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At Pride flag raising, Mark Carney celebrates doing the bare minimum for Pride
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (487+ words) The Prime Minister's remarks on Parliament Hill this week are a lot of talk, but not much action Mark Carney speaks at the Pride flag raising on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tues. , June 9, 2026. Credit: Dale Smith Carney's speech was…...
Toronto is making an ambitious bid to return the Village to its roots
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (1021+ words) From eliminating cars to bringing back queer organizations, advocates are fighting to protect the gaybourhood's identity It's Saturday night in Toronto. The city is experiencing its first hot spell of the year after months of cold temperatures and grey skies....
What you need to know about new B. C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay
1+ week, 2+ day ago (189+ words) The new leader of British Columbia's official opposition has said she'd ban gender-affirming care for young people if elected premier The B. C. Conservative Party and the province's official opposition has a new leader, 71-year-old former federal MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay." And she…...
FCC explores adding warning labels for trans content on TV
3+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) The U. S. government agency is taking comments on whether television ratings should be updated to signal "controversial gender identity issues" The FCC is looking into putting warning labels on TV shows with trans characters. Back in 1996, the United States Congress determined…...
Alberta separatism is not inevitable
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (1136+ words) Separatists are a small minority in the province'they should not be dictating the agenda for Alberta and the country A pickup truck flies a modified Alberta provincial flag with the word Republic added and an upside down Canadian flag with…...
U. S. counterterrorism strategy takes aim at "pro-transgender" groups
4+ week, 2+ day ago (261+ words) Last week, the Trump administration released its updated counterterrorism strategy, a document used to identify the most concerning threats facing the country. And one of the administration's three high-priority threats is trans people." Following the release of the new directive,…...
Canada's national pharmacare plan helps trans people'so why isn't the program expanding?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (888+ words) Politicians across the country have accused the federal Liberal government of stalling expansion of the plan When Addie realized she was trans in her late teens, she knew tackling the costs of transitioning would be an uphill battle. Having run…...
Canadian census asks about sexual orientation for first time
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) Experts say the data will boost understanding of the economic, health and social inequities faced by LGBTQ2 S+ people Credit: Getty Images/The Good Brigade Canada became the first country in the world to collect census data on gender identity in…...
Xtra nominated for Digital Publishing Awards and Canadian Association of Journalists Awards
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (171+ words) Nominees include contributors Zena Sharman and Rob Csernyik and editor KC Hoard Credit: L-R: Hamzah Amin; Jamie-Leigh Gonzales; courtesy Rob Csernyik. In addition, "This online scam is putting the LGBTQ2 S+ global activist community at risk" by "Rob Csernyik (with support…...
Only 1 in 5 'New York Times' news stories about trans issues quote actual trans people: report
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) A new 'Assigned Media' report found that the 'New York Times' rarely cited trans people in coverage about trans issues The New York Times often writes about trans issues'but they rarely quote actual trans people in their coverage. That's according…...