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A Ukrainian refugee says Manitoba’s rejection of her requests to help her remove her deadname from official documents leaves her exposed to transphobia and infringes on her right to express her gender. Martha Hozha, 25, says she’s been trying to change her legal name since she arrived in Canada about …
Read More »Trans Mountain pipeline will soon be at full capacity amid global energy crisis
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Trans Mountain oil pipeline system is expected to operate at full capacity in April and …
Read More »One year after the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, why isn’t it full?
The Canadian oilpatch has a brand-new pipeline, something it’s pleaded for year after year, and it offers a relatively quick route to the West Coast and overseas markets. But a year in, the newly expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline still isn’t running at full capacity — though the CEO of the …
Read More »British Supreme Court unanimously rules legal definition of a ‘woman’ excludes trans women’s identities
The United Kingdom’s top court on Wednesday upheld an appeal by the campaign group For Women Scotland on whether transgender women are legally women under equality legislation, but it said trans people would not be disadvantaged by its landmark decision. The unanimous judgment from five Supreme Court justices related to …
Read More »Trans families consider leaving U.S. after Trump’s re-election
Barbara Fowler has a go bag in the trunk of her car. In it are her family’s documents, burner phones, clothes, medications and an address of a house in Canada — ready, should her family need to flee their country. Fowler lives in the United States. Her daughter is one …
Read More »Alberta human rights tribunal dismisses trans woman’s discrimination complaint against EPS
An Alberta human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint that the Edmonton Police Service was discriminatory in how officers responded to a safety complaint about a transgender person who hadn’t reported back from a date. However, in a Jan. 10 written decision, human rights commission member Sandra Badejo said two …
Read More »Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government’s transgender health restrictions is on the table as a “last resort.” A provincial law will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16. A surgical prohibition already in …
Read More »Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: budget watchdog
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) estimates the Trans Mountain pipeline is worth less than it cost to build, according to an updated financial assessment of the controversial project. The budget watchdog says the pipeline could be worth between $29.6 billion and $33.4 billion, depending on what happens after the initial …
Read More »‘There is no closure’: Memorial held 30 years after Mindy Tran’s death
A memorial service was held Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of a horrific crime in Kelowna. In August 1994, eight-year-old Mindy Tran was abducted while riding her bike in a Rutland neighborhood. Her body was found two months later in a shallow grave within Kelowna’s Mission Creek Park, just …
Read More »Trans Mountain Corp. to get new CEO
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 30, 2024 10:53 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Trans Mountain Corp. says CEO Dawn Farrell will become chair of the company’s board Sept. 1. The Crown corporation, which operates Canada’s only crude oil pipeline system from …
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