57 h. ago Quebec environmental lawyers group sues Ottawa over major projects bill

MONTREAL — A group of environmental lawyers says it has filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court challenging the validity of the federal government’s major projects law. Centre quebecois du droit de l’environnement says the legislation gives the government excessive powers and jeopardizes democracy and environmental protections. Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the law […]

Politics

3 d. ago PSAC pauses court challenge over remote work pending policy grievance

The pause will let the federal labour relations board determine if it has jurisdiction over the government's return-to-office policy.

Events

4 d. ago Supreme Court to quickly consider if Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs under federal law. The justices will hear arguments in November, lightning fast by the typical standards of the nation’s highest court. The small businesses and states that challenged the tariffs in […]

Economics

5 d. ago Alberta’s UCP to fight a legal challenge that aims to scrap school pronoun law

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government says it will fight hard to defend a court challenge to its school pronoun law. “Alberta’s government will vigorously defend our position in court,” Heather Jenkins, press secretary to Justice Minister Mickey Amery, said in a statement after two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups officially filed the court […]

Society

1 week ago Two organizations launch court challenge against Alberta's pronouns legislation

Two 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy organizations have begun legal action against one of Alberta’s controversial pieces of legislation that would force teachers to out students to parents, which it said is a direct attack on the constitutional rights of gender-diverse youth. Bill 27 — the Education Amendment Act 2024 which passed in December 2024 — would require […]

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1 week ago B.C. court dismisses challenge to SFU faculty association’s Gaza resolutions

The court ruling says the faculty association had passed other political resolutions and gone unchallenged in the past

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3 w. ago Ford government formally appeals ruling deeming Toronto bike lane removal unconstitutional

Premier Doug Ford's government has formally filed a notice of appeal challenging a court ruling deeming its plan to tear out dedicated bike lanes in Toronto unconstitutional.

Politics