Winter Driving Tips

Edmonton Winter Driving

Winter Driving: Accidents Happen

The first snowfall can be a shock to the system for many Edmontonians. Winter inevitably catches us by surprise even though we expect it around this time of year. Drivers must adjust their habits overnight and prepare for longer commutes and poor weather conditions for the next several months. Whether we are unprepared or in denial about it, the winter driving season is here.

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To Apologize Or Not To Apologize

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What are Apology Laws for Car Accidents?

 

The Achilles Heel of Courteous Canadians: Apologizing!

 

Oh no! You got into a car accident with another driver, and in the stressful nature of the moment, you found yourself apologizing to the other driver and suggesting you were the one to blame. Do your apology and comments you gave in a vulnerable moment hurt your potential legal claim?

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Changes to Canada’s Sex Offender Registry

Canada’s Sex Offender Registry
If you are found guilty of committing a sex offence in Canada, you are likely to land in the National Sex Offender Registry. For the first time since 2011, the Federal government has introduced significant changes to how the registry operates. This is largely since in Octobe 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada declared two parts of the Criminal Code of Canada unconstitutional. These two provisions dealt with Canada’s National Sex Offenders Registry. The court gave the federal government one year to update the law or have the registry become inoperable. The two parts of the Criminal Code that were found to be unconstitutional were:

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Food Poisoning and Personal Injury Claims

Food Poisoning and Personal Injury Claims

Food poisoning is unfortunately common, with approximately 1 in 8 people in Canada getting sick each year due to contaminated food. Food-borne illnesses can lead to a variety of severe symptoms, some of which can even be life threatening. In light of the recent E. Coli outbreak in Calgary, this blog will look at when a bout of food poisoning can lead to a potential personal injury claim.

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Mitigating Your Losses After an Accident

Duty to Mitigate Your Losses After an Accident

The concept of mitigation is closely related to managing risk and personal responsibility. It is frequently described by the phrases ‘mitigating your losses’ or someone having a ‘duty to mitigate.’ While mitigation is a legal concept, it is rooted in everyday personal responsibility for lessening your losses. Mitigating your losses simply refers to taking reasonable steps after suffering a loss to decrease the impact of that loss. This guards against it getting worse in the future. For example, if you got a cut, you would clean and bandage it instead of bleeding out.

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