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New OSAP rules mean ‘free’ tuition for mature students
Students applying to college and university for the September 2017 semester will be the first to benefit from the new OSAP. Last year, Ontario announced that it would be revamping financial assistance to make college and university more affordable for students, with some even being eligible for “free” tuition.
http://www.macleans.ca/educati
A year of the LAT: The downside
A year on from the launch of the Licence Appeals Tribunal (LAT) process for accident benefits matters, Ottawa personal injury lawyer Najma Rashid has mixed opinions on what she’s seen so far.
Judge’s gatekeeper role complex when trial involves self-reps
Judges play an important role as “gatekeepers” who consider the admissibility of evidence based upon a complex and sometimes confusing set of evidentiary rules that even many lawyers do not understand — a situation that can become more problematic when a trial involves self-represented litigants, Toronto family lawyer Gary Joseph writes in The Lawyer’s Daily.
Danger Signs: Five activities generally not covered by your LAWPRO policy
On occasion, lawyers have engaged in activities that have made them front-page news, subject to embarrassment and possibly lawsuits or discipline complaints. Not only can this kind of attention be bad for a lawyer’s reputation, it can also damage or even destroy client relationships.
Disabled worker wins discrimination claim after being denied coverage for medical marijuana
In a decision issued on Jan. 30, 2017, a Board of Inquiry of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission concluded that a union insurance fund had discriminated against a disabled claimant when it denied his claim for medical marijuana.
Ontario woman claims ‘electronic Peeping Tom’ accessed medical records for pleasure
An Ontario woman has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against a hospital, an ophthalmologist and his assistant — who happens to be her sister — alleging a “serious and prolonged” invasion of privacy which may have potentially impacted a number of patients.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Social work student fined $25K for snooping into her family’s and co-workers’ medical files
An Ontario student has been fined $25,000 for accessing personal health information, which provincial officials say is the highest penalty of its kind ever in Canada.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Major Canadian banks under review for business practices
OTTAWA – Canada’s financial consumer watchdog said on Wednesday it was launching a review of business practices among the country’s major banks following reports citing unnamed employees who alleged that the lenders were selling services without the consent of their customers.
http://www.macleans.ca/economy
More needs to be done to help brain injury victims
With advances in medical science, Canadian surgeons can save lives by transplanting hearts, lungs, kidneys and more.
The day may never come when they’ll be offering brain transplants, but one of the nation’s leading brain researchers says much more could be done to help brain injury victims.
http://lethbridgeherald.com/ne