News by subject: LAW/LEGAL ISSUES

Almaden Minerals Ltd. ("Almaden" or "the Company"; TSX: AMM; NYSE American: AAU) announces that the Collegiate (Appeals) Court of Mexico has issued a decision that it does not have the necessary authority to rule on the appeals filed by the Mexican...

G2 Goldfields Inc. ("G2" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received a final order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the previously announced proposed spin-out of the Company's Sandy Lake property (the "Sandy...

Canada Carbon Inc. (the "Company") , (FF:U7N1) announces that a hearing was held on March 30, 2021, at the Superior Court to hear Grenville-sur-la-rouge's ("GSLR") application to have the Commission de la protection du territoire agricole du Quebec...

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. announces an update of the status of the legal proceedings related to a disputed royalty on one of its extracting mining concessions at the San Jose Mine located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Background In 2017, the Mexican...

Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") today announced that Teck Coal Limited ("Teck Coal") has resolved charges under the Fisheries Act relating to 2012 discharges of selenium and calcite to a mine settling pond and to the Fording River from its Fording...

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Sollio Agriculture L.P. ("Sollio") and Agronomy Company of Canada ("Agromart") following a cyber-attack on or about May 27, 2020 (the "Breach"). The claim...

The Lheidli T'enneh announced today they have ended negotiations which commenced last Fall, at Enbridge's request, to potentially settle their lawsuit against Enbridge. The Lheidli T'enneh say Enbridge has learned virtually nothing in the aftermath...

Premiering Wednesday, April 7, 2021 on TVO.org, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere podcasts are available, TVO's Unascertained podcast is a six-part series that delves into the troubling story of Soleiman Faqiri, a young man whose tragic 2016 death...

On March 24 and 25, the Federal Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments in the case of TekSavvy Solutions v. Bell Media Inc. et al. concerning mandatory website blocking. In 2019, a lower court decision ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to...

As Berkeley College recognizes women trailblazers during Women's History Month, we recognize Professor Heidi Hoefinger, PhD, Social Sciences, Berkeley College Division of General Education, and Faculty Advisor, Gender and Sexuality Alliance....

The Open Society Foundations are deeply concerned by reports that Phyu Pa Pa Thaw, finance manager of OSM (Open Society Myanmar), has been detained in Myanmar. We call for her immediate release. We are alarmed by reports that authorities are seeking...

China's top legislature endorsed on Thursday a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which marks another major step to improve the region's legal and political systems, said Lv Jian-she, President...

On March 18, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the case of the Association de médiation familiale du Québec (AMFQ) against Bisaillon and Bouvier. The Court will consider an important issue that affects Quebec families using the family...

Xebec Adsorption Inc. ("Xebec" or the "Corporation"), has become aware that a legal proceeding in the Québec Superior Court (Class Actions Division) in the District of Montréal, has been issued initiating a proposed class action against the...

After seven years of litigation, TriMax has triumphed over Wickfire. On February 26, 2021, an Appellate Court issued a paramount ruling that Wickfire lacked any evidence to support its claims against TriMax. The decision was made in the United...

FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP. (AG: NYSE; FR: TSX) (the "Company" or "First Majestic") announced today that it has submitted a Request for Arbitration to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID"), on its own behalf and on...

Animal Alliance of Canada, along with allied organizations, has yet again hired lawyer, Peter Copeland, to compose a letter opposing wildlife-killing contests in Ontario. The letter urges Minister John Yakabuski to ensure that his ministry's own...

The Canadian Propane Association calls for the support of Bill C-206. "Discouraging the increased use of carbon-intense fuels such as gas and diesel in favour of low-emission energy like propane for agriculture applications would be a win-win for the...

The UK supreme court handed down its decision on Friday that rules Uber drivers are employees and not self-employed as the company has tried to argue for years before lower courts. "The decision reached by the UK supreme court is the right one and...

The near unanimous vote demonstrated the strong level of support from all parties for single-event sports wagering in Canada.GameOn provides legalized sportsbooks with gaming software solutions, including patent-pending first-screen technology that...

Cameco received notice that the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) application for leave to appeal the June 26, 2020 decision of the Federal Court of Appeal. The dismissal means that the dispute for the 2003, 2005...

Emerita Resources Corp. (the "Company" or "Emerita") announces that Spanish media are reporting that there has been an important ruling in the legal proceedings pertaining to the Aznalcóllar public tender. The Company has not received official...

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust ("SmartCentres" or the "Trust") , one of Canada's largest real estate companies, is pleased to announce that residential permissions have been approved for its existing Walmart anchored shopping centre...

- Reservoir Capital Corp. ("REO" or the "Company") announces that an offshore subsidiary of the Company, Kainji Power Holdings Limited ("KPHL"), was informed recently of a lawsuit filed in Nigeria against the Company, its subsidiaries and Executive...

Lupaka Gold Corp. ("Lupaka" or the "Company") provides an update on progress with its international arbitration claim against the Republic of Peru. After a number of minor delays due to the holiday period and the required sourcing of available...

Red White & Bloom Brands Inc. ("RWB" or the "Company") today provided comments on U.S. Senators Cory Booker, D-N.J., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joint statement regarding comprehensive cannabis reform legislation in the 117th...

Total Energy Services Inc. ("Total" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta has summarily dismissed a $20 million claim by Western Energy Services Corp. ("Western") against Savanna Energy Services Corp....

Residents of Old Fort, a rural community near Fort St. John, say their property values have evaporated following two landslides in the past few years that cut-off the only road in and out of their community. Two homes above the community and a few in...

Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the United States Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") has issued the Record of Decision ("ROD") for the Thacker Pass lithium project ("Thacker Pass" or the...

Bill 156, The Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, which was passed last summer in Ontario despite opposition from animal advocates and journalists, undermines undercover investigations and the collection of footage intended to...

Prison Fellowship®, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, is hosting a Zoom virtual reporters roundtable discussing the recent actions of the U.S. Congress in restoring access to Pell Grants...

Klean Industries Boardman, Inc. ("Klean") is pleased to advise that it has won the court case that it brought against ReKlaim Inc.("ReKlaim") in the Circuit Court of Morrow County, Oregon. The Court entered a default order and default judgment...

The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Alaska in Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc., et al. v. State of Alaska, et al. NCLA is asking the court not to defer to a legal...

Maple Leaf Green World Inc. ("Maple Leaf" or the "Company") (NEO: MGW, OTCQB: MGWFF) is pleased to announce that through its marketing campaign as announced in Nov 9/20 press release, the Company has signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with EMCO/Hanover...

Claiming malicious, misleading and baseless accusations, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) filed a defamation lawsuit with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the MacDonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), a right-wing think tank, and former CBC journalist...

Nabis Holdings Inc. (FRA: A2PL) ("Nabis" or the "Company") provides an update with respect to the hearing to approve the Company's previously announced proposal (as amended from time to time, the "Proposal") under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act...

Using the pandemic emergency as an excuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has issued a nationwide eviction moratorium that far exceeds the constitutional limits of its...

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has lifted the Orders to suspend the liquor licences of Senate Sports Tavern located at 33 Clarence Street, and Senate South located at 1159 Bank Street Ottawa. The establishments...

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) welcomes the federal government's draft legislative proposals to protect jobs and save operations within the junior mining exploration sector and with other flow-through share issuers, by...

Cenovus Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc. are pleased to announce the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta has issued a final order approving the previously announced Plan of Arrangement to combine the two companies. The court's approval follows...

Today, Biogen and Eisai, Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that Biogen has submitted a Japanese New Drug Application (J-NDA) to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for aducanumab, an investigational therapy...

The Ontario Federation of Labour, which represents 54 unions and one million workers and advocates for all working people in Ontario, is urging all-party support for MPP Peggy Sattler's Private Members Bill, entitled "Stay Home If You Are Sick Act",...

An unexpected new National Class Action Settlement campaign has been raising people's hopes with its promise of a no-strings attached cash payback from old PC software. Developed by Ogilvy Montreal, the video and radio spots ? both throwbacks to the...

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued Orders to immediately suspend the liquor licences of Senate Sports Tavern located at 33 Clarence Street, and Senate South located at 1159 Bank Street Ottawa, for reasons...

Almaden Minerals Ltd. ("Almaden" or the "Company"; TSX: AMM; NYSE American: AAU) announces that, further to its press release of February 27, 2020, on November 26, 2020, a Mexican court rejected the appeal filed by the Company in October 2019...

Families of Victims of Boeing Crash Fear the FAA's Ungrounding of 737 MAX is Premature and Could Lead to Third Crash; Authorities Haven't Even Released Final Investigative Report of Ethiopian Crash Families of victims of the Boeing crash of a 737...

First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic" or the "Company") announced today that its Mexican subsidiary Primero Empresa Minera, S.A. de C.V. ("PEM") has now been provided with written reasons for the decision made on September 23, 2020 by the...

Macarthur Minerals Limited (the "Company" or "Macarthur") is pleased to advise that the High Court of Australia has dismissed an application by Mr Charles Chan, Mr Victor Chan and Mr Edward Kwok (the "Applicants") for special leave to appeal...

HEXO Corp ("HEXO", or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has reached a settlement after pursuing legal action against a California business using the HEXO name and trademark. The California-based defendant, Assi Project Management, LLC...

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. ("BRP") and Arctic Cat Inc. ("Arctic Cat"), a Textron Inc. company, have reached a global settlement of the ongoing intellectual property disputes between them. Under the terms of the confidential settlement...