• Reuters

    U.S. court sides with transgender school athlete against West Virginia ban

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a transgender middle-school girl in West Virginia can compete in her school's girls' track and cross-country teams, blocking enforcement of a state law against her. In a 2-1 ruling, the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the law, which prohibits any transgender girls from playing on girls' sports teams, would illegally discriminate against Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 13-year-old who has publicly identified as transgender for around five years and takes puberty-blocking medication. U.S. Circuit Judge Toby Heytens, an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, said requiring Pepper-Jackson to compete on boys' teams was "no real choice at all" and would "directly contradict the treatment protocols for gender dysphoria."

  • CBC

    Foothills residents form collective to provide Alberta beef to rural food banks

    A new grassroots non-profit is hoping to act as a conduit between ranchers and rural food banks, which are facing record demand for their services.The Foothills Farm Table Collective was conceived by former Okotoks rancher Jay Cross and Shelly Faulkner, co-owner of the Bluerock Gallery in nearby Diamond Valley.The pair say they wanted to be a connection between farming families and people in need in their rural community.Jay Cross's family has been ranching in the Okotoks area for many decades.

  • Lexington Herald-Leader

    ‘All doors are open right now’ as UK basketball coach Mark Pope builds his first roster

    Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope describes how he will put together a roster for his first season.