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winnipegfreepress. com > arts-and-life > entertainment > 06/28/2026 > pride-parade-marching-through-toronto-today-pm-mark-carney-set-to-attend

Pride Parade marching through Toronto today; PM Mark Carney set to attend

4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (185+ words) Winnipeg 18" C, Cloudy with wind TORONTO " Toronto's annual Pride Parade is hitting the streets today, drawing crowds of partygoers as the city simultaneously basks in World Cup excitement. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the high-profile attendees expected to join…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > world > 06/27/2026 > lgbtq-pride-parades-set-for-sunday-in-nyc-and-san-francisco

LGBTQ+ Pride parades set for Sunday in NYC and San Francisco

14+ hour, 21+ min ago  (378+ words) Pride Month celebrations peak Sunday with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which accelerated and transformed the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Pride events often mix celebration and calls…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > canada > 06/24/2026 > conservative-mps-launch-fundraiser-for-lgbtq-refugees

Conservative MPs launch fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (937+ words) Winnipeg 16" C, Cloudy OTTAWA " Two Conservative MPs say leading a fundraising cruise for LGBTQ+ refugees is a tangible way for the party to advance the rights of gender and sexual minorities. "We're all God's creatures and we're all loved, and…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > opinion > editorials > 06/15/2026 > taking-pride-in-whats-been-built

Opinion: Taking Pride in what's been built

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (498+ words) Winnipeg 15" C, Cloudy with wind Sunday, June 7, was a steamy day but, even without the heat, the heart of Winnipeg glowed with warmth. That's because an estimated 15, 000 LGBTTQ+ Winnipeggers and allies snaked their way through the city's downtown arteries " from…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > canada > 06/13/2026 > critics-say-canadas-new-immigration-and-border-law-puts-lgbtq-people-in-danger

Critics say Canada's new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1081+ words) 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 U. S says the…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > breakingnews > 06/10/2026 > picking-up-the-sodden-pieces-and-trying-to-save-the-past

Stonewall and area residents picking up the sodden pieces and trying to save the past

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (872+ words) Winnipeg 22" C, Light rain with wind RM of ROCKWOOD " When J'aime Killbery realized her family's home in the village of Balmoral was under a tornado warning Tuesday night, she decided to sleep in their basement. When she woke up in…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > canada > 06/09/2026 > carney-mps-raise-pride-flag-on-parliament-hill

Carney, MPs raise Pride Flag on Parliament Hill

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (263+ words) Winnipeg 29" C, Light rain with wind 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 Flag on…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > uncategorized > 06/08/2026 > man-arrested-after-surrey-b-c-rainbow-crosswalk-vandalism-captured-on-video

Man arrested after Surrey, B. C. , rainbow crosswalk vandalism captured on video

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (255+ words) SURREY " A British Columbia man who posted video of himself and another man spraying black paint on a rainbow crosswalk in Surrey, B. C. , last month has been arrested. Police in the Metro Vancouver city have not identified the man, who has…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > breakingnews > 06/07/2026 > thousands-march-in-winnipegs-pride-parade

Thousands march in Winnipeg's Pride parade

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (395+ words) Winnipeg 31" C, Windy Surrounded by thousands of rainbow-clad strangers, Mira Kopiova and Jamie Komarniski celebrated their historic wedding " the first of its kind to kickoff Pride Winnipeg Festival " over the weekend. The pair tied the knot in a surprise ceremony…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > breakingnews > 06/03/2026 > uniform-decision-takes-military-out-of-pride-march

Uniform decision takes military out of Pride march

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (765+ words) Winnipeg 21" C, Light rain with wind Pride Winnipeg's president says 17 Wing Winnipeg's decision not to send a military contingent to this year's pride parade because of a ban on uniforms shows the military's true colours. Ahead of Sunday's annual parade,…...