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Employee layoffs due to tariff threat: Lior Samfiru with Law360 Canada
Lior Samfiru, Co-founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joined Law360 Canada's John Schofield to discuss the impact of impending tariffs on employees.

Fiery plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport: Rights for injured passengers
More than a dozen people were injured after a Delta airlines flight from Minneapolis flipped onto its roof during landing.

FGF Severance Pay: Your Rights Explained
Laid off at FGF? Discover your rights in Canada, how severance pay is calculated, and steps to take after job loss.

Top Producer Software Severance Pay: Your Rights Explained
Laid off by Top Producer Software? Discover your rights in Canada, how severance pay is calculated, and steps to take after job…

PetSmart Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained
Lost your job at PetSmart? Learn more about your rights to severance and next steps after termination.

Athana Mentzelopoulos sues Alberta Health Services for wrongful dismissal
Former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos sues for $1.7M, alleging wrongful dismissal after probing overpriced private surgery contracts.

WestJet and Lufthansa Technik to open $120M Calgary engine repair facility
WestJet and Lufthansa Technik are investing $120M in a new aircraft engine repair facility in Calgary, creating 160 jobs.

Client Win: 7-year Ontario contractor secures substantial severance package
The Ontario Small Claims Court ruled that our client, a dependent contractor, was owed more than $25,000 in compensation.

‘It’s fair to all’: Trump to slap trade partners with reciprocal tariffs
The tariff increases will be customized for each country — looking to match the duties they've imposed on American products.