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Author: Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell
Publication Date: September 18, 2025 - 20:34
Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its three transgender laws, leaked memo shows
September 18, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obtained by The Canadian Press.
The internal document sent Sept. 10 by the justice department asks other departments to assemble information as per a directive from Smith’s office to invoke the clause.
Unpublished Newswire
Michael McLeod, one of five members of Canada’s 2018 junior team recently acquitted of sexual assault charges, has signed a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League.Omsk confirmed the signing on Thursday in a post on the social media platform X.
October 9, 2025 - 13:50 | | The Globe and Mail
Canada's income divide remains at record high levels, according to Statistics Canada, which adds that the top 20 per cent hold the majority of household net worth in Canada.
October 9, 2025 - 13:48 | Ari Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
In the Canadian imagination, Prince Edward Island is the land of the potato. While smaller, the lesser-known upper Saint John River Valley in New Brunswick punches above its weight in the spud industry, with high-yield crops that many farmers attribute to fertile soil. The valley, which runs down the western edge of New Brunswick from Grand Falls to Woodstock, is home to potato-growing hubs such as Florenceville-Bristol, the self-appointed “French Fry Capital of the World” and birthplace of the founders of McCain Foods.
October 9, 2025 - 13:43 | Reporting and photography by Chris Donovan | The Globe and Mail
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