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B.C. Premier David Eby said at a press conference on Thursday that if a pipeline from Alberta to B.C.’s coast goes ahead, B.C. will not fight the decision in court.

An Ontario court has ruled Iran must pay a Canadian man hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The judge ruled the regime’s torture was terrorism. It’s an unusual ruling because foreign governments are generally not bound by Canada’s courts. Global’s Nathaniel Dove has more on the decision and what it could mean for other...

B.C.’s education minister now says she has seen the text messages involved in the botched firing of Victoria School Board trustees. The entire board was let go last year and have now been reinstated. The messages and errors by the province played a role in the reversal of the firing. Jordan Armstrong has the details.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the B.C. government’s appeal of a lower court ruling in the Gitxaala case, a ruling that has major implications on how B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and how it’s applied. Aaron McArthur reports.

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear B.C.’s challenge over mineral rights and DRIPA. Global News Morning speaks with Gitxaala Nation lawyer Jessica Clogg about the case and potential national implications.

A ruling by the highest court in the land, could forever change the legal landscape of intimate partner violence. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that victims of intimate partner violence can sue their tormentors in civil court. As Darya Zargar reports, British Columbia’s attorney general is welcoming the decision.

Ontario’s highest court has ruled a dog walker who was bitten on the job can’t sue her clients for damages because she is considered the dog’s “owner” at the time, under provincial law. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision says that in March 2022, the dog walker, Amanda Nigro had worked for her clients, an...

A warning from the Supreme Court of BC that staffing and space shortages are disrupting criminal trials in a number of smaller B.C. communities. We speak to Kyla Lee of Acumen Law about the challenges and the public safety concerns they raise.

The 124th playing of the BC Amateur Golf Championship goes next week at Riverway, as the City of Burnaby hosts one of the most prestigious and longest golf championship in Canada. Matthew Steinbach is the ceo of BC Golf and Peter Sorokovsky is the manager of golf course operations for the City of Burnaby. They...

Three B.C. men arrested earlier this week as part of an operation targeting alleged organized crime groups were back in court today. Their cases are part of a multi-national operation announced by the FBI earlier this week. As Catherine Urquhart reports, civil forfeiture is also underway for several properties.

Three of the 37 men charged with being part of India-based transnational gangs have appeared in B.C. Supreme Court seeking bail. Sarah MacDonald explains what Jaskarn Baghri, Ravinder Dhanda, and Gurtej Singh Smagh are accused of as part of Operation Hard Ball, and what the British Columbia government is looking to do.

Citing DRIPA, the Lil’wat Nation has launched court action against the province and BC Hydro over price negotiations for its run-of-river power facility. Aaron McArthur reports.

After a multi-year push to abolish the city’s elected park board, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC party are changing course, and will be running candidates in the fall election. Aaron McArthur reports.

After years of trying to eliminate Vancouver’s elected park board, Mayor Ken Sim has reversed course, announcing ABC Vancouver will instead run a full slate of park board candidates in this fall’s civic election. Vancouver Park Board Chair Tom Digby joins us to discuss the decision and what it means for the future of the...

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 Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear the B.C. government’s appeal of the Gitxaała decision – what does it mean for the DRIPA negotiations and that timeline? And a well-known dam in the province is being renamed after a well-known former premier.

Federal prosecutors have appealed the high-profile acquittal of a former RCMP officer who was accused of helping China conduct foreign interference in Canada. A notice of appeal filed late last week asked the B.C. Court of Appeal to overturn the May 13 not guilty verdict and order a new trial for William Majcher.

Canada Post has rolled out a colourful new series of stamps in honour of Pride Month. They showcase places and events pivotal to the country’s gay rights movement, including a little bookstore in B.C. that took its fight for equal rights all the way to the Supreme Court. Sarah MacDonald reports.

According to U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a deal has been reached between the U.S. and Iran that will see a toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade. The signing of the new accord is set to take place on Friday...

A Calgary court has found two men guilty of second-degree murder in a 2024 rocky view county roadside shooting. Authorities from Southern Alberta to southeast B.C. remain on alert. As they prepare for flooding, landslides and washouts with heavy rainfall on its way