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Thousands of people gathered in and around Winnipeg’s downtown on Sunday to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in the province, the first in-person Pride Parade since before the pandemic. Chloe Minkley celebrated their first in-person Pride Parade since they came out as pansexual  in 2019 and eventually as genderqueer. “It means a lot …

A young Indigenous activist and columnist is taking a step into provincial politics. Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash announced she will seek the nomination for the Ungava riding in northern Quebec under Québec Solidaire’s banner.  If she wins the seat in the Oct. 3 provincial election, she will be the first Indigenous woman to sit …

Chloe Primerano, 15, has made history as the first female skater ever drafted to the Canadian Hockey League. The defender, who hails from North Vancouver, was drafted 268th overall in the 13th round of the 2022 Western Hockey League (WHL) prospects draft. The WHL, along with the Ontario and Quebec …

North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population. The new deaths and cases, which were from Friday, increased total numbers to 27 deaths and 524,440 illnesses amid a rapid …

The last time most Canadians saw Andre De Grasse on the track, he was putting the finishing touches on a second consecutive three-medal performance at the Olympics. It began in Tokyo with a personal-best 9.89 seconds for bronze in the 100 metres as De Grasse matched his Summer Games effort …

North Korea announced its first coronavirus infection more than two years into the pandemic Thursday as leader Kim Jong-un called for raising COVID-19 preventive measures to maximum levels. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Thursday tests from an unspecified number of people with fevers in the capital Pyongyang confirmed that …