First transgender judge hits out at ‘trans-hostile’ conspiracy theories

Britain’s first transgender judge has hit out at conspiracy theories held by “trans-hostile” gay and bisexual people, after choosing to step down from her role at the High Court.

In an interview with Financial News, Victoria McCloud claimed that the workplace was becoming more hostile to trans people and warned that employers must do more to combat prejudice against them.

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WTF?

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Bearded trans inmate is removed from California women’s prison after ‘raping female cellmate’

A transgender inmate has been removed from a California women’s prison after been indicted for rape.

Tremaine Deon Carroll, 51, has been moved to a men’s prison as he faces two charges of rape and one of ‘dissuading a witness from testifying,’ as first reported by feminist news site Reduxx.

One of Carroll’s alleged victims, Jane Doe, says she was attacked and raped at the shower at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, some 150 miles southeast of San Francisco.

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B.C. school district apologizes for asking students ‘Should Israel exist?’

The Burnaby School District superintendent has issued an apology and launched an investigation after a Grade 6/7 class was presented with a question regarding the existence of Israel.

The question reads as follows:

“Some believe that Jewish people deserve or need a homeland (Israel) while others believe that Israel should not exist.”

Students were asked to give a perspective on whether Israel should or should not exist.

I bet this goes on all over the GTA.

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Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow

In February, the United States did something that it had not done in many years — the country sent more electricity to Canada than it received from its northern neighbor. Then, in March, U.S. electricity exports to Canada climbed even more, reaching their highest level since at least 2010.

The increasing flow of power north is part of a worrying trend for North America: Demand for energy is growing robustly everywhere, but the supply of power — in Canada’s case from giant hydroelectric dams — and the ability to get the energy to where it’s needed are increasingly under strain.

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Canadian scientist alleges in leaked emails he was barred from studying mystery brain illness

A leading federal scientist in Canada has alleged he was barred from investigating a mystery brain illness in the province of New Brunswick and said he fears more than 200 people affected by the condition are experiencing unexplained neurological decline.

The allegations, made in leaked emails to a colleague seen by the Guardian, have emerged two years after the eastern province closed its investigation into a possible “cluster” of cases.

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Gunman who shot 2 NYPD cops revealed to be migrant who recently crossed into US via Eagle Pass: sources

Bernardo Raul Castro Mata – Castro? Could be related to Trudeau.

A 19-year-old Venezuelan migrant shot two cops early Monday when they tried to stop on a motorized scooter, according to police and sources.

The officers had tried to pull over the teen, identified as Bernardo Castro Mata, after spotting him driving the wrong way down a street at 89th St. and 23rd Ave. in Elmhurst at about 1:40 a.m., police said.

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Canada’s 1st full-scale free grocery store to open in Regina

Imagine walking into a store, picking out all your groceries for the week and not having to worry about facing an expensive bill at the checkout.

For clients of the Regina Food Bank, that will soon be a reality.

Since the pandemic, there has been a spike in food bank users across the country, up 25 per cent in Regina alone. One in eight families — and one in four children — are now food insecure in the city. Of the 16,000 monthly clients, 44 per cent are kids.

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