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The provincial government is responding to the wrongful termination lawsuit and allegations of a cover-up from the former head of Alberta Health Services. Ina Sidhu reports.

 Mark Carney is sworn as the prime minister of Canada, swiftly choosing his cabinet and removing the federal carbon pricing. The Alberta government announces three new schools for northeast Alberta. The former head of Alberta Health Services says she is ready to head to trial over accusations of wrongful dismissal.

Two proposed surgery clinics in Red Deer and Lethbridge are now on pause as both are identified in $1.7 million wrongful dismissal lawsuit by the fired CEO of Alberta Health Services. Meanwhile Premier Danielle Smith said she is pressing on with her plan to find an outside firm capable of investigating the allegations. Morgan Black...

Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former CEO of Alberta Health Services (AHS), is suing the province for wrongful dismissal. Heather Yourex-West explains what Mentzelopoulos is accusing the government of; who’s been named in the $1.7 million lawsuit; and how Alberta Premier Danielle Smith – who wasn’t named in the legal action – is reacting.

A former employee at a Vancouver supermarket has launched legal action against Loblaws, alleging he was fired for helping the homeless. Christa Dao reports.

A pastor who came out as transgender to her church congregation and ended up losing her job is taking legal action. As Caryn Lieberman reports, the reverend alleges her job was terminated unfairly and that she was the subject of discrimination.

Wrongful dismissals over vaccination status have become increasingly prevalent. Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru details the legal procedure of pursuing these lawsuits.

A former senior UCP staffer has launched a lawsuit against the premier’s office alleging sexual harassment inside the government and wrongful dismissal. The lawsuit has renewed calls for Alberta’s premier to step down. Tom Vernon has the details.

A man accused of groping several teens at the West Edmonton Mall’s waterpark is now free. As Julia Wong reports, a judge has dismissed all charges against him.

Employment lawyer Lior Samifru breaks down a possible case of wrongful dismissal due to an on-campus coffee shop want ad

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Wednesday that there was no truth in reports the White House had a plan to fire him.

A man is rushed to hospital after being stabbed in northeast Calgary, an accused murderer testifies he didn’t kill a 22-month-old toddler and a former senior UCP staffer has launched a lawsuit against the premier’s office alleging sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal.

Jim Carrey is set to face trial for the death of his girlfriend Cathriona White after a judge refused to dismiss two wrongful death lawsuits filed against Carrey.

The City of West Kelowna was wrong when it fired a high ranking fire fighter. Kerry Klonteig sued the city after he was dismissed from his job as assistant fire chief for drinking and driving. Now a BC Supreme Court judge has ruled against the city in a wrongful dismissal law suit. Klonteig has been...

He was an assistant fire chief in West Kelowna, described as an exemplary employee with an impeccable work record. But Kerry Klonteig was busted for drinking and driving while driving a fire department pickup truck. Because of that, he was fired from his job. Klonteig sued for wrongful dismissal and the Supreme Court civil trial...

Jim Carrey was supposed to face a civil lawsuit this spring over the death of his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White in 2015, but now the lawsuit has been dismissed.

Jim Carrey was supposed to face a civil lawsuit this spring over the death of his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White in 2015, but now the lawsuit has been dismissed.

A former Nova Scotia government staffer is taking legal action against the government, claiming wrongful dismissal. Back in October 2023, the premier’s office fired Nargis DeMolitor, after an anti-Semitic social media post was sent out by someone who gained unauthorized access to the account. Vanessa Wright reports.

An Okanagan mother says her daughter reported a sexual assault as a teen, but after it was dismissed by police, she turned to the wrong place for help. Jules Knox reports.

A Nova Scotia woman’s complaint against her previous employer for wrongful dismissal is underway. Jennifer Doucet says she was discriminated against due to her pregnancy – and fired as a result. The purpose of the board of inquiry is to determine if the Human Rights Act was breached. Callum Smith reports.