CBC News The federal government is reversing a decision to reject compensation for dozens of Canadians affected by the spraying of Agent Orange. The Canadian Press has learned approximately 30 people will now receive payments under the program, which is…
BBC News The rights to Marvel Comics hero Ghost Rider – played by Nicolas Cage in two films – belong to the firm and not the writer who conceived him in the 1970s, a New York judge has ruled. Gary…
The Jurist The US has extradited Rasema Handanovic, a woman accused of killing Bosnian Croat civilians during the 1992-1995 Bosnian Civil War, according to US officials Tuesday. Handanovic, along with Edin Dzeko who was extradited last week, served in a…
CBC News An 82-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his wife at a seniors’ home in suburban Barrhaven. Ian Flann is charged with killing Doreen Flann, also 82, on Monday. Flann appeared before…
The following is an excerpt from a pithy posting by legal marketing expert Michael Waddington in the LinkedIn group Marketing the Law Firm. If you’re wondering whether you should have an AdviceScene profile and demonstrate your expertise to people looking…
CBC News TORONTO — The federal government’s response to the Attawapiskat housing crisis may well have underscored Stephen Harper’s reputation for his hard line rather than his heart, with his focus on the aboriginal reserve’s financial problems, not its social…
BBC News A man is being sued for keeping Twitter followers that he attracted while working for a US mobile news website. Noah Kravitz tweeted for Phonedog as @Phonedog_Noah, but later changed his username when he left the company –…
CBC News The Federal Court has ordered the government to pay $200,000 each to former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien and his late chief of staff — compensation for some of the legal costs they racked up fighting the findings…
BBC News A Texas jury has awarded $150bn to the family of a boy who died of skin cancer 12 years after being set on fire and badly burned. Robbie Middleton, then aged eight, was alleged to have been sexually…
CBC News At least 25 current and former female RCMP officers say they are seeking to join a possible class-action lawsuit against the force for alleged mistreatment on the job. Lawyer Alexander Zaitzeff, of Thunder Bay, Ont., who is building…