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California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at sch...
Sep 06, 2023
Montreal landmark church says people ignited a flare, not a fire, at famous shrine
MONTREAL - A landmark Montreal church is confirming that a group of people ignited a flare - and not a bonfire - on the steps leading to the Catholic shrine on Saturday. Representatives of Saint Josep...
Sep 06, 2023
Lions' Adams Jr. secures top quarterback grade in win over Alouettes
TORONTO - A victory over his former team helped Vernon Adams Jr. earn the top quarterback grade in the CFL's weekly honour roll Wednesday. Adams received a 83.5 grade after leading B.C. past Montreal ...
Sep 06, 2023
Children's Ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. Ombudsperson
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is refusing to pay a young woman for its own mistakes and the provincial ombudsperson says she may not be the only one harmed. Jay Chalke says the Ministry of ...
Sep 06, 2023
Honorary Oscars event celebrating Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks pushed back amid Hollywood strikes
Angela Bassett is going to have to wait a little bit longer to get her Oscar. The 14th Governors Awards has been delayed from November until January, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sa...
Sep 06, 2023
Prosecutors in Trump's Georgia election subversion case estimate a trial would take 4 months
ATLANTA (AP) - Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case involving former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a trial would likely take four months. The estimate from special prosecut...
Sep 06, 2023
Sofia Coppola's Priscilla Presley biopic to play Vancouver film festival
VANCOUVER - Sofia Coppola's buzzworthy biopic "Priscilla," about a young Priscilla Presley's budding romance with music superstar Elvis, is headed to this year's Vancouver International Film Festival....
Sep 06, 2023
Argos can clinch season series with Montreal and playoff spot with home win
Another week, another chance for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts to clinch a season series with an East Division rival. Toronto (9-1) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (6-5) on Saturday afternoon in t...
Sep 06, 2023
Quebec anti-corruption unit arrests former junior college manager on fraud charges
MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption police force says a former executive at a junior college north of Montreal has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the student union. The force, known as UPAC, s...
Sep 06, 2023
After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in 'second home'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - In many ways, Serhii Semenets is like any other 17-year-old starting Grade 11 in Newfoundland this week. He likes playing guitar, he struggles with Shakespeare, and his ideal dinner...
Sep 06, 2023