3 d. ago OpenAI wants lawsuit by Canadian news outlets moved from Ontario to U.S.

OpenAI is set to argue that a lawsuit by several Canadian news publishers should be moved from an Ontario court to the United States.

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4 d. ago OpenAI argues Canadian news publishers’ lawsuit should be heard in U.S.

OTTAWA — OpenAI is set to argue in an Ontario court today that a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers involving its ChatGPT generative AI system should be heard in a U.S. courtroom instead. A coalition of Canadian news outlets which includes The Canadian Press, Torstar, The Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada is […]

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1 week ago Real Canadians: Doctor takes passion for mountain biking to the trails

What do you do when you recognize the village doctor’s vehicle pulled over on the side of the road? You stop to see if he needs help of course. When you find out he’s trying to build a mountain bike trail with all the wrong tools, you head back to your house to get some […]

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1 week ago Ssense Lenders Seek Fast Sale of Struggling Fashion Retailer

Lenders to luxury fashion retailer Ssense are asking a Canadian court to allow a quick sale of the cash-starved company, with first bids due in early October.

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1 week ago Howard Levitt: Workplaces are in a state of flux. Here’s how to weather the uncertainty

The instinct of a freshly minted manager is to show who is boss. Bad idea. Canadian courts punish that reflex with ferocity

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1 week ago FIRST READING: The wacky Charter rights Canadian courts keep finding (like a right to bike lanes)

Courts have found a constitutional right to tent encampments, bike lanes and doing drugs in playgrounds

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2 w. ago MacLEOD: From protest to anarchy, Canada’s moment of truth has arrived

It started with protesters. People marching in our streets, waving placards, chanting slogans. Canada has always allowed dissent, it’s part of our democracy, a right protected by our charter. But somewhere after Oct. 7, 2023, some protesters crossed a line. They stopped being demonstrators and became anarchists. We saw the signs early. Jewish day schools […]

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2 w. ago They crushed our rights for COVID. We still haven’t won them back: Full Comment Podcast

We all know governments used the pandemic as rationale for stripping away basic Charter rights, even if some think it was justified. John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, remains at the forefront of the fight to get them back. He has a new book out, “Corrupted by Fear: How the Charter […]

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3 w. ago Trump slaps sanctions on Canadian International Criminal Court judge

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration slapped a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court with sanctions as the U.S. State Department continues to push back on the tribunal. The State Department says Kimberly Prost of Canada was sanctioned for ruling to authorize the ICC’s investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Other ICC members from France, […]

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4 w. ago CUPE: Liberals reward Air Canada’s refusal to bargain fairly by crushing flight attendants’ Charter rights

TORONTO — Air Canada asked the government to crush underpaid flight attendants’ Charter rights, and Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu only waited a few hours to deliver. The Liberal government has invoked Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants fighting to end unpaid work and poverty wages. […]

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4 w. ago Maine state senator’s pitch for western provinces to join U.S. is ‘nonsense,’ says ‘enraged’ B.C. MLA

B.C. Conservative Brennan Day said the most shocking part was the letter's attack on institutions, like the Charter of Rights, parliamentary government and monarchism

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