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Toronto Ever since Diana Bosco transitioned to female four years ago, she's been attempting to get proper identification that accurately reflects her gender — a process she describes as invasive and stymied by systemic discrimination against trans people. Diana Bosco, who transitioned to female four years ago, is attempting to …

Calgary The Bearspaw First Nation is demanding the federal government no longer collect any money on its behalf and return about $50 million collected from oilpatch activity on its traditional territory. Chief Darcy Dixon of Bearspaw First Nation, which has asked Ottawa for the right to control its own oil …

British Columbia A group of patients question why their applications for an exemption to use psilocybin for therapeutic purposes have gone unanswered by Health Canada. A vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market in Los Angeles, in May 2019. Though illegal in Canada since the 1970s, recent exemptions …

Toronto Four years after starting work to include more diversity in the education program standards for hairstyling in Ontario, nothing has changed. Some in the industry say people with textured hair are being left out. Amani Hair Studio owner Michele Bonnick offers workshops specializing in Black and textured hair to …

MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the decision of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against the return of PHP3.3 million paid by Senator Francis Tolentino in connection with his 2016 election protest against Senator Leila de Lima, challenging the results of that …

BUTUAN CITY – The strengthened agricultural programs and services implemented under the Duterte administration resulted in an increase in the production of the corn and palay (unhusked rice) industries in the Caraga region. Data provided by the Department of Agriculture (DA) 13 (Caraga) on Tuesday showed farmers engaged in white …

A Dalian train at an MRT-3 station. (Photo courtesy of DOTr) MANILA – An official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday clarified that the Dalian trains purchased during former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s administration are undergoing repair and have made little impact on the Metro Rail Transit …

MONITORING. Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte stands by the door as she watches her father President Rodrigo Duterte delivers her final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 26, 2021). The presidential daughter did not attend the event and only watched it on television. (Photo courtesy of …

(File photo) MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday has issued rules in determining the employment relationship between food delivery and courier riders and their respective digital platforms. In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said these workers are covered by either the Labor Code …

British Columbia Above average temperatures for many parts of British Columbia aren't expected to ease any time soon — and Environment Canada says there's no hint of showers until at least the weekend for some southern regions hit hard by wildfires. A helicopter flies behind a ridge as the Tremont …