August 25, 2026
Appeal by Minister of Energy and Minerals (Alberta Energy) from an order staying Alberta Energy’s claims against lessees for royalty arrears owed by Blue Sky Resources Ltd. (Blue Sky) during Blue Sky’s restructuring proceedings. Blue Sky owed approximately $1.9 million in unpaid Crown royalties.
August 24, 2026
A $28,000 lump sum salary boost recommended for Canada’s 1,200 judges last year would have cost Ottawa almost $321 million over six years had the government not rejected the advice from an independent judicial pay commission, the Carney government asserts in defending a novel lawsuit launched by the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA) and the Association of Federal Court Associate Judges.
August 21, 2026
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali has announced Canada’s joining of the Belém Declaration on Sustainable Public Procurement, a shared commitment with Brazil to leverage public procurement for sustainable development.
August 19, 2026
The United States has delayed the implementation of new tariffs on Canadian goods by three days as the two countries continue discussions to resolve outstanding trade issues, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement issued on Aug. 18.
August 18, 2026
Climate policy organizations are warning that Ottawa’s proposal to repeal a standard requiring electric vehicles to account for an increasing share of new light-duty vehicle sales puts the government’s goal of reaching 75 per cent EV sales by 2035 at risk.
August 17, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced an agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and the Innu Nation, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec, guaranteeing $10 billion in financing for “largest clean energy investment in North American history.”
August 17, 2026
Stewart Elgie and Geneviève Morin have been named co-chairs of the federal Expert Taskforce on Natural Capital Accounting and Nature Financing following its first meeting on Aug. 14.
August 14, 2026
Ontario has unveiled the framework for a “playbook” on attracting and building data centres in the province and wants to get public input on its recommendations.
August 12, 2026
Of Canadian businesses affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 50 per cent tariffs on certain CUSMA compliant goods, 77 per cent have said they expect their revenues to drop, according to a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
August 12, 2026
Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Geneviève Cotnam, who once recalled “my career as a lawyer didn’t always provide a smooth sailing to the bench,” is Quebec's new top judge, succeeding Quebec Court of Appeal Chief Justice Manon Savard who became a part-time (supernumerary) judge on Aug. 10.