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Oklahoma Votes to Legalize Medicinal Marijuana

Summary: Oklahoma has voted to legalize medicinal marijuana.  Oklahoma is set to become the 30th state in the US to…

US Allies Reject Trump’s Bid to Readmit Russia to G7 Summit

Summary: Despite a previous Twitter war with Canada and France, President Donald Trump arrived in Canada on Friday for the…

Lawsuit: Fertility Doctor Secretly Fathered 11 Kids with Clients

Summary: A class-action lawsuit claims a Canadian doctor used his own sperm to inseminate almost a dozen unsuspecting women.  A…

Canadian Parent Fights for Genderless Birth Certificate

Summary: A British Columbia parent is fighting to have the Canadian province issue them a birth certificate for their baby…

Canada Orders Google to Remove Search Results

Summary: Google is facing several global regulatory issues. Google may arguably be the most powerful company in the world, but…

Legal Tech Company Botler AI Gets Help from Yoshua Bengio

Summary: Researcher Dr. Yoshua Bengio will act as strategy adviser to legal tech startup company Botler AI. Montreal-based legal tech…

Canada Moves to Legalize Marijuana

Summary: President Trudeau of Canada introduced a bill to legalize marijuana use for at least adults over 18 but the…

Canadian Lawyer Can Resume Practicing after Injecting Friend with Heroin

Summary: After injecting a friend with heroin who ended up overdosing and dying in her home, a lawyer in Hamilton,…

Canadians Charged with Smuggling 200 Pounds of Cocaine on Cruise Ship

Summary: Two women in their 20s and a 63-year-old man were arrested for smuggling $22 million worth of cocaine on…

Lawsuit: Sperm Bank Misled Families to Think Felon’s Sperm Was Designer

Summary: Parents sue a sperm bank for misleading them to think their chosen donor was a healthy genius, not a…

Newly Formed Gowling WLG Now in 10 Countries

Summary: A merger between Gowlings and Wragge Lawrence has allowed the newly formed firm, Gowling WLG, to double in size.…

Baker & McKenzie Welcomes Politician to Their Toronto Team

Summary: Peter MacKay is a lawyer and politician in Canada who has served in Parliament for several years but is…