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The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled parts of B.C’s legislation on involuntary care are unconstitutional. Travis Prasad reports.

As Catherine McDonald reports, Thi Nguyen was fatally stabbed in the hallway of a condominium building near Fairview Mall.

B.C. Premier David Eby said at a press conference on Thursday that if a pipeline from Alberta to B.C.’s coast goes ahead, B.C. will not fight the decision in court.

Global News Morning speaks with Jonny Morris of the BC Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association about a landmark BC Supreme court ruling that could reshape involuntary psychiatric care.

The latest on the wildfires burning around the province as more evacuation orders and alerts are issued. And a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled portions of the province’s involuntary care provisions as unconstitutional.

An Ontario court has ruled Iran must pay a Canadian man hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The judge ruled the regime’s torture was terrorism. It’s an unusual ruling because foreign governments are generally not bound by Canada’s courts. Global’s Nathaniel Dove has more on the decision and what it could mean for other...

A B.C. court has approved a $4.5-million settlement in a class action lawsuit over workplace harassment at WestJet. The lawsuit represents more than 3,400 current and former female flight attendants. Those who file valid claims could receive roughly $470 each.

One B.C. family’s frightening race to escape ferocious wildfires. How U.S. President Donald Trump secretly flew home from July’s NATO summit in Turkey amid threats to his life by Iran. Why insolvency rates are nearing a 17-year high in Canada. Plus, how Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage is competing with a garbage-can-wearing political candidate named...

There are some special things happening at Clayton Hills community golf course in Surrey. To talk about what makes the place unique and special is PGA of BC professional, Matt Palsenbarg.

B.C.’s education minister now says she has seen the text messages involved in the botched firing of Victoria School Board trustees. The entire board was let go last year and have now been reinstated. The messages and errors by the province played a role in the reversal of the firing. Jordan Armstrong has the details.

The 124th playing of the BC Amateur Golf Championship goes next week at Riverway, as the City of Burnaby hosts one of the most prestigious and longest golf championship in Canada. Matthew Steinbach is the ceo of BC Golf and Peter Sorokovsky is the manager of golf course operations for the City of Burnaby. They...

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the B.C. government’s appeal of a lower court ruling in the Gitxaala case, a ruling that has major implications on how B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and how it’s applied. Aaron McArthur reports.

The wildfire situation around Clinton, B.C., remains volatile. Firefighters spent the night protecting the community as another day of active fire behaviour threatens to push the Big Bar Complex even further. As Taya Fast reports, officials say they aren’t expecting any meaningful rainfall to combat the wildfires. The smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting south...

After a multi-year push to abolish the city’s elected park board, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC party are changing course, and will be running candidates in the fall election. Aaron McArthur reports.

After years of trying to eliminate Vancouver’s elected park board, Mayor Ken Sim has reversed course, announcing ABC Vancouver will instead run a full slate of park board candidates in this fall’s civic election. Vancouver Park Board Chair Tom Digby joins us to discuss the decision and what it means for the future of the...

Three B.C. men arrested earlier this week as part of an operation targeting alleged organized crime groups were back in court today. Their cases are part of a multi-national operation announced by the FBI earlier this week. As Catherine Urquhart reports, civil forfeiture is also underway for several properties.

Three of the 37 men charged with being part of India-based transnational gangs have appeared in B.C. Supreme Court seeking bail. Sarah MacDonald explains what Jaskarn Baghri, Ravinder Dhanda, and Gurtej Singh Smagh are accused of as part of Operation Hard Ball, and what the British Columbia government is looking to do.

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear B.C.’s challenge over mineral rights and DRIPA. Global News Morning speaks with Gitxaala Nation lawyer Jessica Clogg about the case and potential national implications.

A ruling by the highest court in the land, could forever change the legal landscape of intimate partner violence. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that victims of intimate partner violence can sue their tormentors in civil court. As Darya Zargar reports, British Columbia’s attorney general is welcoming the decision.

Ontario’s highest court has ruled a dog walker who was bitten on the job can’t sue her clients for damages because she is considered the dog’s “owner” at the time, under provincial law. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision says that in March 2022, the dog walker, Amanda Nigro had worked for her clients, an...