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Amsterdam celebrates 25 years since the world’s first same-sex weddings
14+ hour, 54+ min 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…...
Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (946+ words) Fraser Place posses for a portrait in Ottawa, on Friday, March 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby Fraser Place says gender-affirming surgery will finally allow him to feel comfortable in his own body. But the 26-year-old Montrealer says that sense of…...
Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill
1+ week, 4+ day ago (534+ words) The House passed the bill earlier this year, but the Republican president has since said he wants additional priorities added to the legislation, including the sports ban for transgender athletes and a ban on all mail-in voting. "What we are…...
Montreal teacher challenges policy for trans students to hide identity from parents
3+ week, 5+ day ago (607+ words) A police officer carries paperwork into the Montreal courthouse in Montreal on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court heard arguments Friday in a case about a high school teacher who alleges her Charter rights were…...
Toucan seen flying around Sin City has been rescued
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (10+ words) Toucan seen flying around Sin City has been rescued'Toronto Star...
Advocates, experts warn against vilifying trans people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Speaker of the B.C. Legislative Assembly Raj Chouhan speaks at a candle light vigil at the front steps of the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 in honour of the victims of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS…...
Man arrested for allegedly driving stolen car into the Queens Quay streetcar tunnel. Service resumes after four hours
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (201+ words) TTC workers and Toronto police remove a car that drove down streetcar tracks into Queen's Quay Station. Streetcar service near Union Station has resumed following a four-hour disruption caused by a man who allegedly drove a stolen car into the…...
Mark Carney met with ‘Heated Rivalry’ stars, creators in Ottawa: ‘My new best friend, Hudson’
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (905+ words) Jacob Tierney, left, and Brendan Brady, co-creators of the TV series "Heated Rivalry, speak at the Prime Time screen and media industry conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026." Hudson Williams, star of the TV series "Heated Rivalry, presents Prime Minister…...
Their weddings helped pave the way for same-sex marriages in Canada. 25 years later, they reflect on everything that’s changed — and what hasn’t
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1044+ words) On Jan. 14, 2001, two groundbreaking same-sex marriages took place in Toronto. It was a'media circus and security nightmare " and it helped change the country. Anne (left) and Elaine Vautour were married alongside Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell in a groundbreaking ceremony…...
Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children’s health programs as lawsuit continues
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (267+ words) U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., awarded the preliminary injunction late Sunday, siding with AAP in saying evidence showed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services likely had a "retaliatory motive" when it terminated grants to the pediatric group in…...