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TikTok may have avoided going to trial, but pressure is mounting on major social media platforms as lawsuits over child safety move forward. Technology analyst and journalist Carmi Levy joins Miranda Anthistle to break down where the case now stands for other tech giants, what’s at stake for how children are protected online.

A law firm in B.C. is launching a proposed class action lawsuit in the wake of an E. Coli outbreak linked to certain Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops. Health reporter Katherine Ward has more on the matter, and what Canadians can do if they believe they have been affected.

Arguments began in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday about whether or not faith-based hospitals have the right to refuse medical assistance in dying. As Grace Ke reports, it follows the death of a terminally ill woman in 2023.

A Manitoba politician who was kicked out of the governing NDP caucus is suing Premier Wab Kinew and two other New Democrat legislature members.

U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on threats of a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump’s reasoning for a potential suit? “Gross incompetence” which he related to the “incompetent” Powell’s management of renovations at the Fed’s Washington headquarters. Powell’s term will expire in May and Trump suggested he will nominate a successor...

The federal court has ruled Canada is legally obligated to provide adequate housing on First Nations Reserves in a class-action suit that saw more than 100 First Nations, including some in Manitoba, sue the federal government.

A Maritime law firm is moving ahead with its efforts to file a class action lawsuit against Nova Scotia Power. The private utility is facing pressure after a large portion of its customers saw their personal information stolen in a data breach. Mitchell Bailey reports.

Disability advocates and the family of a quadriplegic man who sought assisted death after developing bedsores in a hospital emergency room insist the situation that led to his death is not isolated. The coroner’s report into Normand Meunier’s death calls for change in all Quebec hospitals for patients with spinal cord injuries. As Phil Carpenter...

A proposed class action lawsuit has been launched against the federal and provincial governments over the Cowichan land dispute. Aaron McArthur reports.

Nova Scotia’s private utility has been under intense scrutiny ever since data it collected from nearly 300,000 ratepayers was stolen by hackers in April. Nova Scotia Power says all information — banking information, driver’s license details and even social insurance numbers — has since been published on the dark web. “The evidence now suggests this...

An IVF facility in Longwood, Fla., is being sued after a couple accused them of implanting the woman with the wrong embryo. The lawsuit says the woman gave birth to a healthy girl, but after genetic testing found that the baby had no genetic relationship to either of the parents, according to legal filings.

American tech giants Meta and YouTube will soon be in court to fight a lawsuit alleging their products are engineered to be addictive, especially to young users. Jillian Piper explains which social media platforms have already reached to a settlement to avoid the trial, and how the case could set a legal precedent.

Toys “R” Us was a popular destination for decades, but the chain has shut down dozens of its Canadian locations in recent years. The company is also facing at least seven lawsuits. Heather Yourex-West explains why the struggling retailer’s decline and mounting financial troubles.

Prime Minister Mark Carney pushes back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims about Canada. The questions and skepticism surrounding Trump’s framework for Greenland. The outrage after a boy, 5, is detained by ICE in Minnesota. Plus, why Toys “R” Us Canada is facing several lawsuits.

Harry and Meghan appeared on the red carpet at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend. The Duchess and Prince Harry executive produced “Cookie Queens,” a documentary that highlights the Girl Scouts and the frenzy around their cookie sales. The appearance follows a stressful week for Harry as he took the stand in his lawsuit against the Daily...

Prince Harry testified Wednesday in his lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail, and disputed suggestions he was cozy with journalists who covered the royal family or that his friends dished dirt about him to the tabloids. Royal expert Patricia Treble joins us now with an inside peek at what we can expect from...

A lawsuit over B.C.’s religious hospital’s refusal to provide MAID began on Monday. Another atmospheric river has prompted an evacuation order and alert in the Fraser Valley and on Vancouver Island and the trial of an Abbotsford couple’s double murder began in court.

Do publicly funded hospitals have the right to refuse certain procedures on the basis of their religious beliefs? That’s at the heart of a charter challenge against the B.C. government, Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care. Global News Morning speaks with Daphne Gilbert of Dying with Dignity Canada about the case at the centre...

We have another development in the never-ending legal battle surrounding the film “It Ends With Us”: Blake Lively’s texts to Taylor Swift regarding director Justin Baldoni have been revealed. The legal battle started in December 2024, when Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, claiming sexual harassment. Taylor texted Blake, “I think this b**** knows something...

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