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AGCO Fines FanDuel $350,000 For Integrity Breaches

On January 8, 2026, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced that it had imposed a $350,000 monetary penalty on FanDuel Canada ULC (FanDuel) for failing to identify...

Canada Media & IT

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Cassels

The NHL's Olympic Comeback: Best-on-Best Hockey And The Business Behind It

The 2026 Winter Olympics officially began on February 6, 2026, with the opening ceremony being held in Milan Cortina. The women's hockey tournament got underway one day earlier...

Worldwide Media & IT

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Entering Alberta's IGaming Market: Registration Roadmap For Operators And Suppliers

Alberta has started shuffling the deck for a new, private iGaming market. Bill 48 introduced the iGaming Alberta Act (iAA) and set a competitive model broadly similar to Ontario's.

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Lights, Camera, Acquisition: Analyzing Netflix And Paramount's Bidding War To Acquire Warner Bros.

In June 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. ("WBD") revealed that it would separate its Global Networks division from its Streaming and Studios division.

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

After Half A Century On Television, The Academy Awards Are Moving To YouTube

Canada Media & IT

GL

Goodmans LLP

From Box Office To Courtroom: Cineplex's FCA Appeal

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

The Ban On Bands: Australian Open Sparks Debate On Biometric Data

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

In The News: Canmore Hotel Pool Incident Raises Questions About Safety Obligations When Children Are Involved

Canada Media & IT

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Avoiding The Penalty Box: A 2026 Winter Games Guide To Olympic Marketing Law

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Le gouvernement fédéral finalise la nouvelle réglementation sur l'accessibilité des technologies numériques

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Marché des jeux de hasard en ligne en Alberta : lancement du processus d'inscription

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Legal Anatomy Of A Film Production

Canada Media & IT

TD

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Concussions After Sports Or Accidents – When It Becomes A Legal Case

Canada Media & IT

MO

McLeish Orlando LLP

Alberta's iGaming Market: Registration Now Open

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Webinars

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2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

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CBA In-House Lawyers

Recorded on 13 Nov 2025 | 3:00 PM

Unlocking IP Department Superpowers: From challenge to opportunity - Success Stories and Best Practices from IP Leaders

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Recorded on 21 Oct 2025 | 12:00 PM

From IPMS to Ecosystem: How APIs & Agentic AI transforms Intellectual Property work

DG

Dennemeyer S.A.

Recorded on 24 Sep 2025 | 2:00 PM

Online Safety: Navigating Compliance Across the UK, the EU and the US

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Gaming

How Are Professional Poker Winnings Taxed In Canada? Taxable Business Income And Non-Taxable Hobbies: Fournier-Giguère V. Canada Et. Al., 2025 FCA 112

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Fournier-Giguère et al. v. Canada, 2025 FCA 112.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

AGCO Fines FanDuel $350,000 For Integrity Breaches

On January 8, 2026, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced that it had imposed a $350,000 monetary penalty on FanDuel Canada ULC (FanDuel) for failing to identify...

Canada Media & IT

C

Cassels

Entering Alberta's IGaming Market: Registration Roadmap For Operators And Suppliers

Alberta has started shuffling the deck for a new, private iGaming market. Bill 48 introduced the iGaming Alberta Act (iAA) and set a competitive model broadly similar to Ontario's.

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

The Ban On Bands: Australian Open Sparks Debate On Biometric Data

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Marché des jeux de hasard en ligne en Alberta : lancement du processus d'inscription

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta's iGaming Market: Registration Now Open

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Another Step Forward For Internet Gaming In Ontario: International Pooled Liquidity

Canada Media & IT

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Jeux en ligne en Ontario : La Cour d'appel de l'Ontario confirme l'accès aux liquidités mises en commun

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Game On: Court Of Appeal Greenlights Cross-border Betting And Gaming For Ontario Players

Canada Media & IT

TL

Torys LLP

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IT and Internet

Data Saves Lives: Bill S-5 Revives Interoperability Requirements For Health-Care Technology

On February 4, 2026, the federal government reintroduced legislation aimed at modernizing Canada's health-care system through improved digital connectivity.

Canada Healthcare

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

After Half A Century On Television, The Academy Awards Are Moving To YouTube

As TechCrunch recently reported, YouTube has won the rights to stream the Oscars, Hollywood's glitziest awards ceremony, exclusively on its platform beginning in 2029.

Canada Media & IT

GL

Goodmans LLP

Bill C-16: Updates To Canada's Federal Child Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Material Reporting Regime

Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, would redefine "Internet service" to clarify that the Mandatory Reporting Act applies to all types of Internet services...

Canada Criminal

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

TikTok's Unauthorized Data Practices May Breach Privacy Rights

Canada Media & IT

SL

Siskinds LLP

Lawyers Obtain Permanent Injunction To Remove Defamatory Postings Made Against Them (Judson Howie LLP v. Blackwell)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Clearview AI v. Alberta: A Turning Point For Privacy Law And Internet Scraping

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

PSTQ : Une Réforme Majeure De L'immigration Économique Au Québec

Canada Immigration

BB

BCF Business Law

QSWP: A Major Reform Of Québec's Economic Immigration

Canada Immigration

BB

BCF Business Law

Biometrics: Compliance Principles And Legal Obligations Of Organizations

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Social Media

Social Media And Personal Behavior: What Can Get You Fired?

In the age of social media and viral moments, employees are increasingly finding themselves facing workplace consequences for off-duty behavior.

Canada Employment

MM

Mackoff Mohamed

After Half A Century On Television, The Academy Awards Are Moving To YouTube

As TechCrunch recently reported, YouTube has won the rights to stream the Oscars, Hollywood's glitziest awards ceremony, exclusively on its platform beginning in 2029.

Canada Media & IT

GL

Goodmans LLP

The Ban On Bands: Australian Open Sparks Debate On Biometric Data

Controversy erupted at the 2026 Australian Open tennis tournament this week after match umpires instructed World No. 1s Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka, as well as World No. 2 Jannik Sinner...

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility": Ontario Proposes New Measures Through Bill 9, Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 To Increase Accountability Of Elected Municipal Officials And Members Of Local Boards

Canada Real Estate

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Dentons Canada LLP

Quebec Passes Bill 109 To Regulate Discoverability Of French-Language Cultural Content

Canada Media & IT

F

Fasken

Canada's Updated Influencer Marketing Disclosure Guidelines: Navigating AI, Affiliate Marketing, Child Audiences And More

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Bill C-16: Updates To Canada's Federal Child Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Material Reporting Regime

Canada Criminal

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

TikTok's Unauthorized Data Practices May Breach Privacy Rights

Canada Media & IT

SL

Siskinds LLP

Too Late Now To Say Sorry?: Rethinking Personality Rights In The Era Of Dupes And Deepfakes

Canada Technology

GW

Gowling WLG

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Music and the Arts

CRTC Releases New Definition Of "Canadian Program"

On November 18, 2025, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released a regulatory policy which introduces a new definition of a "Canadian program" for CRTC regulatory purposes.

Canada Media & IT

GL

Goodmans LLP

The Journey Of A Thousand Miles Starts With But A Single Step: The CRTC Releases Highly Anticipated Modernized Framework For Certification Of "Canadian Content"

After years of debate in the Canadian film and television industry, Canada now finds itself on the verge of a significant update to the definition of what qualifies as "Canadian content" (CanCon) for Canadian...

C

Cassels

OpenWav Streaming Platform Hopes To Remix The Music Industry

OpenWav, an audio streaming app that launched over the summer, continues to build momentum on its mission to return the power in the music industry to the artists at its centre.

Canada Media & IT

GL

Goodmans LLP

Five Practical Tips For Music Producers

Canada Media & IT

CP

Cox & Palmer

From Red Carpet To Rights: Top 5 IP Considerations For TIFF Goers

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

Music Performance Agreements – Legally, What You Need To Know

Canada Media & IT

EC

Edwards Creative Law

Generative AI In The Music Industry: Current State Of Affairs

Canada Technology

EC

Edwards Creative Law

Is Your Song Ready For A TV Or Film Placement? — Pitfalls To Avoid (Video)

EC

Edwards Creative Law

"Madman Trademarking Across The Water" — A Legal Love Letter To Ozzy Osbourne

NL

Nelligan Law

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Latest Videos

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Video: What To Do When You Receive A Negative Review?

RS

Rosen Sunshine LLP

Sponsorship Agreements In The Sports World: The Promise Of Fame And Exposure (Video)

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Lavery

Internet Of Things Laws In Canada, The U.S., U.K. And EU (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canadian Lawyer TV Interviews Cliff Proudfoot, KC On Lawson Lundell's Recent Successes, Including ‘Western Canada Law Firm Of The Year' Award

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Lawson Lundell LLP

Press Pause: Covid-19 Strategies For Artists (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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