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Lower drug prices are a good thing. Canada’s approach to achieving them was not
Nigel Rawson
leadership lab
E-mail etiquette often comes down to the power of mirroring
Ryan Standil
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Competition Bureau expands its appeal of decision to approve Rogers-Shaw deal
Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. The Competition Bureau is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to set aside a decision by the Competition Tribunal dismissing its case against Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Court of Appeal upholds sharing of Canadian bank account info with U.S. authorities
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The Federal Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of legislation that allows account information held by Canadian financial institutions to be shared with U.S. authorities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
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CRTC head Ian Scott did not breach Conflict of Interest Act, ethics watchdog says
CRTC Chair Ian Scott is seen before appearing at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, Monday, July 25, 2022 in Ottawa.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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WestJet fights back against passenger compensation ruling in court filing
A WestJet Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is seen parked at a gate at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on January 21, 2021. WestJet is arguing it shouldn't have to compensate a passenger who filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency last year about a last-minute flight cancellation prompted by a lack of staff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Airlines, including Porter and Air Canada, want to get rid of compensation for delays and lost luggage
A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. Airlines are facing a second headwind of skyrocketing oil prices — which could make airfares even more expensive.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision
Containers of Roundup, left, a weed killer is seen on a shelf with other products for sale at a hardware store in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2017. The popular weed killer glyphosate is back under review after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled last week that Health Canada didn't follow its own rules for regulating pesticides and herbicides. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Reed Saxon
technology
Independent ISPs want CRTC chair to be recused from internet competition decisions
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has appealed a Federal Court order that internet service providers must block access to the websites of GoldTV, a company that provides pirated television online. A woman uses her computer key board to type while surfing the internet in North Vancovuer, B.C., on Wednesday, December, 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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CRTC rules to uphold rates large telecoms charge small internet providers for access to networks
Bell Canada head office is seen on Nun's Island in Montreal on August 5, 2015. Bell is dumping an all-sports format at three of its radio stations in Canada. The company says TSN 1040 AM in Vancouver, TSN 1290 AM in Winnipeg and TSN 1150 AM in Hamilton will no longer be all-sports station. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Federal Court of Appeal denies TekSavvy’s appeal in website-blocking case
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has appealed a Federal Court order that internet service providers must block access to the websites of GoldTV, a company that provides pirated television online. A woman uses her computer key board to type while surfing the internet in North Vancovuer, B.C., on Wednesday, December, 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
alberta
Federal Court of Appeal tosses B.C. injunction over Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps law
A Suncor plant is shown in the oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta, on June 13, 2017.
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Court rejects appeal by Google Canada in long-running patent case
Google Canada employees return to the Google office in Toronto on November 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
politics
Canada set to defend refugee pact with United States in appeal hearing
The Canadian government is set to tell a Federal Court of Appeal hearing today a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
politics
Refugee pact with U.S. does not violate constitutional guarantees, Canada argues
The U.S. and Canadian flags fly atop the Peace Arch at Peace Arch Historical State Park on the border with Canada in Blaine, Wash., on May 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Elaine Thompson
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Large telecom rates charged to smaller providers must reflect infrastructure costs: Navdeep Bains
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains holds a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 17, 2020.
politics
Canada-U.S. refugee pact to remain in place until court challenge is resolved, judge rules
A judge says a refugee pact between Canada and the United States will remain in place until a full legal hearing of the measure is resolved.
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Federal court dismisses appeal case by former CRTC commissioner over termination
Raj Shoan, former commissioner of the CRTC, seen here in Toronto, on Oct. 15, 2020.
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CRTC grants big telcoms temporary stay on lowering wholesale broadband rates
A cell tower is pictured in rural Ontario on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Amid much fanfare, Canada's Big 3 telecom companies introduced fifth-generation networks in major cities earlier this year and a few smartphones with 5G capabilities are now available for sale.Yet after years of promises about next-generation wireless powering self-driving cars and robotic surgery, it's still unclear exactly what the newly launched networks are currently able to do.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Federal Court of Appeal upholds immigration detention rules, rejects call for time limits
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Iristel says its future depends on outcome of court battle with CRA over $79.6-million
The Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa is shown on November 4, 2011. A federal program designed to help low-income Canadians file their taxes has seen an increase in the number of returns in the year after it received a boost in funding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Cirque du Soleil founder must pay tax on trip to International Space Station, appeals court rules
Founder of Cirque du Soleil Guy Laliberté sitting inside the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft to the International space station, near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 11, 2009. The federal tax court says the space trip is taxable.
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Telecom companies urging courts for a delay to hearing on rates
Last August, the CRTC lowered the final rates for what the larger players, such as Rogers, are able to charge ISPs.
british columbia
Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear Trans Mountain pipeline expansion challenge
Pipe for the Trans Mountain pipeline is unloaded in Edson, Alta., Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has cleared another legal hurdle. The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed five leaves to appeal mounted by environment and Indigenous groups, all of which wanted the court to hear arguments about whether cabinet's decision to approve the pipeline violated the Species at Risk Act due to fears the project would harm the highly endangered southern resident killer whales. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
opinion
Trans Mountain pipeline ruling shifts economic, political landscape in Trudeau’s favour
Campbell Clark
alberta
Trans Mountain asks regulator to expedite route hearings for pipeline expansion
Pipe for the Trans Mountain pipeline is unloaded in Edson, Alta. on Tuesday June 18, 2019. Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations with Indigenous groups about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that was reasonable, adequate and fair. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
canada
Supreme Court rules both Canada-born sons of Russian spies are Canadian citizens
In this July 1, 2010, file photo, Alexander Vavilov, right, and his older brother Timothy leave a federal court in Boston, Ma.
british columbia
Court allows legal challenge against Trans Mountain just as construction resumes on pipeline
FILE PHOTO: Steel pipe to be used in the oil pipeline construction of the Canadian government’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project lies at a stockpile site in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Dennis Owen/File Photo