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Georgia governor signs law curbing transgender care for kids
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia will ban most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18 with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday. Lawmak...
Mar 23, 2023
B.C. government announces multi-year boost to subsidize veterinary education
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it is permanently doubling the number of subsidized seats for people who want to train to become veterinarians and practise in the province. Education ...
Mar 23, 2023
1 million march in France, unions call new pension protests
PARIS (AP) - French unions have called for new nationwide protests next week, which will coincide with King Charles III's planned visit to France. The announcement follows record turnout in Thursday's...
Mar 23, 2023
B.C. salmon farm closure decision was necessary, says DFO amid court challenges
VICTORIA - The federal government is standing by its decision not to renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, despite recent court challenges. A st...
Mar 23, 2023
B.C. salmon farm closure decision was necessary, says DFO amid court challenges
VICTORIA - The federal government is standing by its decision not to renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, despite recent court challenges. A st...
Mar 23, 2023
Authorities: 1 person fatally shot during rescue of migrants
HOUSTON (AP) - A hostage rescue in Houston in which one person was fatally shot on Thursday first began days ago when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in a neighboring county, according to...
Mar 23, 2023
NTSB: Crews failed to de-ice road before massive Texas crash
DALLAS (AP) - The company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions, f...
Mar 23, 2023
Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya
Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex developmen...
Mar 23, 2023
Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya
Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex developmen...
Mar 23, 2023
Let the Games begin! Over 1,300 participants in Vernon for BC Winter Games
VERNON - After months of planning, and a one-year postponement due to COVID-19 and other factors, Greater Vernon is finally ready to host the BC Winter Games.The four-day event will feature 900 athlet...
Mar 23, 2023