Refuge

Minnesota lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that would establish the state as a "trans refuge" for children who are seeking transgender medical procedures but who may be denied "gender-affirming care" in other states.In a…

Svitlana Mukhina's husband used to leave candies for their granddaughters under a toy dwarf at their home near Kyiv. He's gone now — killed in action last October in the early stages of Russia's bloody campaign to conquer Bakhmut. But the…

Cathy Locke helped Maksym Zhylina, his wife Tetiana and their 11 children last summer by inviting them to live with her in her Barrie, Ont. home. Nearly eight months later, Locke considers them part of her family.…

Federal officials and First Nations leaders announced they will be closing fisheries and establishing a marine refuge along the Central Coast of B.C. Sunday.The announcement was part of the IMPAC5 global ocean conservation conference in…

A new bill proposed by the Minnesota legislature seeks to make the state a “trans refuge” for those seeking gender-affirming therapies and surgery.State Rep. Leigh Finke of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party sponsored HF146 in the hopes that…

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish the state as a "trans refuge" for children who are seeking transgender medical procedures but who may be blocked by laws in other states.The legislation, HF146, was introduced…

Ukrainian ballet company makes U.S. debut…

A coyote that appeared to have mange and an injury to its leg found refuge outside a building supplies store in Charlottetown where employees kept watch over it until it was picked up and taken to the Atlantic Veterinary College.Mary Rose…

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, more than 100,000 Ukrainians have fled their war-torn country and found temporary refuge in Canada. Best friends Viktoriia Tipukhoval, 17, and Artur Halanishyn, 18,…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly plans to travel to Egypt Wednesday after the midterm elections, which could result in a red wave, according to Punchbowl News.Pelosi is planning to attend the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El…