11 h. ago Toronto judge accuses lawyer of using AI and fake cases to make legal arguments

The lawyer's factum included links to non-existent cases, alleged misreadings of real cases, and what the judge said were 'possibly artificial intelligence hallucinations'

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58 h. ago Ontario to ask for appeal of court order pausing Toronto bike lane removals

Ontario is seeking to appeal a temporary court order stopping it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes while a judge weighs whether the plan is unconstitutional. The government served notice of its intent to appeal last month’s injunction to lawyers for a cycling advocacy group challenging its plan to remove lanes on Bloor […]

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4 d. ago Accused Vancouver seawall attacker remains in hospital, lawyer says

A scheduled court appearance for the man accused of brutally attacking a tourist on Vancouver's seawall last month was adjourned Monday because he remains in hospital.

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4 d. ago Court appoints law firm to represent Hudson’s Bay workers, retirees

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has decided which law firm will represent employees in the Hudson’s Bay creditor protection case. An endorsement filed by judge Peter Osborne on Monday named Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP as representative counsel to the faltering department store’s more than 9,000 employees and 3,000 retirees. The decision puts an end […]

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8 d. ago MANDEL: Michael Thompson’s accuser grilled over sex assault claim

The city councillor has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting two women and his lawyer accuses the second complainant of being the aggressor

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8 d. ago Lawyer says Calgary man accused in stabbing death of woman not criminally responsible

The accused has said he was having hallucinations and believed he was attacking a creature when he assaulted the woman.

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9 d. ago Accused was 'a dupe' in killing of drug dealer: Defence lawyer

The woman on trial for the first-degree murder of a drug dealer whose body was found in a barrel near the Thames River was used as a “dupe” for the actual perpetrators of the crime, defence counsel said Wednesday. Defence counsel for Ashley Bourget, who pleaded not guilty in the death of Grant Norton, a […]

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2 w. ago Ontario ordered to pause Toronto bike lane removal until charter case decided

Premier Doug Ford’s government has been ordered to keep its hands off three major Toronto bike lanes until a judge can decide whether a plan to remove them is unconstitutional. The injunction handed down Tuesday was heralded as a win by the cyclist group challenging Ontario’s bid to rip up the lanes on Bloor St., […]

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2 w. ago Judge orders Ford government to pause Toronto bike lane removals for now

A judge has ordered the Ford government to suspend any imminent bike lane removal plans until he has decided if their removal violates the Charter rights of cyclists in Toronto.

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4 w. ago Toronto Rock’s slim playoffs hopes go down in flames with loss to Vancouver Warriors

The Vancouver Warriors are heading to the National Lacrosse League playoffs on a mission. The Warriors (10-7) qualified for just its second post-season appearance since relocating from Washington State to British Columbia 11 seasons ago with a 12-10 win over the Toronto Rock at Paramount Fine Foods Centre on Friday. And judging how well they […]

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