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Quebec zoo says red kangaroo doing well after capture on Montreal's South Shore
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (345+ words) Posted June 17, 2026 11: 19 am. MONTR'AL " A Quebec zoo says a red kangaroo is doing well after it was captured after several days on the lam on Montreal's South Shore. The Granby Zoo says the animal is eating normally and resting up…...
Critics say Canada's new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1223+ words) Posted June 13, 2026 6: 00 am. OTTAWA " Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill. But an advocacy group that helps LGBTQ refugees come to Canada and the…...
Patagonia is suing Pattie Gonia, a drag queen performer with an environmental message
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (1208+ words) Posted June 12, 2026 9: 03 am. The drag queen, Pattie Gonia, said in the video she was breaking her silence on a lawsuit filed against her by Patagonia, a brand blazed across the chests of adventure athletes and midtown Manhattan investment bankers alike....
Activists for LGBTQ+ rights abroad urge Canada to double foreign aid for minorities
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (876+ words) Posted June 11, 2026 2: 27 pm. OTTAWA " Global activists for gender and sexual minorities are urging Canada to double its aid spending for LGBTQ+ people abroad, while a gay Liberal MP urges advocates not to lose hope in the face of a global…...
Carney, MPs raise Pride Flag on Parliament Hill
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (465+ words) By The Canadian Press staff Posted June 9, 2026 2: 47 pm. OTTAWA " The rights of LGBTQ+ people around the world are backsliding and the community is underrepresented in Canada's democracy, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday at a ceremony to raise the Pride…...
Vandals Continue to Target Pride Flag at a Norwich Township Public School
1+ week, 1+ day ago (284+ words) A flagpole in an Ontario town is the centre of a police investigation for the second time in a week. After the'pride flag at a school in Norwich was stolen and set on fire last week, Shane Kettniss of Rogers…...
City approves closing down Church Street for two months as part of pedestrian project
3+ week, 5+ day ago (410+ words) Posted May 21, 2026 10: 13 pm. The City of Toronto plans to go ahead with a pilot project that would see a portion of Church Street closed to vehicles to create a pedestrian-only area for part of the summer, including during the World…...
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
4+ week, 2+ day ago (22+ words) An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether it will be inclusive of everyone or not....
The European Commission seeks to ban gay 'conversion therapy"
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (368+ words) Posted May 13, 2026 9: 48 am. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that "conversion practices" have "no place in our Union." Increasing protections for LGTBQ+ citizens has been long promised by the EU executive since she took office in 2019. The…...
Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1316+ words) Posted May 9, 2026 1: 12 am. 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…...