Labour has secured mayoral victories in London, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Liverpool today

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Rishi Sunak is braced for the result of key mayoral elections in London and the West Midlands, after the Conservatives were trounced in the first day of local election results.

As Fridayas result declarations closed, the Conservatives had suffered a net loss of 371 seats, and lost control of 10 councils.

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Labour incumbent beat Tory candidate Susan Hall, despite inaccurate claims by aexcited Toriesa that she could win

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Sadiq Khan has been elected mayor of London, winning a historic third term in a dramatic contest.

Khan was declared the winner over the Conservative candidate, Susan Hall, on Saturday afternoon.

Sadiq Khan has won a historic third term as London mayor, while West Midlands candidates wait to hear if there will be a full recount of the votes. From councils to mayoralties, find out what happened in your area

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Unnamed source said Andy Street was likely to win mayoral vote thanks to aMiddle East not West Midlandsa

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Labour has condemned a aracista comment provided by an unnamed party source to the BBC after it lost support in heavily Muslim areas.

The source told the BBC they believed the West Midlands mayor, Andy Street, was on course to win as a result of the aMiddle East not West Midlandsa and called Hamas the areal villainsa.

Ex-PM turned away from South Oxfordshire police commissioner vote for not having valid ID a a rule he introduced

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Boris Johnson has thanked three villagers who turned him away from a polling station on Thursday for trying to vote without a valid ID.

The former prime minister was told by polling station staff that he would not be allowed to vote in the police and crime commissioner election for South Oxfordshire without proving his identity.

Union to campaign against single-phrase Ofsted judgments, threatening possible strike action

Headteachers in England are to launch a campaign for the abolition of ainhumane and unreliablea single-phrase school inspection judgments, threatening legal challenges and possible strike action if the government refuses reforms.

Delegates to the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) annual conference committed the union ato explore all campaign, legal and industrial routes to secure necessary changes to inspection to safeguard leadersa lives,a after the suicide last year of the headteacher Ruth Perry.

Egyptian and US mediators report signs of compromise but many analysts remain pessimistic

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Hopes of a ceasefire in Gaza rose on Saturday as a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo to continue indirect talks, with what is believed to be a response to a new proposal, reportedly agreed by Israel, to halt fighting for an initial 40 days and exchange hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

Egyptian and US mediators have reported signs of compromise in recent days and Egyptian state news channel Al-Qahera said on Saturday that a consensus had been reached in the indirect talks over many of the disputed points but gave no further details.

Family adevastateda by fatal stabbing of 14-year-old while he walked to school, as Arsenal remember him at Emirates Stadium

The family of Daniel Anjorin have issued a statement paying tribute to their son, as Arsenal led tributes to the teenager, who was fatally stabbed as he walked to school.

Daniel, a 14-year-old Arsenal fan, was attacked with a sword in Hainault, east London, and suffered fatal wounds to his neck and chest.

Daniel Rooney stood in at 30-minutesa notice on Friday night when Mursa flight from London was cancelled

A Scottish singer has said he is astill on a higha after being plucked from obscurity to replace Olly Murs as the opening act for Take That at the last minute.

Murs was due to open for Take That at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Friday but had to pull out after getting stuck in London when his flight was cancelled.

With public finances in a worse position than expected, chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering pushing back further pledges

Jeremy Hunt and his team are considering not holding another tax-cutting autumn statement before the next election, amid uncertainty about the public finances.

The chancellor has already hinted that he plans to pledge further tax cuts a including another down payment on Rishi Sunakas ambition to abolish national insurance a before a general election, which is expected to be held in the autumn. He also remains under pressure from the right of the party to lower taxes.

UK medicines regulator says information on boxes of montelukast will alert users to risk of mood and behaviour changes

More than 500 adverse neuropsychiatric reactions have been reported in children under the age of nine involving an asthma drug which is to get new warnings over its risks.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced last week that more prominent warnings would be added to the information provided on boxes of the asthma drug montelukast, sold under the brand name Singulair.

Water bottle stations set up in St Leonards-on-Sea and part of Hastings as customers face days without service

More than 30,000 properties in East Sussex are without water because of a burst water main.

The disruption in St Leonards-on-Sea was first reported on Thursday afternoon and is expected to continue into Sunday, according to Southern Water.

Government investigation into wartime atrocities on Channel Island will ask why Nazi perpetrators never stood trial in Britain

The government inquiry into Nazi wartime atrocities on the Channel Island of Alderney has been extended to investigate why none of the Nazi perpetrators responsible for the crimes was put on trial in Britain, the Observer can reveal.

Originally set up to review the number of victims in camps on the island, the inquiry will release a report later this month revealing the full scale of the aunspeakable and unimaginable brutality and sadisma that occurred on British soil.

Numbers of specialist makers are dwindling but one charity plans to save this vital part of our cultural heritage

Nick Malyon was seduced by neon lighting at the end of the 1980s while travelling in America. He left home after failing his A-levels and doing a disastrous four-year stint as a vintage car salesman in London.

aI was introduced to a sign painter and a neon signmaker, and it seemed like an alternative lifestyle to the one Iad left behind. On my return to the UK, I was probably attempting to carry on some American dream by training, but I loved the weird alchemy of illuminating a piece of bent glass tubing a the change from nothing to something.a

This Morning presenter told his friend not to moan and gave him advice that ultimately proved fatal

Gyles Brandreth has said he blames himself for the death of Rod Hull, the entertainer who fell to his death as he was trying to adjust the TV aerial on the roof of his home.

Hull, 63, famous for his antics with his puppet Emu, fell from a ladder outside his bungalow in Winchelsea, East Sussex, in 1999.

Our inadequate electricity network is stopping the building of thousands of new homes. And the necessary move to low-carbon heating and cars is only increasing demand

Oxford has a severe housing problem. With house prices 12 times the average salary, it has become one of the least affordable cities in the country. Its council house waiting list has grown to more than 3,000 households, with many having to live in temporary accommodation.

An obvious solution is to build more homes, but those trying to do this face a big barrier: electricity.

More than 1,400 people have been arrested as police dismantle campus encampments a but are the tactics used too brutal?

More than 1,400 people have been arrested across the US during a week of intense police crackdowns on a sprawling campus movement of pro-Palestine student demonstrations.

As Joe Biden defended studentsa free speech rights but warned them that adissent must never lead to disordera, colleges across the country brought law enforcement to campus to arrest dozens or even hundreds of protesters and clear away their encampments.

The UK is expected to come out of recession, but it would be wise not to expect a reduction any time soon

It would come as a shock to most economists if the Bank of England opted to cut interest rates at its policy meeting this week.

Financial markets, which were baying for a cut last May, are these days betting that August or possibly September will be the point at which the Bank starts to lower interest rates from their current level of 5.25%.

Covid vaccines, chemtrails, the Great Reset a| Why do people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about? Thereas only one way to find out: ask a believer

I am a conspiracy theorist. I believe that groups of people conspire secretly against our interests to line their pockets, cover their backs or achieve political goals. By this definition I suspect you are, too. We see evidence of these conspiracies every day. We see them in the Horizon scandal, in which the Post Office kept prosecuting innocent operators. We see them in the governmentas use of a aVIPa lane for procuring PPE from friends and donors at extortionate prices. We see them in the Windrush scandal, in which people were denied their legal rights and unlawfully deported by the UK government. In the Cambridge Analytica scandal: a secretive micro-targeting campaign likely to have influenced the Brexit vote. In the Panama Papers and the Pandora Papers, showing how the ultra-rich hide their money from taxes and legal scrutiny.

All these are conspiracies in the true sense: hidden machinations that advance particular interests while causing harm to others. A theory is a rational explanation, subject to disproof. If you accept these scandals are the result of hidden machinations, which they evidently are, you are a conspiracy theorist.

I love intercourse a so why has it been so long since I actually had any?

I first had sex when I was 16; I have since had quite a few people inside my body. Some were more welcome than others a like the surgeon who removed my inflamed appendix, and that incredibly hot Dutch photographer in a Utrecht Airbnb, to whom I would have given my appendix, had he asked. Others have only penetrated me with their words or in my fantasies. Some of the experiences feel unreal, like the guy who referred to himself as aBig Mikea and claimed that he was moving to Finland the next day, despite there being no packed moving boxes or suitcases in his house. I wouldnat be able to pick him out of a lineup today.

I am torn between two different versions of that story. In one, I was twentysomething, wild, confident and single. I met a hot guy in a bar and we went back to his place. He read me some of his poems, I elegantly undressed and we had sex. Twice. The next day, when I was deliciously hungover, I revelled in the fact that we didnat even exchange phone numbers, as if I was in Sex and the City.

For two years, a viral joke mocking the singeras dancing threatened to overshadow her record-breaking success a but the laser-focused star had the last laugh. And now she has her sights set on building a media empire

The London hotel room is huge, with a grand piano in one corner. In the middle is a stash of crisps, nuts and drinks, laid out as if we were in a high-end store. And on a sofa I can just about make out Dua Lipa, lost in the vastness. She could be a top footballer a red hair tied back, fresh-faced, wearing black tracksuit bottoms and a striped top. Iam trying to think what club it is. Barcelona?

She laughs. aNo, I designed it. Itas merch.a I look closely. On the front, it says Training Season a the title of the second single from her forthcoming album, Radical Optimism. Ah, that makes sense; she is playing for FC Dua Lipa. Over the next hour, Lipa makes it clear that sheas a devoted fan of FC Dua Lipa, gives her all to it, and can only see it growing exponentially. Something I wouldnat dare to disagree with.

The DJ, 45, on her fan Prince William, improving lesbian representation, recovering from cancer and why colostomy bags are nothing to be ashamed of

Silence doesnat sit well with me. Iam the eldest of six children, so my early years were chaotic. Every day was an adventure; the house was filled with music, laughter and chat. If Iam home alone now, I always have the telly on.

Racism was everywhere when I was a kid. Mumas parents were from Barbados, Dad was white English: mixed relationships werenat common in the late-70s. Home, in Stockport, felt safe, but away from home theread be abuse. For a while we lived in Skem [Skelmersdale] a I heard the N-word every day.

Mum and Dad are grafters. She was always helping people on the estate and he worked on building sites from dawn to dusk to provide. I used to feel guilty, working in the media. DJ-ing is wonderful, but itas pressing buttons. I couldnat shake the idea that I should work harder for the wonderful life I have.

A private school scholarship changed my life. I saw how others lived, was offered opportunities and learned whatas possible. We could never have afforded it a even my uniform was paid for by a bursary. I was never treated differently there, though Iam not sure anyone quite understood where I was from.

Stubbornness is my worst habit. I donat back down. Slowly, Iam learning to admit Iam wrong once the moment is over, but in the heat of it I still canat.

Getting my BBC pass felt like a real moment. Mum and Dad finally accepted that being a DJ wasnat a phase Iad grow out of. That I wasnat going back to finish uni. That day, I knew they were proud.

My GP told me I was too young for cancer. She sent me for tests anyway, which saved my life. I was 42, fit and in my prime when I got my diagnosis. While I waited to hear how serious it was, I made a promise: if I survived, Iad tell the tale. Reading other peopleas stories comforted me while I was struggling. Sharing my own is the least I could do.

Being told I was cancer-free was the most beautiful moment. A yearas worth of worry, pain and fear rushed out my body. Cancer made me a better person. Iave stopped worrying about the silly things. I appreciate the privilege of being healthy. Iave traded my brattiness for gratitude.

Lesbian representation in the media still has a way to go. Often, inclusivity means a gay man a we need more space for the rest of the LGBTQ+ letters.

I regret not spending enough time with Mum. She passed away earlier this year. I left Radio 1 to be with her, and we had an amazing summer together. For years, I sacrificed that for my career. I shouldnat have.

Prince William used to text me regularly. Will and Kate came to Radio 1 to wish me luck before I ran the London marathon. He told me when he worked on the air ambulances, he used to listen to me on the early breakfast show, and would sometimes message in with a fake name asking for a shout-out.

Thereas a Lauryn Hill lyric: aIt could all be so simple, but youad rather make it hard.a That was my approach to past relationships. Then I met my girlfriend, Kate, and realised you just know when itas supposed to be a it now feels like the easiest thing in the world. Lots of aYes dearsa also help.

My stoma is called Audrey. Naming it helps you bond and get used to it. Mine looked like the plant from Little Shop of Horrors: Audrey II. She keeps me alive a and thatas beautiful. Iam determined to be loud and proud about her a so many people are made to feel ashamed of theirs.

Personal Best by Adele Roberts is published by Hodder Catalyst and is out now

The theatre adaptation of Studio Ghiblias beloved animation sold out in Japan in four minutes. As it comes to the UK, we meet the international team of creatives bringing its giant dragons and tiny soot sprites to life

The dragon stirs to life as Toby OliA(c) plucks it up by its tail. He spirals it through the air and, quick as ripping off a plaster, tears the creature in two. aEven when he was curled up on the floor,a the puppet designer says, undoing another of the dragonas joints, ahe took up too much space.a OliA(c) sticks the body back together, a little shorter but more malleable now, and the tail wriggles back into being.

Best known for his work on War Horse, OliA(c) is holding a miniature prototype for Haku, a boy who transforms into an enormous serpentine dragon. Haku is one of the leading characters in Hayao Miyazakias exquisite animation Spirited Away, which has been adapted into a major stage production. For the last four years, the creative team have been conjuring, tweaking and perfecting Miyazakias world of gods and monsters in three dimensions. The full-sized dragon, for whom OliA(c) took inspiration from fan art as well as close studies of the film, is now more than four metres long, with 4,000 hairs inserted individually down his spine, ears that pin back when heas scared, and a body powerful enough to carry a child on his back as he flies.

Pizzas, aperitivos and a big sandy beach add to the offbeat charm of this Adriatic resort town

I hadnat heard of Pesaro before my ex-flatmate sent me there in summer 2018. I was writing a book at the time, and Giulia reckoned the best place for me to do such work was in her grandadas old flat, a modest unit in a block put up in 1946, during the short reign of Umberto II. It had lain empty since her nonno a Dottor Spinicci a died of liver failure, having failed to take his own medicine.

The flatas balcony looked on to a hot and dusty courtyard shared with the local police station. When, on my first morning in the flat, I discovered a faded handwritten recipe for ragA1 alla bolognese that didnat involve tomatoes, I was tempted to head down to the cop shop and report it as a thoughtcrime.

A rocky patch in Ava and Loganas marriage forced them to talk openly about their desires a and now theyare having their best sex ever

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We watch porn frequently, which is a positive thing we do together. Iave learned new things about my own body

The ninth and final series of the ever-inventive black comedy is packed with stars and cements its status as a classic. Itas such a shock America hasnat tried to copy it yet

Oh, so weird. I thought they were meant to be more careful with these. Anyway Iave been given a leaked script from the new a and final a series of Inside No 9 (8 May, 10pm, BBC Two), so I suppose it is my duty as a journalist to publicly leak it. Shame to spoil the series but that is part of the job. I take no pleasure in reporting this.

STEVE PEMBERTON DRESSED AS A WOMAN: Ooh, are we doing a growing sense of horror in this one or a ludicrous farce? Oooooh!

Someone has brought an actual tractor. Someone has brought a flag the height of a small house. Someone has brought about two dozen smoke bombs and is letting them off one by one, like rounds of gunfire. Someone is holding a giant drum and someone else is beating it with all his might. A wheelchair emerges out of the blue fog, crushing the broken glass and discarded canisters and empty MadrA cans under its wheels.

Itas 11am, and already the centre of Ipswich feels like a battlefield being looted and pillaged. There are thousands gathered here, descended from the Suffolk villages and the Essex commuter towns and the London suburbs, some with tickets and some without: all here on the promise of joy, starved of it, trying to grasp and gulp and plunder as much of it as they can.

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The Blues are in the third tier for the first time since Barry Fry took them up in 95 as a result of Plymouth, Blackburn and Wednesday winning, despite their own 1-0 win over Norwich. A penny for John Eustaceas thoughts a|

A sumptuous team goal makes absolutely sure for the Premier League leaders. Over to you, City.

Mikel Arteta had wanted something less stressful than Arsenalas previous home win over Bournemouth and he got his wish. In March of last year, his team had needed a 97^th-minute Reiss Nelson goal to complete a wild 3-2 victory from 2-0 down. Here there was glory in the general sense of comfort and control, Arsenal moving to 83 points, still asking the question of the defending champions, Manchester City, who kick-off against Wolves at 5.30pm.

It was not entirely straightforward; it rarely is. Arsenal caught a break at 2-0 up when an Antoine Semenyo goal was disallowed on the advice of the VAR for a foul by Dominic Solanke on the goalkeeper, David Raya.

Experimental art collective Meow Wolf aims to turn Los Angeles' most ritualistic experience a that is, the act of going to the movies a into an interactive, art-driven wonderland.

Eliot Jackson, a professional mountain bike racer, is the brainchild behind the Inglewood Pumptrack, a space for cyclists to ride, connect with others and have fun.

Everest guide Adrian Ballinger is breaking with decades of tradition to create what he believes are better and more ethical ways to climb the world's tallest mountain.

The singer-songwriter's perfect day involves picking up fresh Icelandic fish, relaxing with a good book and practicing Frederic Chopin's children's tunes as a form of meditation

Towering oaks, converging rivers, vibrant wildlife. You'll be able to see it all on the 1,600 acres near the confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers.

In Fiery Furnace, a maze of red rock, slot canyons, towering arches and giant spires inside Arches National Park, not even GPS will save you. And that's the fun of it.

With the approval of DisneylandForward, new attractions and adventures will be coming to Disneyland. Here's what's been teased by Disney officials so far.

Warner Bros. is now offering a Turner Classic Movies behind-the-scenes tour that will bring guests to previous off-limit areas of the lot.

The Carrizo Plain nature preserve is one of California's most iconic wildflower viewing areas. But this year, if you're looking for blankets of bright color covering the hills, prepare for a different experience.

For the "Sister, Sister" star and cookbook author, an ideal Sunday involves hanging out with her kids, grocery shopping at Erewhon, exercising at Equinox and eating pasta.

Disney 'reset' elements of its Disability Access Service program, or DAS, that has become Orlando's and Anaheim's most popular service, a spokesperson said.

The Ladder from Hatch Escapes has become one of the most buzzed-about escape rooms in the country, redefining how puzzles can tell stories.

Star Tours has become one of Disneyland's most versatile attractions, and its latest update nods to series such as 'The Mandalorian,' 'Ahsoka' and 'Andor.'

A superbloom has showed up in an unlikely location: Los Angeles International Airport. But wildflowers have sprung up there in the past.

An abandoned train track could be transformed into a 307-mile hiking, cycling and horseback pathway through California's remote North Coast, along the Eel River and towns such as Fortuna.

With new droids at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and some of the most lifelike characters ever created at Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Disney is looking to wow guests.

Though there won't be totality in California, the state will still enjoy an impressive partial eclipse in the late morning a if the skies remain cloud-free.

Bowls of soup, bowls of herb, stacks of newspapers and a salon of sorts with wife Natasha add up to the perfect Sunday for the comedian, actor and prolific art collector.

Other Lives Studio calls itself a 'redesign atelier,' elevating old clothes to look like couture, at a minimal cost to the wearer and the environment.

With a routine of 3:30 a.m. alarms, pots of coffee and backpacks full of snacks, our family set out each day with hope, unsure of what the sky would bring.

Here are 5 takeaways from the Themed Entertainment Assn.'s annual gathering in Hollywood.

During the last years of his life, Marlon Brando told me what his Tahitian atoll Tetiaroa meant to him, and what he wanted it to become after he died. In honor of his 100th birthday, I'm sharing his words with you.

Overuse and abuse by visitors lead Coastal Commission to ban campers from San Carpoforo Beach, the only free camping site in Big Sur, for two years.

People will soon be able to trek from the Carson City through the mountains to the Pacific Crest Trail before completing the 1,600-mile journey to Canada.

In his road trip report, Times photographer Raul Roa describes the moment he noticed the holy grail of Anza Borrego wildlife.

Fans can't get enough of Castle Peak and Thunder Railroad in Anaheim Hills, David Sheegog's miniature love letter to Disneyland and Disney animation.

TSA is unveiling a self-service security screening system at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

For Californians, crossing the fabled Donner Pass and descending to Lake Tahoe is one of those essential rites of passage. But forget doing it in a car.

While the rise of Democrats in O.C. has made all the headlines, the facts on the ground tell a different story. In terms of local political power, Republicans still rule a and it's not even close.

Despite police operations that cleared Pro-Palestinian encampments at UCLA, Cal State Humboldt and USC, protesters in camps on California campuses say they will remain until their demands are met.

Police found a woman and her uncle dead inside a Santa Ana storage facility, along with an injured man who authorities say is the suspect in the killings.

Kanan Durham never wanted to be an activist. But the trans Orange County's man and other LGBTQ+ people in Orange County feel called to speak out against a climate of hostility in Huntington Beach.

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported shortly before 2 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Experts describe the plan as a legal long shot, but say it could sow doubts about the integrity of a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump.

Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up on the campuses of UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Occidental College, Sacramento State and San Francisco State, among others.

In a purple county with several contests that could shape the balance of power in Congress, doubts about elections could keep voters away in November a particularly conservatives.

The pain I feel at her death from ovarian cancer at age 67 remains raw. The guilt over not appreciating Mami's love until it was too late, haunts me.

Wynne Lee, 26, pleads guilty to one felony count of accessory after the fact and one misdemeanor count of having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. But she won't serve any more time.

The Democratic political group spent big in support of Joanna Weiss during the 47th District primary, only to see her finish third.

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a Newport Beach home invasion that occurred early Tuesday.

The 11-year prison sentence handed to the drunk driver who killed her husband and daughter is not enough, Anaheim woman says.

Disney had previously committed to ditching gasoline engines but left open hybrids as a possibility.

Anaheim City Council approves a plan to amend zoning rules to allow Disneyland to build new rides, hotels and stores within its existing footprint.

The voter ID lawsuit is the latest clash between California and the conservative town, which has thrust itself into the U.S. culture wars and the crosshairs of state officials.

Newport Beach police are investigating a home invasion in which the victims and suspects apparently had a prior connection.

The voter ID lawsuit is the latest clash between California and the conservative town, which has thrust itself into the U.S. culture wars and the crosshairs of state officials.

A judge sentences Marcus Eriz to 40 years to life in prison for firing into a car on the 55 Freeway, killing 6-year-old Aiden Leos, in 2021.

Despite Woodward's association with Atomwaffen, considered a hate group, his attorney said Woodward was not driven by bigotry and didn't plan the killing.

Bernstein was Jewish and gay, while Samuel Woodward, according to one of his attorneys, was conflicted about his sexuality.

California has become a key battleground in the fight for the U.S. House of Representatives, and Porter's Orange County seat is one of a handful that will help determine which party wins control.

Do is now facing an uncertain political future. In a sign of his waning influence, his chosen successor for his supervisor's seat failed to place in the top two in the March primary.

His last goal was to hit a 90-mph fastball at age 90, and he didn't quite make it. But his life was a home run for the family members who embraced him

Tyler Laube, then a member of the white supremacist group Rise Above Movement, repeatedly punched a reporter covering the rally for OC Weekly, where I was then editor in chief.

Anthony Rendon has a huge paycheck, questionable motivation and paltry production. Angels fans might cheer rather than boo the leadoff hitter who has started 0 for 19.

Each Friday, we share the latest job listings from Slaw Jobs, which features employment opportunities from across the country. Find out more about these positions by following the links below, or learn how you can use Slaw JobsA to gain valuable exposure for your job ads, while supporting the great Canadian legal commentary at Slaw.ca.

Current postings on Slaw Jobs:

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• Director of Policing, Oversight and Accountability | Head Office in Westbank or any Indigenous Justice Centre, Canada
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• Family LawyerA (Full-time) | Chilliwack, BC
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Many law firms are successful by accident.

Anyone who knows anything about traditional law firm structures knows they are perilously fragile. It doesnat take much to bring them down.

Up until this latest debacleathe 2024 collapse of Minden GrossaCanadaas highest-profile law firm failures were Heenan Blaikie in 2014, Goodman and Carr in 2007, and Holden Day Wilson in 1996.

Canadian law firms are not alone in this plight. For exampleaand this is only a small samplingalawyer exits and merger failure brought down U.S.-based Stroock & Stroock & Lavan at the end . . . [more]

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When a party fails to abide by an interlocutory court order, there can be several consequences. For instance in Ontario, Rule 60.12 of the Rules of Civil Procedure states that “…the court may, in addition to any other sanction provided by these rules, (a) stay the partyas proceeding; (b) dismiss the partyas proceeding or strike out the partyas defence; or (c) make such other order as is just.”

In the recent case, Buduchnist Credit Union Limited v. 2321197 Ontario Inc., 2024 ONCA 57 at para 53, the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirms that the court’s discretion to respond . . . [more]

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Everyone is the poet of their memories. … But like the best poems, they’re also never really finished because they gain new meaning as time reveals them in different lights.

Richard Hell

The resolution of disputes does not always depend on the memories of parties or witnesses, but when credibility is at issue the memories of actions can be a critical part of resolving disputes. The more we learn about how memories are formed, and more importantly, how they are retained, the more we should have real concerns about the ability of decision-makers to assess credibility of testimony of events . . . [more]

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It stated that if you wake up with the sun, you are still asleep. However if you awaken the sun, then you are truly awake.

I had to read it a few times to actually understand itas meaning, but then I realized that what this means, is that the way our day develops is completely up to us.

If we set an intention for the day to unfold in a calm and peaceful manner, knowing that we are fully capable of dealing with whatever challenges may arise, . . . [more]

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One way of forcing Google to return only the words you are searching for is to put quotation marks around the words or phrases you want. Another way is to use Googleas verbatim option.

To use the verbatim option, go to the Tools option on the Google search page. Click on All Results and then select Verbatim. . . . [more]

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This week the randomly selected blogs are 1.A Global Workplace Insider 2. Vancouver Immigration Law Blog 3. Le Blogue du CRL 4.A Canadian Appeals Monitor 5. The Treasureras Blog

Global Workplace Insider
La Cour suprAame du Canada tranche : les cadres ne pourront se syndiquer au QuA(c)bec

Le 19 avril dernier, la Cour suprAame du . . . [more]

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PANAL (DROIT) : L’appel de la dA(c)claration de dA(c)linquant dangereux prononcA(c)e A l’endroit de l’accusA(c) est rejetA(c), et ce, bien que le juge de premiA"re instance ait mal A(c)noncA(c) l’A(c)tat du droit et que la structure du jugement de dA(c)termination de la peine soit critiquable; la Cour n’y voit aucune . . . [more]

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Big Data. Edited by Benoit Leclerc & Jesse Cale. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020. 148 p. Includes illustrations, bibliographic references, and index. Criminology at the Edge series. ISBN 9781138492783 (hardcover) $136.00; ISBN 9781032336992 (softcover) $42.36; ISBN 9781351029704 (eBook) $42.36.

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The British Columbia legal professionas leading organizations (the Law Society, the Canadian Bar Associationas BC branch, and the Trial Lawyersa Association of BC) strongly oppose Bill 21, with the . . . [more]

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Through technology, counsel can now utilize a variety of demonstrative aids . . . [more]

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We have both written previously on myths and stereotypes about intimate partner violence (IPV), one of the most common of which is that women make false or exaggerated claims of violence to gain an advantage in family law disputes (see here and here). In KMN v SZM, 2024 BCCA 70 (CanLII), the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) recognized the existence of this myth and the need for courts to avoid making assumptions that perpetuate it, holding that it is . . . [more]

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This week the randomly selected blogs are 1.A Dooreyas Workplace Law Blog 2. Lash Condo Law 3. Canadian Appeals Monitor 4. Family LLB 5. Avoid a Claim

Dooreyas Workplace Law Blog
SCC: Exclusion of Managers from Labour Legislation Not a Charter Violation

The Supreme Court of Canada released a much anticipated but under the radar . . . [more]

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PANAL (DROIT) : La juge de premiA"re instance n’a pas errA(c) en dA(c)terminant que la caractA(c)ristique dominante de la poupA(c)e en silicone que possA(c)dait l’accusA(c) est une reprA(c)sentation des organes sexuels et de la rA(c)gion anale d’une enfant dans un but sexuel, ce qui constitue du matA(c)riel de pornographie juvA(c)nile . . . [more]

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Because McMurtry . . . [more]

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Current postings on Slaw Jobs:

• Director of Policing, Oversight and Accountability | Head Office in Westbank or any Indigenous Justice Centre, Canada
  (BC First Nations Justice Council)
• Family LawyerA (Full-time) | Chilliwack, BC
  (Waterstone Law Group LLP)
• AccountantA (Full-time) | Chilliwack, BC
  (Waterstone Law Group

. . . [more]

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INTRODUCTION

Webber Academy (or athe schoola), a private educational institution in Alberta, defined itself as non-denominational: it did not engage in any overt religious practice (with one possible and qualified exception). Yet, after two Alberta Human Rights Commission (AHRC) decisions, two Queenas Bench (as it then was) (QB) judgements, two Court of Appeal (CA) rulings and two denial of leaves to appeal by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), it was held to have discriminated without justification against two Muslim students whom it prohibited from engaging, on school property, in overt prayers. How did this happen? And what does it . . . [more]

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Written by Daniel Standing, LL.B., Content Editor, First Reference Inc.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia rendered a decision (2024 BCSC 55 (CanLII)) on judicial review which looked at the employer’s choice to implement a COVID-19 vaccination policy, and whether, under the Labour Relations Code, it was obligated to enter into discussions with the union first. The case provides employers with insight into the difficulty of overturning a tribunal’s decision.

Background

The workplace was a provincially run rapid transit company. The Court considered a union’s petition for judicial review of a decision by the British Columbia Labour . . . [more]

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While weare all aware that there are substantive differences between Canadian law and the law of other jurisdictions, itas much easier to forget that the practice of law varies just as much from nation to nation. Thereas more than one way to do almost anything, and the Canadian legal system is founded on a very specific set of choices, norms, and traditions.

Upon arriving in Canada from her native Australia, and despite her . . . [more]

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The Facts

The Calgary City Police were investigating fraud in online liquor sales and came across a payment processor who processed the suspect transactions. . . . [more]

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PANAL (DROIT) : Dans le cadre de l’affaire du meurtre de Guylaine Potvin, le tribunal dA(c)clare recevable le tA(c)moignage d’une biologiste judiciaire A titre de tA(c)moin expert concernant l’utilisation du nouvel outil d’enquAate dA(c)signA(c) comme le A<> et ses rA(c)sultats.

IntitulA(c) :A R. c. Grenon, 2024 QCCS 551
Juridiction . . . [more]

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Written by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD, Content Editor, First Reference Inc.

In January 2024, a British Columbia labour arbitrator had no hesitation concluding that an employee, who was the grievor accusing a female colleague of sexual harassment in this case, was actually the one who was sexually harassing the female colleague. Simply put, the arbitrator found that the grievor’s evidence was not credible, the female colleague’s account was credible and consistent with the evidence, and the female colleague did not do what the employee accused her of. As a result, the labour arbitrator agreed with the employer that . . . [more]

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