Allies

• Pride on the Prairies: Lacombe’s first Pride Society reflects on a tumultuous year

  'When I was younger, people shouted the F-slur down the street. You were kicked out of businesses for the way you dressed or looked at with disgust for holding someone's hand.'

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
  
• ‘Black Liberators’: Recovering the lost stories of Black Canadian soldiers of WWII

  A new documentary shows how, during the Second World War, Black soldiers 'were fighting for their rights on Canadian soil as much as they were fighting for Canada.'

  Perspectives

  Nov 11, 2021
  
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• GlobalFest Human Rights Forum in Calgary tackles racism and discrimination

  Some tough but important topics are being discussed at the GlobalFest Human Rights Forum.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2020
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• How to be an ally: Winnipeggers’ suggestions to show support for Black community

  Ahead of a Justice4BlackLives rally in Winnipeg Friday, organizers say protests are just one of the ways people can show support for the Black community.

  Jun 2, 2020
• Canada’s forgotten battle: Honouring the legacy of Hill 70, more than a century later

  An impressive five-hectare memorial to the Battle of Hill 70 is finally open in northern France, 102 years after the events of August 1917.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2019
• Thousands hit the streets for 2019 Calgary Pride Parade

  Thousands packed downtown Calgary to watch the 2019 Pride Parade on Sunday. The event shut down streets from the East Village over to Eau Claire.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2019
• ‘We danced in the streets with the soldiers’: French civilians recall joys, horrors of D-Day

  French civilians who endured Nazi occupation are now sharing their stories as part of a new exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2019
• Remembering D-Day: How the Allies broke through Hitler’s ‘Fortress Europe’

  On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops — including 14,000 Canadians — descended on Normandy, France to break through Hitler’s ‘Fortress Europe’, and ultimately win the war.

  Jun 2, 2019
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• ‘We might poke the bear:’ GOP senator rips into party for blocking move to roll back tariffs

  "95 per cent of the people on this side of the aisle, at least intellectually support this amendment...A lot of them would vote for it if it came to vote, but no. We might poke the bear!" said Corker in an impassioned speech.

  Economy

  Jun 12, 2018
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• Nova Scotia man receives French Legion of Honour for service in WWII

  The decoration is awarded to people who helped liberate France during the war.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2017