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Her girlfriend, who lives in Toronto, tweeted jail staff told her Edison was in the male facility because she has male genitalia. Edison wrote the prospect of being sent to a male facility, where she believed she would be " a potential target for sex attacks," was " terrifying." Randall Garrison, the NDP critic for LGBT issues, said he spoke with Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney and pressed for an immediate transfer and a review of Canada Border Services Agency policies on detention of transgender people. Big discovery in B. C. VANCOUVER - An international team of researchers has uncovered a treasure trove of fossils dating back half a billion years in a mountain park in British Columbia - a discovery that could help further explain the evolution of life. The team from Canada, the United States and Sweden made the discovery in Kootenay National Park, about 200 kilometres west of Calgary, during the summer of 2012. They have just published their findings in the scientific journal Nature Communications . The discovery is south of Yoho National Park's 505- millionyear- old Burgess Shale, which was discovered more than 100 years ago and has been described as one of the world's most important fossil sites. After just two weeks at the Kootenay National Park site, the researchers identified 50 individual species, including about 12 that had never been seen before. Weeping statue thrills JERUSALEM - Hundreds of people have flocked to a small town in northern Israel to view a statue of the Virgin Mary that residents say " weeps" oil. Osama Khoury said Tuesday his wife Amira found the statue " covered with oil" recently. Amira said the statue " spoke to her" and told her not to be afraid. After a neighbour witnessed the oil, word soon spread. Parts of the statue appear to be slick with moisture, even after it is wiped off. The family says it is most striking when a " tear" seems to roll down the statue's cheek. It says some 2,000 people have come to see the statue over the last week. More artwork found LONDON - Dozens more masterpieces by artists such as Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet have been discovered in a second home belonging to the elderly German recluse whose Munich apartment yielded an astonishing trove of more than 1,400 artworks, including some believed plundered by the Nazis. The additional 60 pieces were kept inside Cornelius Gurlitt's home in Salzburg, Austria, about two hours' drive from his apartment in southern Germany. Authorities viewed and secured the precious works Monday. Boy Scout history CHEVY CHASE, Md. - Change is coming quickly to the Boy Scouts of America after years of turmoil and debate over its membership policy, with an openly gay 17- year- old achieving the highest rank of Eagle Scout. On Monday night, Boy Scout Troop 52 of Chevy Chase, Maryland gave Pascal Tessier sustained applause. His achievement comes weeks after the organization lifted its ban on gay youth and may make him the first publicly gay Eagle approved under the new policy. - from the news services In Brief W ASHINGTON - U. S. President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to come down like " a ton of bricks" on firms that violate sanctions against Iran, speaking at a joint news conference with French President Fran�ois Hollande, who defended a trip by French businesses executives to Tehran. The United States and France are among the countries that signed an interim nuclear agreement with Tehran. The agreement halts progress on the Islamic republic's nuclear program in exchange for easing international sanctions. Talks on a final deal begin next week in Vienna, Austria. Speaking on companies doing business with Iran in violation of sanctions still in place, Obama said, " We will come down on them like a ton of bricks" if they don't hold up their end. The Obama administration has objected to the interest French businesses have shown in Iran since the sanctions were eased. More than 100 French executives visited Tehran last week, a trip Secretary of State John Kerry told his counterparts in Paris was " not helpful." Hollande said he told the French businessmen sanctions remain in effect and no commercial agreements can be signed without a long- term, comprehensive nuclear deal. But he said he's not president of the French employer's union and companies make their own travel decisions. The United States and France also have been working to end the violent civil war in Syria, a former French colony. But peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition forces have gained no traction. Obama acknowledged Syrian peace talks are far from reaching their goal. " There's enormous frustration here," he said of the negotiations. An agreement to strip Syria of its chemical weapons stockpiles is being carried out. But there are concerns on both sides of the Atlantic that Syria is stalling on its obligations. When Obama threatened a military strike against Syria following a chemical weapons attack there last year, France was the only European ally ready to join that effort. Obama said the United States and France have rebuilt a relationship that " would have been unimaginable even a decade ago," after President George W. Bush launched an unpopular war against Iraq. There has been some tension between the U. S. and its allies in Europe and elsewhere following revelations their leaders had been subject to spying from the National Security Agency. Obama said there is no country with which the United States has " a no- spy agreement." But he says the United States endeavours to protect privacy rights as it collects foreign intelligence. Hollande said he and Obama " clarified things" about the spying revelations and " mutual trust has been restored." " That mutual trust must be based on respect for each other's country but also based on protection, protection of private life, of personal data, the fact that any individual, in spite of technological progress, can be sure that he's not being spied on. These are principles that unite us," Hollande said. Obama also announced he's accepted Hollande's invitation to travel to France for the June 6 ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the D- Day invasion of Normandy. The remarks came at an hour- long news conference in the midst of an official state visit, held as Hollande is facing romantic upheaval that resulted in his showing up stag to the White House. The 59- year- old ended his relationship last month with girlfriend and French first lady Valerie Trierweiler after it was revealed he was having an affair with an actress. The White House has carefully avoided any mention of Hollande's personal drama and has moved forward with a grand welcome reserved only for America's closest allies. The Obamas later f�ted Hollande during an opulent state dinner, where celebrities like Stephen Colbert and Julia Louis- Dreyfus dined on caviar and wine and enjoyed a performance by singer Mary J. Blige. - The Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria - An Algerian military transport plane slammed into a mountain Tuesday in the country's rugged eastern region. Algeria's Ministry of Defence says 77 people were killed and one man survived. The U. S.- built C- 130 Hercules crashed about noon near the town of Ain Kercha, 50 kilometres southeast of Constantine, the main city in eastern Algeria. The military blamed poor weather for the crash. " Unfavourable weather conditions and storms accompanied by snow in the region were behind the crash," the ministry said in a statement. The lone survivor - a soldier - suffered head injuries and was treated at a nearby military facility before being flown to the military hospital in Algiers, the capital, a retired intelligence officer told the AP. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. Civil defence officials at the scene said the plane broke into three parts at the snowy crash site and women and children - presumably from military families - were among the dead. Military transports in Algeria routinely carry not only soldiers but military families visiting the army bases. The plane had taken off from the southern Saharan city of Tamanrasset, which has a massive military presence due to its proximity to the country's unstable southern borders, and was heading to Constantine. Algerian military planes also take on other civilians if space is available. Winds in the area were 17 knots gusting to 28 knots with a visibility of eight kilometres at the time, according to the aviation- safety. net website. The presidency announced a threeday period of mourning, calling the soldiers who had died " martyrs for the country." Lockheed Martin's hulking turboprop C- 130 Hercules transport, born out of the experiences of the 1950- 53 Korean War, has been used by air forces all over the world to help fight wars or save lives in humanitarian situations. Lockheed Martin Corp. confirmed it sold C- 130s to Algeria from 1981 to 1990. The trade publication Flight- Global reported Algeria had 16 C- 130H planes as of 2011. - The Associated Press President Obama's warning Vows trouble if firms violate Iran sanctions By Julie Pace OLIVIER DOULIERY / ABACA PRESS / MCT French President Fran�ois Hollande ( centre) showed up solo to Tuesday night's lavish state dinner at the White House alongside U. S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. One survivor, 77 dead in Algerian crash MOHAMED ALI / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A man watches rescue workers sift through the Algerian plane wreckage. A_ 07_ Feb- 12- 14_ FP_ 01. indd A7 2/ 11/ 14 9: 41: 26 PM ;