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January 3, 2020
Ayangma v The Saltwire Network Inc 2020 PECA 1
The PECA upholds the decision of a motions judge dismissing the claim of defamation.
December 27, 2019
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Ferrier 2019 ONCA 1025
The ONCA allows the appeal from the Divisional Court's judgment and sets aside its order dismissing the application for...
December 19, 2019
Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society 2019 BCSC 2207
In this BCSC decision, the court dismissed an application under the PPPA (Protection of Public Participation Act, S.B.C. 2019,...
December 18, 2019
Hobbs v Warner 2019 BCSC 2196
The BCSC dismissed this defamation action under the PPPA (Protection of Public Participation Act, S.B.C. 2019, c.3)
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Privacy commissioners launch investigation into facial recognition technology tested by Toronto police, other GTA forces https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/02/20/privacy-commissioners-launch-investigation-into-facial-recognition-technology-tested-by-toronto-police-other-gta-forces.html via @torontostar
2020 ONSC 994 (CanLII) | Fedeli v. Brown | CanLII https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2020/2020onsc994/2020onsc994.html
The future of local newspapers just got bleaker. Here’s why we can’t let them die. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/the-future-of-local-newspapers-just-got-bleaker-heres-why-we-cant-let-them-die/2020/02/14/a7089d16-4f39-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html
Another big loss: Anne Kingston, passionate writer who skewered modern culture and highlighted violence against women has died https://nationalpost.com/news/anne-kingston-passionate-writer-who-skewered-modern-culture-and-highlighted-violence-against-women-has-died/
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