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Ottawa urged to step up against homophobic laws in Uganda, Ghana – National

Canada is missing a pivotal moment to fight a rollback of LGBTQ+ rights abroad, activists say, and they’re urging the Liberal government to put more action behind its condemnation of homophobic legislation in Uganda and Ghana. Steven Kabuye, an activist visiting Toronto who was stabbed in broad daylight in Uganda …

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ANALYSIS: Transparency urged in hockey Hall of Fame selection process – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s two days after seven people – and seven families – celebrated, rejoiced … induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. What the last 48 hours have, in fact, become is not a celebration of the seven, but rather the disappointment and …

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Winnipeg Pride parade brings road closures, locals urged to plan ahead – Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Pride parade happens Sunday, bringing some road closures and prompting the city to urge people to plan ahead for the festivities. The parade starts at 10 a.m. with a rally at the Manitoba legislature, and will proceed up Memorial Boulevard, down Portage Avenue, and end at The Forks. …

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King Charles coronation: Canadians urged to have ‘high degree of caution’ in London – National

Canadians in London for the coronation of King Charles III should exercise a “high degree of caution,” the federal government warns. Charles, who ascended to the throne following the Sept. 8, 2022 death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, will be crowned on Saturday – the first coronation of a …

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Motherhood issue: Federal gov’t urged to halt deportations that separate moms from children

When a deportation order was issued to Halima Abdi three months ago, the Edmonton woman went into hiding — living apart from her husband and three Canadian-born children — in hopes of avoiding a more drastic separation.    Sali Mohamed, another Edmonton mother, is familiar with the heartbreaking situation Abdi is going …

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Americans are being urged to delete period tracking apps. Should Canadians do the same?

If you’re the kind of person who tracks your period, fitness, sleep or other health metrics with an app, privacy experts have a warning for you: your data could be a gold mine for advertisers, hackers, or law enforcement. There have been calls on social media for American women to …

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