October 22, 2025
Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) watchdog has hit crypto payment processor Cryptomus with a record $177-million fine for failing to flag suspicious transactions allegedly linked to serious crimes such as terrorist activity and child sexual abuse material trafficking according to an Oct. 22 release.
October 21, 2025
The Federal Court considered whether the Trademarks Opposition Board was wrong to find that the nearly identical trademarks CHEFS-OWN for bean sprouts and CHEF’S OWN for sauces and seasonings could coexist because the channels of trade and the nature of the goods were sufficiently dissimilar that confusion was unlikely?
October 20, 2025
The federal government has announced plans to create a new Financial Crimes Agency to lead a new National Anti-Fraud Strategy set to be unveiled in the fall budget, according to a release issued on Oct. 20.
October 17, 2025
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has released an updated version of its “globally-recognized” De-Identification Guidelines for Structured Data, the first update since 2016 focusing on data privacy.
October 14, 2025
Federal, provincial and territorial information and privacy commissioners, along with ombudspersons responsible for access and privacy laws, concluded their two-day meeting in Banff focusing on emerging issues including cybersecurity risks, protection of children online and the use of AI in tribunals, the legal practice and health care.
October 09, 2025
The federal government has removed about half of its controversial 140-page omnibus “strong borders” bill (C-2) and inserted excised measures into a newly introduced 70-page “immigration and borders” bill (C-12), which proposes many of the same immigration changes that critics had called on Ottawa to scrap.
October 08, 2025
Woods has added Alexandre Gélinas as a lawyer and its director of eDiscovery.
October 08, 2025
This is the third article in a series building on my earlier discussion of AI hallucinations in the legal context and their prevalence.
October 07, 2025
Manitoba has introduced legislation to enshrine the current registered-owner car insurance pricing model in law, ensuring Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) continues to use it despite a regulatory order calling for a switch to a primary-driver model.
October 07, 2025
The B.C. government is bringing in higher compensation and updated privacy protections for people who have had their intimate images shared online without their consent.