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Burnout Isn't Just A Buzzword: How Mental Health Impacts Healthcare Teams And Workplace Dynamics

In recent years, municipalities have made great strides in fostering respectful workplaces. Codes of conduct, training programs, and workplace policies have emphasized civility among staff...

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

Recent Biologics Decisions At Health Canada

In the last few weeks, Health Canada issued several decisions concerning biologics.

Canada Healthcare

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Santé Canada et l'Agence de la santé publique du Canada publient un rapport sur la réduction du fardeau administratif

En réponse aux préoccupations des parties prenantes au sujet des processus administratifs obsolètes et trop prescriptifs, le gouvernement du Canada a lancé un examen du fardeau...

Canada Healthcare

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Power Of Ethical Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, And Communication In Nursing

In the high-stakes world of healthcare, where every decision can impact lives, leadership is more than just a title, it's a responsibility

Canada Healthcare

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Bernardi

CDA Releases Strategy To Improve The Appropriate Prescribing And Use Of Prescription Medications In Canada

Canada Healthcare

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Smart & Biggar

FDA Tightens Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising In The US

Canada Media & IT

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Cassels

Health Canada And The Public Health Agency Of Canada Release Report On Cutting Red Tape

Canada Healthcare

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

British Columbia Proposes Legislation To Recoup Vaping-related Health Care Costs

Canada Healthcare

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Torys LLP

First Monetary Penalties Issued Under Ontario's Health Privacy Law: Practical Lessons For The Health Sector

Canada Healthcare

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Fasken

Lawyer Spotlight: Tara Sweeney – Advocating For Justice In Complex Medical Malpractice Cases

Canada Litigation

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Soloway Wright

You Decide: Advance Requests And Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID)

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O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

Confronting Racial Bias In Canadian Healthcare

Canada Healthcare

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Key Changes To PEI's Powers Of Attorney And Personal Directives

Canada Healthcare

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Cox & Palmer

British Columbia Introduces Vaping Cost Recovery Legislation (Bill 24)

Canada Healthcare

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Reality Check: Alberta Court Weighs Costs Award Against Counsel For AI-Generated Case Law Hallucinations

Canada Technology

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Fall Tax Briefing: Trust Tax Structures, Mutual Fund Trust Eligibility, Director Liability And More

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

The CRA Issues A New Income Tax Folio On 'Deemed Interest Benefit On Shareholder Loans And Debts': How Is It Treated For Tax Purposes?

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

BC Supreme Court's Recent Cowichan Decision

Canada Litigation

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

End Of The [Rail]Road: CN Plans To Discontinue Former BC Rail Line

Canada Transport

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McMillan LLP

Regulatory Pitfalls And How To Avoid Them

Regulated professions in Saskatchewan are governed by different legislation which sets out requirements related to membership, obligations of members and the regulator, and governance, among other things.

Canada Healthcare

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McKercher LLP

Fetal Heart Monitoring

When a woman is in labour, one of the most important tools doctors and nurses rely on is fetal heart monitoring. This monitoring helps the healthcare team understand how a baby is handling labour...

Canada Healthcare

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Professional Boundaries Matter: Lessons From A Recent Disciplinary Decision

In recent headlines, a Regina physician was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) of unprofessional misconduct for engaging in sexual impropriety...

Canada Employment

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Can I Sue For PTSD Or Mental Trauma After An Accident In Ontario?

When most people think of injuries from a car or pedestrian accident, they imagine broken bones, sprains, or visible scars. However, not all injuries are outwardly apparent.

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

October 2025 Rosen Sunshine Newsletter

Canada Healthcare

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Close Cull: SCC Stays Cull Of Ostrich Farm Exposed To Avian Flu

Canada Healthcare

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Cassels

Medical Devices Updates: New Health Canada Guidance For Determining Medical Device Application Type And Medical Devices Directorate Performance Reports Released

Canada Healthcare

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Smart & Biggar

Health Canada And The Public Health Agency Of Canada Report On Red Tape Reduction Measures

Canada Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-18 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Canada Healthcare

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-18 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Impact Of New "Long-Term Illness Leave" On Ontario Workplaces

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Addressing Mental Health Concerns In The Workplace

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Removal Of Regulatory Exemptions May Expand Food Additives Class, Create Uncertainty.

Canada Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Health Canada Updates GMP Guidance For Natural Health Products

Canada Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Impact Of New "Long-Term Illness Leave" On Ontario Workplaces

Ontario has a long tradition of adding, repealing, and updating its leave of absence rules. Frustratingly, these frequent changes then require employers to revisit their sick day policies to ensure compliance.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Addressing Mental Health Concerns In The Workplace

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in Canada and the United States.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Removal Of Regulatory Exemptions May Expand Food Additives Class, Create Uncertainty.

Recent regulatory and policy changes from Health Canada introduce new compliance considerations for food manufacturers, as they relate to the use of essential oils, oleoresins...

Canada Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Health Canada Updates GMP Guidance For Natural Health Products

Health Canada published the updated version of its Good manufacturing practices guide for natural health products (GUI-0158). The revised guidance, which comes into force on March 4, 2026...

Canada Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Back To School Safety: Who Is Liable If Your Child Is Hurt At School?

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Can I Sue A Doctor Or Nurse?

Doctors and nurses in Canada can be sued for medical malpractice (also called medical negligence) if they provide care that falls below the accepted medical standard and that failure causes...

Canada Healthcare

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

A New Era: Health Canada Signals Modernization In Policy And Regulatory Reform

On Sept. 8, 2025, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada published their Report on Red Tape Reduction, outlining their key regulatory modernization initiatives aimed at improving efficiency, transparency and responsiveness within Canada's health system.

Canada Healthcare

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Contaminated Cooling Towers Cause Multiple Outbreaks Of Legionnaires' Disease In London, Ontario

Cooling towers contaminated with Legionella bacteria at a Sofina Foods Ltd. meat processing plant in London, Ontario have been linked to multiple outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease during the summers of 2024 and 2025.

Canada Healthcare

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Siskinds LLP

PHIPA Decision 298: First Imposition Of Administrative Monetary Penalties

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) issued Decision 298 marking the first use of administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) under PHIPA since their introduction in January 2024.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Bracing For PFAS: Implications For Businesses In The Face Of Increased Regulation

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

How Surveillance And Social Media Can Hurt Your LTD Claim – Insurer Tactics To Investigate Claimants And How To Protect Yourself

Canada Insurance

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McLeish Orlando LLP

OHIP Billing Cases Consider A New Category Of Expert Evidence: Litigant's Employee With Expertise

Canada Healthcare

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Health Canada's Product Safety Pledge: A Model Product Safety Framework For Consumer Products And Cosmetics

Canada Healthcare

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

September 2025 Rosen Sunshine Newsletter

Canada Healthcare

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Federal Court Of Appeal Confirms Generic Not Required To Address Patent Submitted Before ANDS Filing But Listed After

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Smart & Biggar

Bill 14 Introduced In Ontario Legislature With Amendments To Senior Living Legislation

Canada Healthcare

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

In The News: Recent West Kelowna Sexual Assault Case Highlights Patient Vulnerability

Canada Litigation

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Watson Goepel LLP

Health Canada Releases Its Statistical Report 2024/2025 For PMNOC Regulations, Data Protection And CSPs

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Smart & Biggar

Can Employers Request A Sick Note From An Employee?

Canada Employment

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Clark Wilson LLP

Declawing A Wildcat Strike: Alberta Court Upholds Suspension Of Union Dues For Illegal Strike By AUPE

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

A (Mushroom) Trip Too Far: Policy Shift On Psilocybin Takes Minister Off The Map

Canada Healthcare

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-15 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Newborn Screening

Canada Healthcare

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

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Pathways To Canada: Immigration Options For Healthcare Professionals

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Canadian Immigration: Helping With Labour Shortages In Long-Term Care Homes

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

The Wild West: Alberta Labour Board Orders Suspension Of Union Dues For Wildcat Strike

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The CNESST Requires That Medical Masks Be Worn Continuously Indoors In Workplaces

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Enhanced COVID-19 Public Health Measures In Alberta

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Bothwell V. London Health Sciences Centre, 2023 ONCA 323; Mental Health Injury Update (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Medical Device Litigation Trends In Canada And The U.S. (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Keeping Up With Alberta's Changing Economy (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Medical Malpractice Future Trends With Charles E. Gluckstein (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

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