Canadians are accustomed to adapting to the challenges of the changing seasons and making the most of their time outdoors. While winter may bring bitter cold, snow and ice that doesn’t mean people go into hibernation. As proof of Canadians’ love of the great outdoors, Statistics Canada reported nearly eight in 10 Canadian households participated in winter outdoor […]
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Everyone knows that driving during the winter can be dangerous due to snow and ice. But this time of year can also be hazardous for pedestrians, says Ontario personal injury lawyer Joshua Goldberg. “Media reports often focus on auto accidents on our freeways caused by winter storms, while neglecting
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By LegalMatters Staff • Fraud is a common crime, especially in Alberta. Twenty-two per cent of Albertans reported being a victim of fraud in the past five years, according to Statistics Canada, compared to a national average of 17 per cent. “Both of those numbers may be much higher, as fraud is rarely reported to
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Protecting your trademark rights means not only guarding against infringers but ensuring you have sufficient control over licensees, says Toronto intellectual property lawyer John Simpson. “Businesses often look for friendly arrangements with others but the trademark owner must always be vigilant,” says Simpson, principal of IP and new media law
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Predicting the future with any certainty is unrealistic so deciding whether to take a lump-sum payout or monthly payments in a long-term disability (LTD) claim takes careful consideration, says Ontario disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen. “No one has a crystal ball,” says Mulqueen, principal lawyer of Mulqueen Disability Law.
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Drivers always have to be careful as any car accident may lead to serious injury. That risk increases tenfold when a collision involves a transport truck since a fully loaded semi can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Sadly, these types of accidents are on the increase, as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 9,110
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The federal government’s Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) – intended to enhance the lives of Canadians by reducing disability-related poverty – is an excellent idea in theory but it requires safeguards to ensure it does not create an unintended and undeserved windfall for insurance companies, says Barrie-area litigator M. Steven Rastin. “There is a direct
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Parallel parenting can be an option for divorcing parents who cannot agree to co-parent, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, says the approach is not commonly used in her experience but has its benefits. However, it takes planning and effort to
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By LegalMatters Staff • Police will be looking to lay charges whenever someone is unlawfully killed. But will the suspect be charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter? It all depends on the circumstances and the intent behind the act. “A first-degree murder charge is laid when the killing is planned and deliberate,” says
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It was a deadly year for pedestrians in Ottawa. At least 10 people died in pedestrian-involved collisions in that city in 2023, according to the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). On one day in October, three people were hit by vehicles in two separate incidents, leaving one dead and prompting a warning from the Ottawa Safety
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