Surgical and other hospital errors are unfortunately a common occurrence in Canada. A 2004 study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal called “The Canadian Adverse Events Study”, found that 187,500 out of 2.5 million patients admitted each year to Canadian acute care hospitals experience an adverse event, which can range from a fall to an infection, or even death. Of those who suffer an adverse event, between 9,000 and 23,000 Canadians die each year because of preventable adverse events. Surgical errors are the single largest source of these events, amounting to 34% of the total. For several years now, a medical research team in Toronto has been developing and implementing...
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Section 105 of the Income Tax Regulations - a 15% Withholding Tax If an individual or corporation has paid or is paying a non-resident fees, commissions, or other amounts, for services performed in Canada, they may be obliged to withhold 15% of the payment as a withholding tax under Section 105 of the Income Tax Regulations. A non-resident includes any individuals, corporations, participants of a joint venture, or members of a partnership. These payments can be for various services such as construction projects, engineering consultancy, legal or accounting services, and more. However, subsection 105(2) of the Income Tax Regulations notes that withholding obligations do not apply where the...
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Can I enter the U.S. on my E-2 visa? Can I enter the U.S. during Covid-19 with my E-2? The Covid-19 crisis has disrupted all aspects of daily life. With both borders and Consulates closed, travel to and from the U.S. can be difficult. For those who already have an E-2 visa in their passports, the question arises as to whether or not you can enter the U.S. This blog post summarizes when an E-2 visa holder can enter the U.S. and some of the Covid-19 considerations surrounding this. The answer to whether or not an E-2 visa holder can enter the U.S. will depend on where they are, and the travel restrictions associated with that country. The U.S. currently has some form of travel bans with...
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WASHINGTON — The attorney working with Tara Reade, the former Joe Biden Senate staffer who alleged he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, said Friday he is no longer representing her, just two weeks after he first began working with her. Douglas Wigdor said in a statement the decision to drop Reade came on Wednesday of this week, and that it wasn’t a reflection on the veracity of her claims. But he offered no specifics on why he and his firm are dropping her. Wigdor said he and others at his firm still believe Reade's allegation against Biden, that he digitally penetrated her and groped her in the basement of a Capitol Hill office building when she worked as a low-level staffer in his...
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Top News (Reuters) - A decision on a key legal aspect of the trial over whether Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou can be extradited to the United States from Canada will be announced next Wednesday, the British Columbia Supreme Court said on Thursday. Meng was arrested in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport at the request of the United States on charges of bank fraud, and is accused of misleading HSBC about a Huawei Technologies Co Ltd-owned [HWT.UL]company's dealings with Iran. Meng, 48, has said she is innocent and is fighting extradition. The case has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing. The judgment will deal with the charge of double...
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TORONTO — The shutdown of much of the country’s court system due to the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a financial toll on many lawyers, and law societies are not doing enough to help, members of the profession say. While trial lawyers are perhaps most affected, many in the trade say other sectors — such as real estate — are also feeling the pinch. Small firms and relative newcomers, they say, are most exposed. Godfred Chongatera, a lawyer in a small three-person mixed practice in Halifax, said he estimates his overall business has fallen 35 to 40 per cent. Declining revenues and work have meant having to lay off two full-time staff. “Who knows where this is going...
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Lawyer for Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade drops her as a client The attorney working with Tara Reade, the former Joe Biden Senate staffer who alleged he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, said Friday he is no longer representing her, just two weeks after he first began working with her. Douglas Wigdor said in a statement the decision to drop Reade came on Wednesday of this week, and that it wasn’t a reflection on the veracity of her claims. But he offered no specifics on why he and his firm are dropping her. Wigdor said he and others at his firm still believe Reade’s allegation against Biden, that he digitally penetrated her and groped her in the basement of a Capitol Hill...
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As the CBC reports on Air Canada‘s plans to lay off half its workforce, two lobbyists registered on behalf of the airliner to advocate for federal financial assistance, new public disclosures show. Meanwhile, the group representing the three top-tier junior hockey leagues in Canada is also seeking federal financial aid in the wake of the cancellation of this year’s Memorial Cup tournament (the top prize for major junior hockey). The Canadian Hockey League is comprised of the Ontario Hockey League (home to franchises like the Ottawa 67s, London Knights and Windsor Spitfires), the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (which has teams like the Halifax Mooseheads and Gatineau...
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Crash shows it's time to ground the Snowbirds' aging Tutor jets, experts say TORONTO -- As an investigation into the crash of a Snowbird jet unfolds, some are calling for the permanent grounding of the iconic Tutor jets that have served the military aerobatics team for close to 50 years. Sunday’s crash, which occurred just seconds after two side-by-side Snowbirds jets took off from a Kamloops, B.C. airport, killed public affairs officer Capt. Jennifer Casey and seriously injured pilot Capt. Richard MacDougall. The CT-114 Tutor jet has been a staple of the precision demonstration flight team since its founding in 1971. It also served as a training aircraft from 1963 until being retired from...
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Top News Editor’s note — SaltWire will only use the murderer’s name when it serves a greater public good, and when we do, we will endeavour to explain it. This article does not contain his name. Government lawyers admit they are already significantly behind the court’s schedule for releasing information about last month’s Nova Scotia shooting rampage, before they have even begun to do so. In response to a legal challenge by media organizations for information regarding the worst spree killing in Canada’s history — the murder of 22 victims by a gunman masquerading as an RCMP officer — up to seven redacted RCMP documents were expected to be...
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