War in Ukraine reshapes world power and rhetoric
February 2022 to 2025 timeline shows Russia’s invasion of Ukraine framed as special operation, with Putin ally dynamics including Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un. The piece reflects on past predictions, mass displacement, and fears of a renewed large scale European conflict.
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Alberta proposes youth gender policy shift bans surgeries under18
Alberta moves to curb youth gender treatments with a ban on transgender surgeries for under 18 and prohibits puberty blockers and cross sex hormones for under 16. For ages 16 to 18 approvals required from parents and medical professionals. Biological females retain female sports eligibility and under 16 students must obtain parental consent to change pronouns. Fifteen years ago such measures would have been seen as drastic.
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Debates over puberty blockers and gender care rise in youth
The text surveys rising youth gender dysphoria, doubling puberty blocker and cross-sex hormone prescriptions from 2017 to 2021 in the U S and Canada. It contrasts gender affirming arguments with concerns about mental health, asks why body alteration is needed, and notes tensions with conversion therapy laws in Canada.
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Manitoba throne speech critics accuse short sighted approach
The season’s charity appeal contrasts with the provincial throne speech seen as lacking vision for crime, health care waits, and school crowding. Critics say Wab Kinew offers little to cut grocery prices or grow the economy, noting food inflation remains high.
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