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Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (903+ words) Parade grand marshal Fae Johnstone calls out chants through a megaphone during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be…...
Conservative MP Michael Chong travelling to Taiwan to 'assert Canadian sovereignty"
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (190+ words) Conservative MP Michael Chong before a meeting of the Conservative Caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to…...
Trump's abortion 'gag rule' has Canadian aid sector asking Ottawa to show leadership
18+ hour, 31+ min ago (1033+ words) OTTAWA - Canadian aid groups are deliberating how to respond to American policies that block U. S. aid for virtually any group in developing countries that provides abortion, science-based sexual health information or LGBTQ+ advocacy. The rollback of feminist aid has those groups…...
Town of Kindersley council abates property with two minimum tax bills
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (278+ words) (ANNews) " A day of ceremony, remembrance, and community hea" Doug Mc Curdy beams as he surveys the fresh drywall and new f" The Town of Kindersley council addressed an issue for some properties in the municipality that have two minimum…...
Peachland activist says watershed not open for business
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (859+ words) Taryn Skalbania is a'co-founder of the Penticton Watershed Protection Alliance "Logging is dead in British Columbia." Those words from Taryn Skalbania, the co-founder and outreach director of the Penticton Watershed Protection Alliance (PWPA). Skalbania, who is also the co-founder of…...
Local government 101: Everything you need to know
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1297+ words) LJI reporter Ina Pace explains how local government works in B. C. from the District of Squamish council chambers. With local elections approaching this year, it's indeed handy to know how local government actually works. Be aware, because it's Local Government Awareness…...
Quebec reimbursing farmers for fuel tax, says measure will help competitiveness
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (418+ words) Quebec Premier Christine Fr'chette in the red room of the National Assembly, May 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot DRUMMONDVILLE - Quebec Premier Christine Fr'chette has responded to pressure from the agriculture sector, promising to reimburse millions of dollars to farmers for…...
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Community Gathers in Ceremony, Healing, and Advocacy | Spare News | pentictonherald. ca
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (875+ words) (ANNews) " A day of ceremony, remembrance, and community healing brought people together under the theme Honouring and Remembering: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, held in recognition of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit people, as well as missing men…...
Letters to the Editor: May 9, 2026
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1276+ words) Re: The Force is strong with Kelowna, Dyas says (May 6 print edition) Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas noted at city council's May 4 meeting that Kelowna was incorporated as a municipality on this day in 1905. He continued, "And it just so happens…...
Major VPN provider says it could leave Canada over lawful access bill
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (406+ words) Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, April 30, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby OTTAWA - Virtual private network service Nord VPN warned on Friday it could…...