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Publication Date: April 17, 2026 - 04:00
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Court weighs overturning rule blocking birth alert class action from suing 49 children’s aid societies
April 17, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal will now decide whether pregnant mothers targeted by controversial birth alerts — a practice that led to newborns being taken away from their families — can pursue a class-action lawsuit against 49 children's aid societies across the province.
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Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette is offering tax relief to about 75,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Fréchette emphasized this measure comes against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, citing the U.S. tariff war, the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, which is driving up energy costs.
April 29, 2026 - 14:57 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Seven families of those killed or injured in the Tumbler Ridge shooting in British Columbia in February have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, National Post has learned. In legal documents shared with National Post, the law firm of Rice Parsons Leoni & Elliott accuses Altman and OpenAI of negligence, aiding and abetting a mass shooting, wrongful death and other charges. The seven suits each requests a trial by jury. The actions were filed in a California court Wednesday by a joint legal team from Canada and the United States. A previous lawsuit filed in a...
April 29, 2026 - 14:56 | Chris Knight | National Post
April 29, 2026 - 14:37 | Sarah Ritchie | The Globe and Mail
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