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All motions to intervene in the legal challenge of New Brunswick’s school gender identity policy have been heard, but the path forward in the case is not yet clear. Several outstanding issues need to be dealt with and the province says it may ask for the process to slow down. Silas Brown explains.

WATCH: The province has withdrawn its contract with CLASSIC, which the organization says has major implications for residents trying to get accessible legal services. Erik Bay has the details.

Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country officially legalized the possession of small amounts of cannabis.

The Ontario Health Coalition is taking legal action against the province. It comes after a new 30-year lease was granted to South Bridge Care Homes, the owners of Orchard Villa Long Term Care Home, where over 70 residents died in the first wave of the pandemic. Lexy Benedict reports.

It’s been almost six years since Canada legalized cannabis across the country and there’s new data from Statistics Canada looking at where Canadians are buying their products. As Sean Previl reports, cannabis advocates say the data is “exciting,” but some health-care professionals are concerned more study into the products’ affects on the body still needs...

The arena in Legal, Alta. is set to undergo some much-needed renovations. Before the doors close for more than a year, the community wanted to say goodbye in their own way. Jasmine King explains.

In response to Ontario school boards suing social media giants for disrupting student learning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged in Ottawa on Thursday to “Let’s focus on the core values of education. Let’s focus on the reading and writing. That’s what we need to do.” Ford added that “I don’t know what are they spending...

Medicine Hat’s mayor has gone public after the rest of council slashed her pay last week and severely reduced her powers. Linnsie Clark is defiant — even in the face of a report earlier this week critical of her interactions with staff members. As Micah Quintin reports, Clark’s supporters also turned out to back the...

It’s easy to rack up thousands of dollars in lawyer’s fees and that can make it challenging for everyone to have equal access to justice. That’s why Quebec non-profit group Juripop has launched Justice Month. It’s also the mission behind free legal clinics in the heart of downtown Montreal, bringing free legal advice to those...

A Penticton business is preparing to open the first legal cannabis smoking patio in the region. As Taya Fast reports the idea has been a vision for business owners for years however recent changes to provincial regulations have now made it possible.

Legal Aid Alberta provides legal representation to disadvantaged Albertans who couldn’t otherwise afford a lawyer. Starting April 1, even more Albertans could qualify for representation, as the income eligibility limit increases. Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyer Cameron Mitchell joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton to explain what this means to low-income Albertans.

The lawyer for Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians detained and incarcerated by China for nearly three years, says the legal fight between his client and the federal government is now “resolved.“

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his continued support for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig at a Toronto news conference on Thursday, a day after Spavor’s lawyer said that his client’s legal dispute with the federal government has been “resolved.” Trudeau said that Canada has supported the two Michaels “from the very beginning” and that “the...

People in B.C.’s justice system are considering the implications of a judge’s ruling that found a lawyer personally liable for using artificial intellingence and submitting fake case law to the courts. Rumina Daya reports.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, Canada has welcomed 221,231 Ukrainians into the country under a temporary stream of entry. Many Ukrainians wishing to stay back in Canada are now in need of legal aid.

Montreal’s two English-language universities are suing the Quebec government over tuition hikes targeting out of province students. In separate lawsuits, both Concordia and McGill universities claim the government’s move constitutes discrimination under the province’s Charter of Rights and freedoms. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.

As health professionals turn to new technology, including artificial intelligence, to help in their work, members of the legal and health communities are meeting in Kingston to discuss issues raised by the new technology. Global’s Fawwaz Muhammad-Yusuf has the latest.

Disturbing content: A legal battle is being fought over some of the evidence collected during the investigation into Robert Pickton, who was convicted of killing six women on his farm. Rumina Daya reports.

Prior to his face-off with former United Nations (UN) ambassador Nikki Haley for South Carolina’s vote for the Republican presidential nomination on Saturday, supporters of Donald Trump seemed unfazed by the former U.S. president’s ongoing legal troubles.

Members of a west Toronto neighbourhood association are being ordered to pay $10,000 after fighting a development project. As Sean O’Shea reports, the small group is refusing to back down in this David and Goliath battle.