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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stepped into the debate over trans rights on Wednesday, saying “biological males” should be banned from women’s sports, change rooms and bathrooms. Conservative leader says federal jurisdiction may limit what he can do to restrict trans women's access Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stepped into the debate …

Teachers in Saskatchewan now have to report to parents or guardians every time a student wants to change their name or pronouns at school, but the repercussions for not following those rules remain hazy. Consequences for those who don’t follow policy still unclear Before a typical school year, Regina elementary …

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is reiterating his claim that his government's school pronoun policy was based on extensive consultations with parents, teachers and others, but a judge says there's no evidence those occurred. Premier Scott Moe says he'll recall legislature Oct. 10 to invoke notwithstanding clause Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe …

A provincial government is again threatening to invoke the Constitution's notwithstanding clause — this time over an education policy change that a court has tried to pause. Clause gives parliaments in Canada power to override certain portions of the charter for 5 year terms A provincial government is again threatening …

After more than 900 kilometres in 21 days, a Tataskweyak Cree Nation woman reached the finish line of a run across Manitoba to raise awareness about diabetes in Indigenous communities. Tamara Beardy's journey began in Tataskweyak Cree Nation Aug. 13. After more than 900 kilometres, a Tataskweyak Cree Nation woman …

The charred hills surrounding Lake Okanagan in the B.C. Interior will likely look very different in a year's time and beyond as life returns to the wildfire-ravaged landscape, ecologists predict. Smaller shrubs and animals like bluebirds, owls and woodpeckers likely to thrive as environment regenerates The charred hills surrounding Lake …

Author Bill Vigars's book Terry & Me: The Inside Story of the Marathon of Hope, was released on Aug. 29. The book, which includes anecdotes never heard before, aims to bring Terry Fox alive to readers, according to the author. The unlikely collaboration didn't happen but the anecdote reveals Fox's …

Companies offering online gambling to Ontarians will soon have to try new some approaches to advertising, as a provincial regulator moves to bar athletes and other celebrities from promoting their services. Athletes, celebrities and anyone likely to appeal to kids will soon be banned Companies offering online gambling to Ontarians …

Western University immersion program has been running in Trois-Pistoles, Que., since 1932 but the pandemic and inflationary pressures have seen it lose more than half its host families. Paid little to house and feed immersion students, families have been pulling out Marie-France Santerre has been hosting students in her home …

Residents from Yellowknife, Ndilǫ, Dettah and the Ingraham Trail will be able to go home on Sept. 6, three weeks after the territory issued an evacuation order due to an approaching wildfire. The evacuation of about 22,000 people from these communities was ordered on Aug. 16. Residents were ordered to …