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Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says. Tim Hyde, who spent years in the title insurance business in Ontario, said dozens of cases involving impersonators in Ontario and …

The signs may be clear as day, but dozens of motorists are not steering clear of a portion of King Street dedicated to transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians. Launched initially as a pilot project in 2017, the King Street Transit Priority Corridor is now a permanent fixture downtown, blocking through traffic …

Ontario’s top court has struck down third-party election advertising rules introduced by Premier Doug Ford‘s government as unconstitutional, though the province quickly indicated an appeal is in the works. Before 2021, third parties were allowed to spend up to $600,000 on advertising in the six months before an election call, …

A bus driver who was caught briefly talking on her cellphone while driving children home in northern B.C. last fall was right to be fired, according to a labour arbitrator. The woman had worked part-time as a driver in the Chetwynd area for nearly two years and had a good record when she …

A large mound of earth on a vacant lot may be “an eyesore” and “really ugly” to some neighbours but the owner isn’t breaking any laws, Scarborough’s property standards panel has ruled. The 15-metre-high pile of dirt has been growing steadily for a couple of years, local residents say, causing problems from blowing dust to water …

Mining the moon might sound like a concept that belongs in a science fiction novel, but it’s likely to be a part of reality in the not-so-distant future. That’s made it a hot topic of discussion among space lawyers — yes, there are space lawyers — on Earth. When Michelle …

When Karen Wai King Lew told a B.C. judge that her mortgage debt had been completely forgiven, she invoked a two-decade-old conspiracy theory about a “new world order” that has recently resurfaced. According to a recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling, Lew appealed a foreclosure order on her Vancouver home on …

The plight of an Ottawa ice cream shop that saw its fledgling wholesale operation abruptly shut down last week is reigniting debate around the province’s dairy rules and whether they unfairly freeze out small businesses. Owner Marlene Haley was working at Merry Dairy last week when an officer from the Ontario Ministry of …

Alberta’s continuing care homes are preparing for a further easing of restrictions as the province lifts public health orders related to COVID-19 for the sector at the end of the June. And while the overarching orders — put in place by Alberta’s chief medical officer of health — will be rescinded, …

Just 18 months after transgender athletes competed for the first time at the Olympics, international sporting federations are reconsidering whether transgender women should be allowed to keep participating in elite women’s competitions, as debate rages in sports and politics circles over who has the right to play. Some sports organizations introduced bans …