communications Inc. The claim alleges that Rogers regularly and surreptitiously invades the privacy of its customers to advance...

Dorel Industries Inc. announces that the Luxembourg Administrative Court has confirmed on appeal the previously-announced decision of the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal to the effect that one of Dorel's wholly-owned subsidiaries owes...

Trillium Therapeutics Inc. ("Trillium" or the "Company") , a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer, is pleased to announce that it has received a final order from the Supreme Court of...

Synaptiq Chief Data Scientist and Co-Founder Dr. Tim Oates will participate in the Nextpoint On Point User Conference roundtable moderated by Robert Ambrogi: "The Future of Electronic Evidence and Litigation Technology," on Thursday, October 28,...

Liquid Media Group Ltd. (the "Company," "Liquid Media" or "Liquid") , via its wholly-owned subsidiary Liquid Media Group (Canada) Ltd., has entered into a definitive settlement agreement (the "Agreement") with three shareholders (the "Shareholders")...

Lupaka Gold Corp. ("Lupaka" or the "Company") provides an update on progress with its international arbitration claim against the Republic of Peru. Over the past months, the Company, its legal team and associates in Peru and Canada have been...

Emerita Resources Corp. (the "Company" or "Emerita") announces that the Administrative Court of Andalucia (the "Administrative Court") (please see the Company's press release dated November 25, 2015 for further details) has notified the Company that...

Nanotech Security Corp. ("Nanotech" or the "Company"), a leader in the development of secure and visually memorable nano-optic security features used in the government and banknote and brand protection markets, announces a change in the date for...

Nabis Holdings Inc. (FRA: A2PL) ("Nabis" or the "Company") announces that it is seeking court permission to issue a notice of application on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the "Application") against Caravel CAD Fund Ltd...

Agra Ventures Ltd. ("AGRA" or the "Company") , a growth-oriented and diversified company focused on the international cannabis industry, announces that it has changed its auditor from Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte LLP ("Former Auditor") to...

Eco Oro Minerals Corp.  (the "Company" or "Eco Oro") welcomes the Decision on Jurisdiction, Liability and Directions on Quantum (the "Decision") issued on September 9, 2021 by the arbitral tribunal (the "Tribunal") constituted under the auspices of...

United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local Unions are calling out Loblaw Companies for refusing to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a paid holiday, and failing to abide by collective agreement language. In July, the...

Teranet Inc., Canada's leader in the delivery and transformation of statutory registry services and platform modernization announces the pilot of SureFundtm, an exciting online platform designed to usher in a new era of secure and contactless real...

With the Delta variant raging as well as wars and man-made and natural disasters reoccurring in various regions of the planet, global citizens' hearts are filled with anxiety. On August 22, the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of...

Fairway Divorce Solutions®, Canada's leading divorce mediation company, and technology design solution fintech, Rayova, has partnered to streamline product delivery for divorce mediation clients. As a result, Fairway now offers access to an extensive...

Reilly Law announced today that the Eighth Circuit affirmed a $106 million judgment previously entered in the Eastern District of Missouri on a bank trustee breach of fiduciary duty case. The combined judgment was entered in 2019 against PNC Bank by...

Please read this notice carefully and in its entirety. Your rights may be affected by the proceedings described in this notice. A proposed settlement has been reached in this action, as set forth in a Stipulation of Settlement ("Stipulation"). The...

Since the proposed federal ban on flavoured vape products, interest in DIY (Do It Yourself) e-liquid has surged. Previously, 100,000 Canadians told the government that a flavour ban may push them back to smoking. Out of desperation to remain...

Further to its announcement on Friday, 13 August 2021, Galaxy Resources Limited (Galaxy) is pleased to announce that it has today lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) a copy of the orders of the Supreme Court of...

NetworkNewsAudio ? Flora Growth Corp. announces the availability of a broadcast titled, "Colombia Challenges Canadian Cannabis Dominance." To hear the AudioPressRelease, please visit: The NetworkNewsAudio News Podcast To view the full editorial,...

Two out of three Canadians (63%) support banning smoking in national, provincial and municipal parks based on a new national online survey of 1,509 respondents conducted by Leger Research. "These results reveal that Canadians want all levels of...

Inspired by Chief Janvier of Chipewyan Dene First Nation and the Blinding Light Walk- Tiger Lily, the Athabasca Tribal Council Ltd. (ATC) is launching the Orange Path, a national effort to raise awareness and support for reconciliation across Canada....

Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia, the regulatory and licensing body for the professions of engineering and geoscience in BC, has announced disciplinary findings against two individuals connected with the 2014 breach of the tailings...

Deans Knight Income Corporation (the "Company") announces that the Federal Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the Tax Court of Canada dated April 5, 2019, and confirmed the Canada Revenue Agency's reassessments. The result is that the...

A Nanos Research Survey released today by the Canadian Psychedelic Association (CPA) shows 82 percent of Canadians approve the use of psilocybin-assisted therapy for people suffering from an end-of-life illness, and 78 percent would support a...

EnWave Corporation ("EnWave", or the "Company") announces that it has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against several defendants, including Timothy Durance, three other former EnWave employees Gary Sandberg, Bino Anand and...