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A group of current and former female police officers was back in court today with their lawyer pushing for a proposed class-action lawsuit. Catherine Urquhart reports.

Canada’s top court has ruled intimate partner violence as a legal basis for pursuing civil damages. The decision stems from a case involving a woman who was subjected to physical and emotional abuse by her husband throughout their 16 year marriage. But as Jillian Piper reports, the ruling has wider implications and could pave the...

An independent review of the troubled North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project is finally moving forward after Metro Vancouver and the company originally hired to build the plant settled their long-running legal battle. Global News Morning speaks with District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little about ongoing questions around the soaring cost of the project,...

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is seeking OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s ouster from the company leadership as part of a civil lawsuit accusing him of betraying their shared vision for OpenAI. Since its start as a nonprofit funded primarily by Musk, OpenAI has evolved into a capitalistic venture now valued at $852 billion.

Another multi-million-dollar lawsuit has been filed against Metro Vancouver. As Catherine Urquhart reports, critics agree it’s not a good look for an organization funded by taxpayer money.

Seven families impacted by the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge earlier this year have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman, in a San Francisco court on Wednesday. The plaintiffs are seeking one billion dollars in damages. Alan Mackworth, professor emeritus of computer science at UBC joins Global News Morning to discuss more.

Nine protesters who were involved in a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Calgary in May 2024 have launched a lawsuit over damages they claim to have suffered when riot police moved in to forcibly break up the event.

Blake Lively received no money in the settlement of the sexual harassment lawsuit between her and Justin Baldoni. However, Lively still has a pending motion for attorneys’ fees and damages in connection with Baldoni’s failed defamation suit against her. Also: we check out the new family adventure film written, directed, and produced by John Travolta...

The Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni trial has finally reached a settlement, and both attorneys have released a statement saying, “We acknowledge that Ms. Lively’s concerns should have been heard.” We sincerely hope that this will enable everyone to proceed, including creating a polite online environment. And the Met Gala red carpet heats up as...

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is suing perhaps the world’s most famous artificial intelligence company OpenAI. What started as a close relationship between Musk and his OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, has degraded into insults. But, as Nathaniel Dove tells us, there is more at stake than some billionaires’ pride.

The Métis National Council is facing financial collapse after being ordered to pay $11.8 million in a lawsuit against its former leaders, staff and consultants. Melissa Ridgen looks at what the council is accused of doing, what the federal government is being called on to do, and what could happen next.

Fifty-four former students from John Ware School who were abused between 1988 and 2004 will receive a portion of nearly $16 million settlement after a Calgary judge approved it on Wednesday. Drew Stremick reports.

A cross-border legal team has filed seven lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman following the deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that killed eight people. The claims allege the company failed to act on warnings that the shooter posed a credible threat, despite internal safety concerns. Lawyers say they will seek at least...

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI got heated on Wednesday with the former business partners showing little affection for one another. Nathaniel Dove has more on how the lawsuit could affect the future of artificial intelligence.

Closing arguments have begun in a lawsuit over Medical Assistance in Dying, and whether publicly-funded, faith-based hospitals should be allowed to opt out of the program. Rumina Daya reports.

The highly anticipated trial in Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni is likely to feature testimony from celebrities, including the actress and her movie star husband, Ryan Reynolds, new court papers reveal. Also: actress Ruby Rose has accused Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her two decades ago. The ‘Orange is the New Black’ star alleged in a series of posts that...

The family of a 17-year-old Texas cheerleader has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against distributors of an energy drink, saying that she died from an enlarged heart caused by ingesting large amounts of caffeine.

A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honour of his late mother, Princess Diana, which he quit following a high-profile dispute, is suing the British royal for libel ‌at the High Court in London, a court record showed on Friday.

A Montreal long-term care home is now facing a class-action lawsuit over the alleged mismanagement of a COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. A Quebec judge authorized the lawsuit which alleges the private residence failed to follow proper protocol to manage the virus. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for April 8, 2026.

Sex offender Peter Nygard is suing the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments, Winnipeg police and others, alleging charges he faced in one case were an abuse of process.