Новости за 18.09.2018

Hardisty, Alta. — I'm a transgender man living in a central Alberta town of about 600 people. Hardisty is so small, I heard about my partner's car trouble last winter before they got home from the store. Everyone knows what's going on with everyone else — unless, of course, you're silent about it because you don't think anyone else could ever possibly feel the way you do.

Some of my earliest memories were of empty fields on the outskirts of Wellington, Ont. The tiny town in picturesque Prince Edward County now boasts a population of just under 2,000 and is home to countless AirBnBs, burgeoning wineries and even a trendy hipster hotel — a far cry from the unnamed highways, fledgling farms and dusty storefronts I remember.

Nelson, B.C. — When I moved to British Columbia, I discovered how long and lovely summers could be. After years in Calgary with its short summers, often too cool to sit out in the evening, I was thoroughly enjoying the perfect Kootenay climate in our beautiful outdoor playground.

WASHINGTON — A prominent congressional ally of U.S. President Donald Trump fired a pointed NAFTA broadside across Canada's bow Tuesday as Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland travelled to Washington to resume efforts to forge a new version of the continental trade pact.

TORONTO — Jeremy Dutcher has won the 2018 Polaris Music Prize for his album "Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa."

On October 17, Quebecers will be able to light a joint legally — but it appears they will lose the right to buy T-shirts or posters with the marijuana leaf on them.

TORONTO — A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Ontario's renowned forensic sciences centre has been illegally retaining sensitive genetic data from people who voluntarily submitted bodily samples as part of a criminal investigation and were then excluded as suspects.

I remember when I first thought my body was not good enough to be desired by other men. This feeling of disappointment with myself and envy of other men happened when I started going to gay bars and clubs. I noticed that men with defined muscles and often perfectly groomed facial hair received all the attention.

Recreational cannabis legalization is now less than a month away, but most Canadians still don't know how to get weed come Oct. 17.

HYAS, Sask. — A rural politician in eastern Saskatchewan says he's at a loss to explain why a newly built bridge collapsed just hours after opening.

While many are applauding "First Contact" — a Canadian docu-series aimed at unpacking the hard-baked stereotypes and preconceived notions white Canadians hold about Indigenous people and communities — detractors say the show is problematic in its approach to reconciliation.

While many are applauding "First Contact" — a Canadian docu-series aimed at unpacking the hard-baked stereotypes and preconceived notions white Canadians hold about Indigenous people and communities — detractors say the show is problematic in its approach to reconciliation.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Novelists Esi Edugyan and Patrick DeWitt are among the familiar names on this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize long list.

New Canadian research has found that common everyday household chemicals could influence a child's risk of being overweight by changing their gut microbiota.

Despite the deportation of hundreds of thousands of civilians as well as allegations of genocide and ethnic cleansing, the Rohingya people have been denied recourse to justice and accountability. Some creative and ground-breaking thinking at the International Criminal Court (ICC) may just change that. Now, Canada has a unique opportunity to punch above its weight and make an indelible and lasting commitment to justice for a people who desperately deserve it.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's public safety minister says the province will meet demand for recreational marijuana with only one government-run shop and an online store when the drug is legalized next month.

It was the Emmy win Canada was hoping for: a Tatiana Maslany vs. Sandra Oh trophy face-off. An "Orphan Black" swan song, up against a television veteran who became the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for a lead acting Emmy, returning with the female-driven show "Killing Eve."

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it has not signed a deal with respect to any partnership with a drink company.

Ontario does not have a carbon tax, but that doesn't stop Doug Ford from attacking what he refers to as Katherine Wynne's carbon tax. Misappropriating the word "tax," he opts to divide and conquer Ontario with his brand of dog-whistle politics.

OTTAWA — The federal government is shopping around for a retired federal judge to help guide a renewed consultation with Indigenous communities on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A Nova Scotia woman and her nephew have settled their painful, public dispute over a $1.2 million Chase the Ace jackpot that made headlines across Canada.