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Alberta judge rejects injunction to maintain last-resort opioid treatment program

An emergency court injunction that would have maintained a last-resort treatment for Albertans suffering from the most severe forms of opioid addiction has been rejected. The injunction application sought to maintain funding for the injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) program. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)An emergency court injunction that would have maintained a last-resort treatment for Albertans suffering from…

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Judge questions the court’s role in managing public health orders to ban church gatherings

Province seeks injunction against three Fraser Valley churches claiming restrictions on in-person religious services are justified to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.A lawsuit filed in January pits a number of Christian churches against B.C.’s provincial health officer. The churches claim Henry is violating their constitutional rights. Henry claims those freedoms are not absolute. (Gerald Herbert/Associated Press)The…

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Judge orders Six Nations land reclamation spokesperson to pay legal bill for developer, municipality

An Ontario Superior Court Justice has ordered the spokesperson for a Six Nations-led land reclamation of a housing development in Caledonia, Ont., to pay $168,000 in legal bills for the developer and the municipality.Skyler Williams, spokesperson for the 1492 Land Back Lane camp, has been ordered to pay legal costs for the developer and municipality to…

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