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Alberta’s war on evidence-based medicine

The Alberta government, led by Premier Danielle Smith, recently tabled three bills that, if passed, could restrict the rights of transgender people in the province. These proposed policies are not only anti-trans but anti-evidence.

US president-elect posted on social media about plan to impose 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada over immigration

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government recently tabled three bills targeting trans youth’s education, health care and sports participation. If passed, these ill-considered bills — the Education Amendment Act, the Health Statutes Amendment Act and the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act — could make all Albertan youth unsafe.

The Alberta Legislature has reconvened for its fall sitting, and the United Conservative Party is expected to table new anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation that will restrict trans women and girls’ access to sports, curtail inclusive education and ban youth from accessing gender affirming care.

Make no mistake, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs lost big on Monday night. The province’s voters delivered a forceful rebuke of Higgs’ Progressive Conservatives similar to the 1995 election, when the party won only six seats against Frank McKenna’s Liberals.

Like it or not, the energy transition is happening.

Rebuilding a town every year isn’t enough. The question must be asked: What now?

A Canadian official says a wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper, Alberta, is the largest blaze recorded in Jasper National Park in a century and could still be burning months from now

Town council of Jasper says about 32 percent of structures in the town had been destroyed in the wildfire.

Canadian officials say a wildfire in Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies this week has destroyed more than 350 structures but all of the critical infrastructure is intact