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Alberta defence lawyers will stage a 90-minute courthouse walkout in Edmonton and Calgary on Friday morning, to protest the lack of progress in their fight with the provincial government for increased legal aid funding. The planned walkout will take place between 9 and 10:30 a.m. The demonstration is the latest salvo in …
Read More »Single mothers’ lawsuit against province’s legal aid system heads to B.C. Supreme Court
The B.C. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from a group of B.C. single mothers who are challenging the province’s legal aid system. The case, launched in 2017 by the Single Mothers Alliance, argues the province’s legal aid funding for women fleeing abuse is inadequate, and puts them further at risk. A judge …
Read More »Defence lawyers vote for job action over Legal Aid Alberta funding
Hundreds of defence lawyers from across Alberta are set to take job action in August and September after an unsatisfactory response from the province around legal aid funding. A Thursday press release from the Criminal Defence Lawyers’ Association of Calgary, the Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association of Edmonton, and the Southern …
Read More »25 innovation hubs churn out technologies that aid Covid treatment, vaccine transportation, Health News, ET HealthWorld
NEW DELHI: New and emerging technologies are being developed at 25 innovation hubs, which have been set up across the country under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS), to provide solutions to people-centric problems. Several such technologies and technology platforms have turned fruitful in several sectors, including the …
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