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Saskatchewan government tables school pronoun bill, invokes notwithstanding clause

Saskatchewan government tables school pronoun bill, invokes notwithstanding clause

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government tabled legislation Thursday invoking the notwithstanding clause to prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.
Alberta receives federal money over four years to help fight gender-based violence

Alberta receives federal money over four years to help fight gender-based violence

CALGARY — The Alberta government is to receive $54 million in federal funding to develop and deploy a 10-year plan to end gender-based violence in Alberta.
Treaties with Métis could be negotiated after self-government bill passes: minister

Treaties with Métis could be negotiated after self-government bill passes: minister

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government could enter into treaties with Métis nations after the passage of a bill that affirms their right to self-governance.
Stampeders, Roughriders clash game in CFL game with playoff implications for both

Stampeders, Roughriders clash game in CFL game with playoff implications for both

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have to win it to stay in it.
Small-cap companies not ready for climate disclosure rules: TMX Group CEO

Small-cap companies not ready for climate disclosure rules: TMX Group CEO

CALGARY — Most of Canada's small and mid-sized publicly traded companies are not at all prepared for potentially forthcoming new requirements that could force them to disclose their climate impacts, the CEO of the company that operates the Toronto St
Insurer Intact Financial reports $611 million in catastrophe losses in third quarter

Insurer Intact Financial reports $611 million in catastrophe losses in third quarter

TORONTO — Intact Financial Corp. estimates its catastrophe losses for the second quarter were approximately $611 million on a pre-tax basis. The property and casualty insurer says in a news release that the losses amounted to $2.
Rockets' Dillon Brooks fined $25,000 for reckless hit on Pacers' Theis

Rockets' Dillon Brooks fined $25,000 for reckless hit on Pacers' Theis

NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Houston Rockets guard-forward Dillon Brooks US$25,000 for recklessly making contact with Indiana Pacers centre Daniel Theis.
Man accused in London, Ont., attack on Muslim family details 'process of decline'

Man accused in London, Ont., attack on Muslim family details 'process of decline'

The man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in an alleged act of terrorism told a jury Thursday that he went through a process of mental "decline" during the pandemic, which included spending a "very unhealthy" amount of time on the in
B.C. church group, caught between Israel-Hamas war, struggles to get home

B.C. church group, caught between Israel-Hamas war, struggles to get home

VANCOUVER — A group from a British Columbia church that had been touring historical sites in Israel when Hamas fighters began killing civilians is struggling to find a way home with the confusion of the war and a lack of support from the Canadian gov
Health ministers wrap up meetings in P.E.I. with a plan to grow the health workforce

Health ministers wrap up meetings in P.E.I. with a plan to grow the health workforce

CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal health minister says Canada intends to tackle its health workforce shortages by making it easier for nurses and doctors to practice in other provinces, streamlining credentials for internationally-trained health workers an
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