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Union leaders praised the newest generation of Canadians to enter the workforce on Labour Day Monday, saying the youthful cohort’s priorities — combined with changing standards ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic — are doing much to revitalize the country’s labour movement. Younger employees are entering the workforce in large numbers, …
Read More »Here’s how thousands of Calgarians celebrated the return of the in-person Pride parade
Rainbow flags, dancers, drag queens and trailblazers filled the streets of downtown Calgary on Sunday as the annual Pride parade made its much anticipated in-person return. Thousands of people — both allies and community members — gathered to celebrate the movement, the achievements, and mark the end of a two-year absence …
Read More »Pride Parade returns to streets of Vancouver after 3-year hiatus
For the first time in three years, the Vancouver Pride Parade hit the streets of the city’s West End on Sunday. Huge crowds lined the streets to watch and cheer on the parade participants. Lee Keple, Vancouver Pride Society interim executive director, said ahead of the event that it would be …
Read More »Calgary Stampede parade is back with floats, bands and Kevin Costner
The Calgary Stampede parade is back in full force to kick off the city’s biggest event of the year. The parade was cancelled in 2020 and last year it was broadcast without an spectators in attendance due to the pandemic. Stampede president and chairman, Steve McDonough, said last year’s parade was still …
Read More »‘Pride is more than just like a party’: Protest to replace weekend parade in Thunder Bay, Ont.
In June 1969, police raided New York City’s Stonewall Inn, roughing up and arresting its 2SLGBT patrons. More than 50 years later, the Pride celebrations held across North America, often on or close to the anniversary of the event, bear little resemblance to that uprising against police repression that served as a catalyst for …
Read More »‘Not alone’: Thousands attend 1st in-person Winnipeg Pride Parade since pandemic
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 …
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