A True North exclusive revealed that taxpayers in Nova Scotia are on the hook for “gender-affirming items” such as prosthetic breasts, fake penises and chest binders for youth.

Plus, Calgary city council rejected an expert task force’s recommendations to increase affordable housing – and MPs across party lines are not happy.

And the Bank of Canada suspended its conditional pause and raised interest rates to a 22-year high on Wednesday – meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre promises to block the Trudeau government’s “inflationary budget.”

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