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For most Albertans, Family Day is a chance to take a break and spend quality time with our loved ones. But for some families, reality is very different — especially when a child’s safety or home environment is at risk. When families head into court for divorce or custody, the loudest voices are often the...

Legal proceedings have begun against the Quebec government denouncing changes to its now-defunct Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ). A lawyer representing more than five hundred clients says the government’s decision to change the rules is forcing many people to leave the province even if they already have jobs, speak French and pay taxes. As Tim...

A petition supporting Alberta separatism continues to divide communities as it gathers signatures across the province. Alberta First Nations maintain the question violates their constitutional rights. As Erik Bay tells us, another First Nation says it will be taking the province to court over the matter.

The Quebec private doctors’ federation is heading to court in hopes of reversing legislation that requires all new physicians to practice in the public health care system. Some doctors are threatening to leave the province if forced to go public, and it comes as access to public healthcare is already limited. Matthew Piscina reports.

The capture of a foreign leader is raising complex legal and constitutional questions in the United States. Joshua Kastenberg, U.S. constitutional law expert and historian, joins Miranda Anthistle to analyze presidential authority versus congressional oversight, the role of international law, potential consequences for the U.S. and whether charges filed in American courts can withstand scrutiny...

Police and courtroom dramas are staples of pop culture. But how much of what we watch on American-based programs, read in books or scroll on social media is true to life? Legal Aid Alberta criminal duty counsel Cameron Mitchell chatted with Global News Morning Edmonton to help us separate fact from fiction.

Rise Women’s Legal Centre executive directorr Vicky Law explains how the organization’s programs are aimed at providing limited legal services to economically disadvantaged clients who are self-representing in family law matters.

For families who are co-parenting for the first time, the holiday season can be extra stressful. There’s the pressure to try to make the holidays memorable for kids while also co-ordinating with the other parent to manage. Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyer Victoria Foster joined Global News Morning Edmonton to talk about how to juggle...

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is doubling down on his decision to strike a suspected Venezuelan drug cartel boat. The vessel was hit twice – the second strike targeting two survivors clinging to the wreckage. As Candice Cole reports, the controversy has lawmakers on both sides questioning both the legality of the strikes and...

An Ontario lawyer referred to as the “cocaine lawyer,” has had his legal licence suspended while facing serious criminal allegations tied to ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding. U.S. authorities allege Deepak Paradkar advised Wedding and helped him access court materials connected to an alleged drug operation. The allegations have not been tested in court, and Paradkar is...

As controversy grows over U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean, key legal issues are coming into focus, including which entity governs the waters where the attacks occurred to whether claims of national self-defence stand up under international law. Military justice expert Franklin Rosenblatt joins Miranda Anthistle to unpack the allegations, including concerns about unlawful orders...

After months of speaking out against it, five major unions are taking the government to court. As Felicia Parrillo reports, on Monday, the CSQ, CSN, FTQ, CSD and the APT filed a lawsuit in Quebec superior court arguing the legislation infringes on workers’ rights and gives the government unprecedented power.

Quebec pharmacists are the latest to join the growing list of medical professionals taking the government to court over its controversial health reform, also known as Bill 2. The Quebec Association of Pharmacy Owners says it will file a legal challenge to contest provisions of the law they argue threaten their business models. Felicia Parrillo...

Seven years after an investigation by BC’s Ombudperson found the legal rights of involuntary care patients were not being met, a follow up audit reveals legal safeguards are still not being followed consistently across the province. B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke speaks with Global News Morning about those findings.

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.

Protesters gathered outside a detention facility on Sunday after five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, legal asylum applicants from Ecuador, were released by court order following a controversial immigration raid in Minnesota. “Democracy in the United States has fallen, all because of a dictator. I call him a dictator. To me, he’s...

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...

A mother is found weeks after she is believed to have been killed and her missing baby presumed also dead in St. Albert. Another Alberta First Nation promises legal action over the separatist movement. Conservatives face a pivotal leadership review as pressure mounts on Pierre Poilievre. The Corus Radiothon is underway, raising funds for a...

The CIty of Peterborough is looking ahead to a year of big projects and big decisions. Marc Woodhouse spoke with Mayor Jeff Leal about what’s next for the city.