Transgender former CFL player says attending BC Lions ceremony as authentic self was 'euphoric'
(via CBC News)
Maven Maurer spent 13 seasons as a professional football player. The CFL believes Maurer is the only openly transgender former professional football player in league history.
North Island First Nation files claim against province seeking aboriginal title, compensation
(via Times Colonist)
Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation is seeking aboriginal title to about 430,000 hectares of land in the Gold River-Tahsis area, and compensation for forestry operations on its traditional lands.
BC Conservative MLA accused of being a Manchurian candidate, Rustad defends free speech amongst caucus
(via Castanet.net)
A former BC United MLA who defected to the BC Conservative Party in June has been accused of being a “Manchurian candidate” Thursday morning by the former vice chair of the Vancouver Police Board.
This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' — and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic
(via the Guardian)
That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.
Ford threatens to cut off Ontario's energy supply to U.S. if Trump follows through on tariffs
(via CBC News)
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario could cut off energy to the US if president-elect Donald Trump makes good on a threat to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods.
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
(via the Guardian)
Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections.
UBC faculty members speak out in support of instructor who says he was let go for pro-Palestine activism
(via Vancouver Sun)
UBC faculty say the instructor's dismissal demonstrates an “alarming erosion of free expression at UBC.”
Does cannabis help us love music more? Canadian researchers are on a quest to find out
(via the Globe and Mail)
Toronto Metropolitan University study aims to discover whether the level of high influences how immersed a cannabis user can be in music, and whether the enjoyment of songs already liked increases even further.
Is it clouds, shipping or a volcano? Scientists present potential reasons for record heat
(via the Guardian)
Climate researchers share theories behind apparent surge, though none have a full understanding yet of what has happened.
Contrary to industry claims, red tape not slowing BC mineral boom, finds audit
(via Business in Vancouver)
Audit finds delays to approve dozens of BC mines were largely caused by market forces — not government permitting.
