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Cancer kills firefighters but coverage varies by province. A new law seeks to change that

Fire knows no borders in Canada — but firefighters’ workplace compensation for some types of cancer does. A new federal law could change that. How provinces compensate firefighters for workplace-related cancers — the most deadly occupational risk they face — varies widely. Provincial workplace safety boards link different cancers to firefighting, making it harder for …

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US recommends Americans considering traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans

BEIJING — The US recommended Americans consider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions. No specific cases were cited, but the advisory came after a 78-year-old US citizen was sentenced to life in prison on spying charges in May. It also followed the passage last …

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Italy detains two NGO vessels for defying new migrant rescue law | Migration News

Rescue ships Sea-Eye 4 and Mare*Go have been blocked for 20 days for flaunting Italian legislation they call ‘unjust’. The Italian Coast Guard has apprehended two vessels from non-governmental organizations operating in the Mediterranean Sea, after they were found to be in breach of a new law preventing ships deployed to rescue migrants from carrying …

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Legal Action Against Botswana Ministry of Minerals & Energy

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 25, 2023 /Tsodilo Resources Limited (“Tsodilo” or the “Company”) (TSX- V:TSD)(OTCQB:TSDRF)(FSE:TZO) wishes to provide a corporate update with respect to its legal action Botswana Ministry of Minerals & Energy (MME ). Oral Argument was held in the High Court in Maun, Botswana on April 18, 2023, with respect to …

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US hospitals broke law when refusing woman emergency abortion, feds say – National

Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found. The findings, revealed in documents obtained by The Associated Press, are a warning to hospitals around the country as …

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‘Anti-woke’ group loses elections at the Law Society of Ontario

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada As the culture wars seep into various institutions, law societies have hardly been immune Published May 01, 2023 • 4 minute read Toronto’s Osgoode Hall, home of the Law Society of Ontario. Photo by Stan Behal/Postmedia/File Article content In the fight for control of the Law Society of Ontario, a …

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Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature… WASHINGTON (AP) — Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the …

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Corporate Law Update – Macfarlanes

• The Government publishes legislation to make changes to the UK’s merger control regime• The Government publishes legislation to regulate significant digital market undertakings• The BVCA publishes a report on the contribution of UK private equity and venture capital• The Financial Reporting Group publishes terms of reference for the Pre-emption Group• Draft legislation is published …

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Bill 96: Indigenous groups challenging Quebec French-language law in court

Two Indigenous groups are going to court over the reforms passed last year to Quebec’s French-language law, with lawyers filing a request for a judicial review on Thursday. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador and the First Nations Education Council are asking Quebec Superior Court to look at 14 articles in the Charter of the …

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Liberals table legislation to overhaul passenger rights charter

The Liberals have put forward legislation that aims to make good on their pledge to tighten passenger rights rules after a year marked by travel chaos and a backlog of ballooning complaints. Tabled in the House of Commons as part of a broader budget bill Thursday, the new provisions ratchet up penalties on airlines, shore …

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