A Winnipeg investigation into alleged grandparent scams targeting three people in their 80s has resulted in fraud and drug charges against an Edmonton man.
Winnipeg police began investigating after three older adults were allegedly targeted by callers posing as their
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Episode 101: Could Your Family Tree Unlock Canadian Citizenship? With Patrick McFawn
In this episode of the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah podcast, Evelyn speaks with Patrick McFawn, Principal Consultant and Genealogist at Vexillum Global, about citizenship by descent and the family records that can help establish a claim.Patrick explains
Episode 110: Creating opportunity through curiosity
Canada: Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In this episode, Heather welcomes Ceone Rivers, Opportunity Creator at BubbleUP Marketing. Ceone shares her journey in marketing,
How Courts Calculate Equity Damages After Dismissal
Equity compensation, whether stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), or share awards, is a potentially lucrative component of an employee’s compensation package. When an employee is wrongfully dismissed, losing out on unvested equity can translate to hundreds of thousands or
Episode 109: From engineering to entrepreneurship through strategic risk-taking
Canada: Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 100, Heather welcomes Navin Sidhu, Partner at Alair Homes St. Albert and Founder of Fab Hab
Alberta court refuses to stay $140K retroactive child support order
Alberta Court of Appeal awards ex-wife $6K in security for costs, $3K in costs
Episode 100: International Trade Law Customs Tariffs and Cross Border Business with Deanna Clark
In this episode of the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah podcast, Evelyn speaks with Deanna Clark, Founder and Managing Lawyer of Clark Esposito Law Firm, about international trade, customs compliance and the legal challenges businesses face when operating
ABCA: Former school board trustee does not have to apologize for meme showing swastika, pride flags
The court dismissed the former trustee’s appeal of other sanctions she received for her conduct
Thank You to Guest Blogger Mitra Sharafi!
We are so grateful to Professor Mitra Sharafi (University of Wisconsin, Madison) for coming back to the blog this past month and posting a wonderful series of reflections. Here is a round-up of her contributions, all of which involved the
Alberta Court of King’s Bench shares guide to draft litigation plan orders in family cases
Guide for self-represented litigants lists steps to trial, reminders for resolution counsel meeting