Monday’s Mix
Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.
This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog 2. PierreRoy & Associés 3. Canadian occupational health & safety law 4. Legal Feeds 5. ABlawg.ca
Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog
Study – Brain Damage in Strikers vs Grapplers
A recent study conducted neuropsychological testing on a group of strikers and grapplers. Unsurprisingly the strikers had worse outcomes than the grapplers. The strikers “scored significantly lower in processing speed and verbal learning and memory“. The strikers were broken down into two groups. Professional fighters (boxing, kickboxing or MMA) and amateur athletes in the same disciplines. Interestingly “no significant cognitive differences were found between professional and amateur impact sport athletes”. …
PierreRoy & Associés
Dépenses d’été : comment profiter de la saison sans compromettre sa santé financière
L’été multiplie les occasions de dépenser. Et contrairement à la période des Fêtes, où l’on sait d’avance que le portefeuille sera sollicité, les dépenses estivales arrivent souvent de façon graduelle — sans qu’on réalise l’ampleur du total. Chez Pierre Roy & Associés, nous constatons chaque automne une hausse des consultations liées à un endettement qui s’est accéléré pendant l’été. La bonne nouvelle? Avec un peu de planification, il est tout à fait possible de profiter de la belle saison sans compromettre sa santé financière. …
Canadian occupational health & safety law
Alberta’s Bill 11: What every employer needs to know about the new health benefits rules
Bill 11, formally the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2), was introduced in late October 2025 and received Royal Assent on December 11, 2025. Once in force, it will amend the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, RSA 2000, c A-20 to change how health coverage is coordinated in Alberta. ...
Legal Feeds
SCC explains why it annulled Terrebonne election over uncounted mail-in ballot
A divided Supreme Court of Canada has explained why it annulled Terrebonne’s 2025 federal election from the bench in February. The riding was decided by a single vote and undone by a single ballot that was never counted. The court allowed the appeal on Feb. 13, 2026, at the close of oral argument, vacating the seat that day with reasons to follow. Terrebonne voted again on April 13 and returned Liberal Tatiana Auguste, who had won the annulled election by one vote. This time her margin was roughly 700 votes.
ABlawg.ca
Intimate Image Abuse in the Age of Deepfakes: Reforming Alberta’s Civil Legislation: Part 2
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection reported that non-consensual distribution of intimate images (NCDII) involving Canadian youth increased by approximately 21% between 2024 and 2025, from 436 to 527. Despite the growing prevalence of intimate image abuse, Alberta does not provide a dedicated process for obtaining an expedited intimate image protection order or expressly authorize orders requiring online platforms to remove intimate images. Victims seeking protective relief must instead navigate ordinary civil proceedings or pursue voluntary removal through online platforms. …
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