1+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (158+ words) A woman takes a picture of the new Bonjour Montreal in the Old Port Thursday, July 6, 2023 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz MONTREAL - Business events and festivals are helping Montreal tourism numbers soar this summer. Non-profit organization Tourisme Montréal…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (934+ words) Dr. Indira Riadi, executive director of Queer Aging BC, is planning to expand much-needed programming across the province. After decades of fighting to be seen and accepted, many queer seniors are facing a new challenge: aging in a system that…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (470+ words) Supreme Court judges in London will hold a hearing on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern Caribbean nation, potentially setting a precedent for the largely conservative Caribbean region. The case was filed in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1022+ words) A person wearing a traditional Kenyan bracelet with the Canadian flag — who at the time was in the process of being sponsored as a refugee — stands in the stairwell at the headquarters of Rainbow Family Support and Advocacy-Africa, an organization…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (884+ words) Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ahead of World Refugee Day, The 519 and Rainbow Railroad, alongside a coalition of community partners, are launching Defend Refugees, a new advocacy campaign urging Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government to strengthen…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (224+ words) Parade grand marshal Fae Johnstone calls out chants through a megaphone during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (532+ words) Dooyi Kim, owner of Kim’s Café in Central Lonsdale, is grateful for all the community support from neighbouring residents and businesses after experiencing racist comments from a customer earlier this month. | Abby Luciano / North Shore News A North Vancouver cafe…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1155+ words) Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring the testimony of two gay, married Catholics who spoke openly about their sexuality, faith and how the Catholic Church’s negative teaching on homosexuality had hurt…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (363+ words) The upper house gave final approval for the legislation following its passage last month by the lower house, and it goes next to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for his expected signature before becoming law. The bill makes the “propaganda of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (661+ words) The celebration, conducted by Mayor Femke Halsema just after midnight, came a quarter of a century after one of her predecessors, Job Cohen, married four couples in a landmark ceremony for LGBTQ+ rights that paved the way for similar legislation…...