News Archive 2019

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Well-known economist and business professor enrolled in graduate studies at UAlberta Law

  • Helen Metella
  • 24 December 2019
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Renowned Australian High Court justice to speak twice at UAlberta Law

  • Helen Metella
  • 24 December 2019
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Legal Innovation Conference seeks to demystify how practice of law is changing

  • Helen Metella
  • 24 December 2019
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CTV News: 'You can call anything a national concern': Alberta questions federal carbon tax.

  • 17 December 2019
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The Globe And Mail: Body governing Ontario doctors takes no action against physician offering unproven treatment for autistic children.

  • 17 December 2019
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UAlberta Law student assigns high marks to internship at German university

  • Helen Metella
  • 12 December 2019
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CBC News: Searching for Fred Christie, the Jamaican immigrant who tried to end legalized racism in Canada

  • 12 December 2019
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Globe & Mail: Alternative facts: Choosing homeopathic treatments isn't really a free choice

  • 9 December 2019
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Predicting hockey games leads inventor to law school

  • Denis Ram
  • 3 December 2019
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U of A researchers examine implications of new legislation on municipalities at front lines of growing biodiversity crisis

  • Brent Wittmeier
  • 3 December 2019
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Barbara Billingsley named new dean of UAlberta Faculty of Law

  • Law Communications
  • 3 December 2019
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Edmonton Journal: Alberta needs conflict of interest rules for government purchasing

  • 27 November 2019
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A case of misattribution

  • 25 November 2019
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Convocating law student earned unanticipated skills during her studies

  • Helen Metella
  • 19 November 2019
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Globe and Mail: Eagle feathers, like the Bible, now an option for swearing oaths in all Alberta courts

  • 18 November 2019
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Eighteen years of military service create a firm foundation for law school

  • Helen Metella
  • 12 November 2019
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Avenue magazine: UAlberta Law Alumna named Top 40 Under 40

  • 4 November 2019
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Calgary Herald: Would an elected cabinet minister from Alberta help Trudeau?

  • 31 October 2019
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Second-year law student Aidan Paul wins Brimacombe Moot

  • Denis Ram
  • 25 October 2019
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Prof. Joanna Harrington wins national award for publication on the UN Security Council

  • Law Communications
  • 25 October 2019
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Why Trudeau's minority government is unlikely to fall anytime soon

  • 22 October 2019
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Prof. Linda Reif Co-authors Latest Edition of Distinguished Reference Book

  • Helen Metella
  • 16 October 2019
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Globe & Mail: Microbiome research needs a gut check

  • 15 October 2019
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An assessment of Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act after 20 years

  • Helen Metella
  • 15 October 2019
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New course teaches UAlberta Law students how to automate routine legal services

  • Helen Metella
  • 15 October 2019
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Prof. Timothy Caulfield receives honorary doctorate in science

  • Helen Metella
  • 4 October 2019
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Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin inspires Faculty of Law students during address

  • Helen Metella
  • 4 October 2019
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Legal community salutes UAlberta Law course that assists low income individuals

  • Denis Ram
  • 4 October 2019
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CBC News: Health Canada investigating ads for natural health product targeting anxious teens

  • 1 October 2019
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Orange Shirt Day speakers lead discussion on Canada's Sixties Scoop

  • Helen Metella
  • 1 October 2019
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Associate Professor Cameron Jefferies honoured with Martha Cook Piper Research Prize

  • Helen Metella
  • 1 October 2019
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Remembering Former Queen's Bench Justice John Agrios

  • Helen Metella
  • 30 September 2019
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Two Sessional Instructors Honoured With the 2019 Pringle/Royal Teaching Excellence Award

  • Helen Metella
  • 23 September 2019
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Joanna Harrington's Interweaving of Research and Practice Honoured With Hon. Tevie H. Miller Teaching Excellence Award

  • Helen Metella
  • 23 September 2019
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Associate Professor Cameron Jefferies Awarded An Hon. Tevie H. Miller Teaching Excellence Award

  • Helen Metella
  • 23 September 2019
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Regulatory heft needed to curb false promises on stem cells, says health law expert

  • Michael Brown
  • 19 September 2019
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Law alumnae develop hands-on workshop that prepares women to join boards

  • Helen Metella
  • 19 September 2019
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Alberta Law Reform Institute Requests Public Input to Proposed Changes in Provincial Property Law

  • Helen Metella
  • 18 September 2019
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Celebrating decades of help for UAlberta that quietly occurred outside the spotlight

  • Helen Metella
  • 12 September 2019
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UAlberta Law professor examines agricultural industry's self-regulation on treatment of farmed animals

  • 12 September 2019
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Law Society of Alberta: Setting The Bar High

  • 6 September 2019
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Prof. Mitchell McInnes co-edits new editions of two widely used law reference books

  • Communications Staff
  • 5 September 2019
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Leader of Law Student Association Increases Help For First-Years

  • Helen Metella
  • 5 September 2019
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Slaw: SNC-Lavalin Report Reveals Limitations of the Ethics Office

  • 4 September 2019
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Oxford Human Rights Hub: Prorogation: A View From Canada

  • 4 September 2019
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Supreme Court Judge To Welcome Incoming UAlberta Law Students

  • Helen Metella
  • 29 August 2019
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New Book Co-edited by Prof. George Pavlich Explores How People Are Criminalized

  • Helen Metella
  • 29 August 2019
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David R. Percy, QC, Becomes Interim Dean of Faculty of Law

  • Helen Metella
  • 29 August 2019
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Indigenous law and governance centre at U of A receives federal funding

  • Brent Wittmeier
  • 29 August 2019
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The Current, CBC Radio: People skipping doctors and using CBD oil for bipolar disorder 'not treated at all'

  • 27 August 2019
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Policy Options: Lost in the SNC-Lavalin Controversy Are The Libyan Victims

  • 22 August 2019
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YouTubers blend humour and history to tell story behind Canada's Constitution

  • Helen Metella
  • 20 August 2019
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Justice Leonard Mandamin's Next Act

  • Helen Metella
  • 19 August 2019
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Edmonton Journal: Lametti Announces $134,000 In Funding For Indigenous Law Initiative

  • 15 August 2019
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The Lawyer's Daily: Ombuds institutions failing to effectively address women's issues, says law prof

  • 13 August 2019
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A Justice For All

  • Curtis Gillespie, '85 BA(Spec)
  • 12 August 2019
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Assistant Professor Tamar Meshel Publishes Two New Book Chapters

  • 12 August 2019
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National Post: Canada slow to act against shoddy stem cell therapies, new paper argues

  • 7 August 2019
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Global TV: 'You serve as a role model and inspiration for all of us'

  • 30 July 2019
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NBC News Digital: Wellness culture's obsession with Fitbits, 23andMe and data isn't necessarily making us healthier

  • 23 July 2019
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Unproven stem-cell treatments can be dangerous. The hype needs to stop

  • Timothy Caulfield
  • 19 July 2019
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Shark fin ban bite-sized solution to biodiversity crisis

  • Brent Wittmeier
  • 19 July 2019
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The Most Read Stories of June 2019

  • Communications
  • 16 July 2019
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Globe and Mail: Unproven stem-cell treatments can be dangerous. The hype needs to stop

  • 16 July 2019
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Globe and Mail: Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou call on Ottawa to end extradition hearing

  • 28 June 2019
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Law Professor Joanna Harrington Publishes New Title in Canada's Foremost Legal Encyclopedia

  • Staff Writer
  • 26 June 2019
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Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge holds first methods workshop

  • Helen Metella
  • 23 June 2019
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Convocation Congrats! June 13 (Morning)

  • 13 June 2019
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Gold medal graduate appreciates the value of teamwork

  • Helen Metella
  • 12 June 2019
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U of A to honour new Chief Justice

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 10 June 2019
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Former ICU nurse heads to Supreme Court clerkship after excelling under pressures of law school, motherhood

  • Helen Metella
  • 10 June 2019
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Bernadette McMechan wins Law Society of Alberta President's Award

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 7 June 2019
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Top tax lawyer's copious service supports diverse array of communities

  • Helen Metella
  • 4 June 2019
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Sticking Up For Others

  • Law Communications
  • 4 June 2019
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National Post: Advocates for Lucy the elephant fail to convince courts to review her confinement conditions at Edmonton Zoo

  • 30 May 2019
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Tamara Buckwold Receives 2019 Distinguished Service Award From Legal Profession

  • Staff Writer
  • 29 May 2019
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Joanna Harrington Joins Canadian Human Rights Commission

  • Staff Writer
  • 29 May 2019
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Maria Chau's Changing Idea of Success

  • Priscilla Popp
  • 29 May 2019
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Class Notes

  • Staff Writer
  • 29 May 2019
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A Dream Interrupted But A Goal Completed

  • Scott Rollans
  • 29 May 2019
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A Golden Anniversary

  • Priscilla Popp
  • 28 May 2019
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Sticking Up For Others

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Aileen Reilly presents paper examining how Two-Eyed Seeing is translated and applied

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin's Compelling Career

  • Helen Metella
  • 28 May 2019
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Federal Court of Canada: Justice Leonard Mandamin's Successful Balancing Act

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Maeghan Toews Wins $10K Viscount Bennett Scholarship

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Court of Appeal of Alberta: Justice Sheila Greckol's Childhood Memories Still Resonate

  • Sarah Pratt
  • 28 May 2019
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Anna Lund Draws Two Major Accolades For Teaching Excellence

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Looking Back: A Time of Transformation and Change

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Prominent Criminal Lawyer Lauded For His Dedication To Students

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta: Former Chief Justice, The Honourable Allan H. Wachowich is a Court Veteran

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Supreme Court of British Columbia: A Wide Range of Work Built Justice Veronica Jackson's Credentials

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Two Elite Skeleton Athletes Now Dedicated To Law School

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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UAlberta Law Wins 2019 Commonwealth Moot!

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Law Student At Leading Edge of Innovation

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Jennifer Raso's Analysis of How Software and Human Decision Makers Interact Wins National Award

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Patricia Paradis Honoured For Helping Canadians Know Their Human Rights

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Former ICU Nurse Excels Under Multiple Pressures

  • Staff Writer
  • 28 May 2019
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Do you know what pseudoscience is?

  • 28 May 2019
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Kanchana Fernando

  • Staff Writer
  • 27 May 2019
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UAlberta Law Alumnus Kenneth G. Nielsen Elevated to Associate Chief Justice of Court of Queen's Bench

  • Helen Metella
  • 23 May 2019
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In a record-breaking year, three law students win scholarships from eminent U.S. organization

  • Helen Metella
  • 17 May 2019
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Vancouver Sun: Are we enabling harmful wellness woo?

  • 15 May 2019
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Women's rights protections not being fully implemented internationally, says law professor Linda Reif

  • Helen Metella
  • 13 May 2019
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Faculty of Law alumna elevated to Court of Appeal for British Columbia

  • Staff Writer
  • 9 May 2019
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UAlberta Law professor's advice on international treaty-making cited in British House of Lords' parliamentary report

  • Helen Metella
  • 7 May 2019
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U of A law students win international moot court competition

  • Helen Metella
  • 16 April 2019
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Maclean's: Talk to my former Supreme Court judge

  • 4 April 2019
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Vancouver Sun: ICBC 2.0: 'Generational shift' in B.C. auto insurance starts Monday

  • 4 April 2019
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CBC Radio: Animals under the law: What options are there for animals to 'lawyer up'?

  • 25 March 2019
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Former White House Chief Ethics Lawyer To Deliver 2019 Merv Leitch, QC Memorial Lecture

  • Helen Metella
  • 23 March 2019
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Alumna Lynne Vicars Adds President Of Ontario Bar Association To Her Mountain Of Credits

  • Helen Metella
  • 23 March 2019
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Dean of Law Favours Reviewing All Law Schools' Admissions Processes

  • 23 March 2019
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CBC Radio Documentary Profiles Animal Law Professor's Research

  • Helen Metella
  • 22 March 2019
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Windspeaker: Wilson-Raybould's final directive promotes fundamental change in Canada's conflict resolution with Indigenous groups

  • 18 March 2019
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Fort McMurray Today: Ontario's mandatory class for parents seeking vaccine exemptions has 'zero conversions'

  • 15 March 2019
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National Post: Three senior members of the council that regulates Ontario chiropractors have made anti-vaccination statements

  • 15 March 2019
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Edmonton's 'Mill Woods rapist' exposes tough questions for justice system on how to handle case

  • 11 March 2019
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Saluting Women in Law on International Women's Day

  • Dennis Ram
  • 8 March 2019
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Ruby Clements: Pioneer for Women in Law

  • Brea Elford
  • 8 March 2019
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Top Lawyer Shares Personal Strategies For Dealing With Depression, Anxiety

  • Helen Metella
  • 8 March 2019
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New York Times: What You Need to Know About the Huawei Court Case in Canada

  • 7 March 2019
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UAlberta Faculty of Law's Dean Honoured With Prestigious National Award

  • Staff
  • 4 March 2019
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The Star: Anti-vaccine campaign 'very concerning,' says Ontario's health minister

  • 4 March 2019
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Financial Post: Huawei CFO extradition case 'casts a pall' over Canada's business relationship with China

  • 4 March 2019
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UAlberta Law Wins Prestigious Gale Cup Moot For Second Year Running

  • Denis Ram
  • 26 February 2019
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SNC-Lavalin Case Shows Why We Should Review Foreign Corruption Laws

  • Joanna Harrington
  • 26 February 2019
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Saskatoon StarPhoenix: Why Canada is unwilling to put even its most heinous murderers permanently behind bars

  • 13 February 2019
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CTV News: Carbon tax court challenge hearings to start this week

  • 11 February 2019
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New Initiative Promises Community-led Research on Indigenous Law and Governance

  • Helen Metella
  • 6 February 2019
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Don't stigmatize religious lawyers

  • Paul Paton
  • 5 February 2019
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Financial Post: 'Bankruptcy is not a license to ignore rules': Supreme Court rules companies must clean up old wells

  • 1 February 2019
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Professor Tamara Buckwold Receives 2019 Distinguished Service Award From Legal Profession

  • Helen Metella
  • 31 January 2019
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Cameron Hutchison's New Book Seeks To Rationalize Canada's Process of Interpreting Legislation

  • Helen Metella
  • 30 January 2019
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2019 Law Show Reimagines Peter Pan as a Law Student

  • Denis Ram
  • 30 January 2019
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The Globe and Mail: The overlap of law and politics: Meng Wanzhou's extradition explained

  • 28 January 2019
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Maclean's: Sorry John McCallum, extradition doesn't neatly divide the courts from the politicians

  • 25 January 2019
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St. Albert Gazette: Court hears Rigney election case

  • 23 January 2019
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Historical lawsuit affirms Indigenous laws on par with Canada's

  • Darcy Lindberg
  • 17 January 2019
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StarMetro Edmonton: Threats abound on Yellow Vests Canada Facebook page, raising questions about free speech

  • 10 January 2019
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In an era of misinformation, alternative medicine needs to be regulated

  • Timothy Caulfield
  • 9 January 2019
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Legal Innovation Conference Promises Insights Into Benefits and Pressures Technology Adds to Legal Profession

  • Helen Metella
  • 2 January 2019
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CBC News: 2018 - A year of change in Canadian public health

  • 2 January 2019
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Ukraine's Human Rights Are In Precarious State, U of A Law Prof Finds

  • Helen Metella
  • 2 January 2019
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Has Tim Caulfield become the Canadian nemesis of pseudoscience?

  • 2 January 2019
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Edmonton Journal: Police power to access encrypted devices a 'murky' area of law, U of A expert says

  • 2 January 2019

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