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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 …

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 …

TikTok was not exactly the first choice for Michael DeRosenroll when considering how to reach people to inform them about human rights law. “But when I looked into it, I started specifically looking at how other lawyers are using TikTok,” the St. Albert-based lawyer said.  “I thought I could … tell entertaining …

Legal experts are slamming a full-page ad from the CAQ government running in both French and English newspapers this week that purports to correct “falsehoods” circulating about the new law to protect the French language, commonly know as Bill 96. “The ad campaign is misleading,” constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told CBC in an …

Haridwar: Legal action will be taken against attendants of the Kumbh Mela who violate COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Department informed on Sunday, adding that SOPs will remain in force throughout the duration of the event. The Kumbh Mela will take place from April 1 …