NewsThe Canadian PressIdaho Senate passes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Monday voted 22-12 to pass a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors, one month after the state House passed similar legislation. The measure bars transgender and transitioning children, or children with gender dysphoria, from receiving hormones or puberty blockers to alleviate their symptoms or help them with transitioning, KTVB reported Monday. Doctors prescribing these hormones or blockers could be charged with a felony and face prison
BusinessCBCJapan reopens its doors to imports of Canadian beef
Japan is lifting the last of its restrictions against Canadian beef, 20 years after BSE, often called mad cow disease, devastated this country's cattle industry. The federal government says Japan is reopening its doors to processed beef and beef patties from Canada. The move puts an end to the market access barriers Japan put in place in 2003, after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, was discovered in Alberta. "Cattle producers are grateful for the removal of trade b
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To stop pretendians, universities, Indigenous communities must work together
Indigenous academic leaders are frustrated about how long it took universities to respond to charges of Indigenous identity fraud with well-known scholars Carrie Bourassa, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and others. “There’s that need again to have dialogue about the impact of Indigenous identification fraud,” said Dr. Jacqueline Ottmann. She is co-chair of the National Indigenous University Senior Leaders’ Association (NIUSLA), president of the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) and is Saulteau
NewsCBCRCMP investigating 2nd bus stop assault this month at Kelowna intersection
A Kelowna B.C., father said his 15-year-old daughter will no longer take public transit after dark, after she and her friend were allegedly assaulted at a bus stop along Highway 97 near McCurdy Road last Thursday. The incident happened less than one week after a Kelowna college student reported being assaulted by a group of people at a bus stop across the highway at the same intersection. The RCMP said they believe the assaults are not related, although both involve reports of a group of people
NewsReutersPeru police seize $20 million of cocaine headed for Turkey
Peruvian authorities said Monday they seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine disguised as ceramic tiles destined for Turkey via a growing maritime route for illicit drugs. The drug bust happened Friday at a warehouse at Peru's biggest port, El Callao, just outside the capital Lima, police said.
NewsThe Canadian PressHealth care dominates Prince Edward Island debate ahead of April 3 vote
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative leader was put on the defensive on issues such as health care and climate change but didn't take the bait in the only televised leaders debate ahead of the April 3 provincial election. Instead, incumbent Premier Dennis King responded to his opponents' attacks Monday night by reminding them of his collaborative spirit, and at times, even complimenting them. "I think I've demonstrated over four years that I really don't care where the
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Federal budget may include grocery rebate: source
CBC News has learned this year’s federal budget may include a grocery rebate for low-income families among other measures to help Canadians struggling with the rising cost of living.
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Russia fires supersonic anti-ship missile at mock target in Sea of Japan
"In the waters of the Sea of Japan, missile ships of the Pacific Fleet fired Moskit cruise missiles at a mock enemy sea target," it said in a statement on its Telegram account. "The target, located at a distance of about 100 kilometres (62.14 miles), was successfully hit by a direct hit from two Moskit cruise missiles."
NewsReutersUS colleges face loss of racial diversity if race-conscious admissions banned -study
If the U.S. Supreme Court bans the consideration of race in college admissions, enrollment of minority groups at selective colleges will likely stall or decline - even if the schools give more weight to factors such as class, a new study found. The conservative-leaning court will issue rulings this spring in cases questioning the legality of race-conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Students for Fair Admissions, the group suing Harvard and UNC, argues that class-conscious admissions would allow schools to create a diverse student body and boost disadvantaged students without focusing on race.
SportsThe Canadian PressPepi lifts US over El Salvador 1-0, to Nations League semis
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ricardo Pepi scored on his first touch of the match in the 62nd minute, and the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 on Tuesday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. The 13th-ranked U.S. (3 wins, 1 draw) extended its unbeaten streak against No. 32 El Salvador (1 win, 1 loss, 2 draws) to 22 matches since 1992, including 16 wins. The Americans joined Mexico in the Nations League semifinals at Las Vegas on June 15, part of a final four that will include Canada or
BusinessThe Canadian PressAsian shares mostly rise on relief over US bank strength
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors got some relief from worries over troubled U.S. banks with a planned takeover of failed Silicon Valley Bank. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.1% to 27,456.98. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 7,036.20. South Korea's Kospi added 0.4% to 2,419.43. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose nearly 0.4% to 19,644.68, while the Shanghai Composite inched up less than 0.1% to 3,249.39. “Asian equities were positive on Tuesday, lifted by most
NewsThe Canadian PressNetanyahu delays judicial overhaul after mass protests
JERUSALEM (AP) — Bending to a wave of mass protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed his contentious judicial overhaul plan Monday and said he wanted "to avoid civil war” by making time to seek a compromise with political opponents. The announcement appeared to calm some of the tensions that have fueled three tumultuous months of unrest. But it failed to address the underlying issues that have polarized the nation, and the anti-government protest movement vowed to intensify its
NewsCBCVancouver authorities investigate 2 suspicious fires from over the weekend as blazes mount
Arson investigators in Vancouver are looking into two suspicious fires from over the weekend, one at the Chinese Cultural Centre and another not far away on East Hastings Street. Meanwhile, firefighters say they are responding to an increasing number of fires this year, with many of them in Vancouver's poorest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside. "This is very, very concerning to us and very concerning to the neighbourhood … we're going to do whatever we can to solve this case. It will start wi
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Questions arise over HDSB Professionalism Policy
Parents and students have grown increasingly divided over the dress code and professionalism of Halton District School Board (HDSB) teachers. The concern started with an incident concerning a transgender teacher at Oakville Trafalgar High School who wore large prosthetic breasts with protruding nipples causing an uproar among parents on the lack of professionalism. The incident received international attention with students and concerned members of the community using social media to express the
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Following a 2-week battle, Aurora library gives artist go ahead to exhibit ‘controversial’ work without censorship
Aurora photographer, poet and journalist Yafang Shi has won her fight to have a controversial photography and poetry exhibition displayed uncensored at the Aurora Public Library. The exhibit about social movements for women’s rights was scheduled to be displayed on the library’s gallery wall from March 6 to April 15 to help commemorate International Women’s Day. On the day of the installation, March 6, and the following day, the library censored Shi’s works for anti-Doug Ford signs and comments
NewsThe Canadian PressChipotle agrees to pay after closing store that sought union
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize. Chipotle announced it was permanently closing its Augusta, Maine, location last year after workers filed a National Labor Relations Board petition for a union election. The NLRB later said the closure was illegal. The Maine location was the first in the chain t
NewsThe Canadian PressHouse GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. Mike McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told The Associated Press on Monday that he had spoken with Blinken earlier in the day when he was notified the agency would not be turning over a so-called dissent cable written by diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul shortly before the
BusinessThe Canadian PressU.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation in 2022 after first doing so last year. Growth in wind and solar significantly drove the increase in renewable energy and contributed 14% of the electricity produced domestically in 2022. “I’m happy to see we’ve crossed that threshold, but that is only a step in what has to be a very rapid a
SportsThe Canadian PressMessi honored with a statue at South America's soccer HQ
LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — The tributes continue to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina's World Cup triumph. South American soccer's governing body on Monday presented the the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will be placed in the CONMEBOL museum next to those of legendary players Pelé and Diego Maradona. Messi also received replicas of the World Cup and the Finalissima trophy, which Argentina won against Italy, during the ceremony before the Copa Libertadores draw. His teamm
NewsReutersNew protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence
France faces a new nationwide day of strikes and protests on Tuesday after some of the country's worst street violence in years marred rallies over the past week. Protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to delay retirement age by two years to 64 had been largely peaceful so far. But anger has mounted since the government pushed the bill through parliament without a vote mid-March, with polls showing that Macron's perceived disdain for voters, as well as footage of police violence, made things worse.
NewsThe Canadian PressKim wants N. Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on his increasing range of weapons. The report in state media Tuesday followed a series of missile launches — seven launch events in this month alone — and rising threats to use the weapons against his enemies. North Korea’s weapons tests and U.S.-South Korea military exercises have intensified in a tit-for-tat cycle, underscoring h
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Sisters imprisoned for nearly 30 years released while case is reviewed
Two sisters who spent close to 30 years behind bars for a Saskatchewan murder they say they didn't commit have been released on bail as the federal government reviews their case.
