After a man allegedly yelled an anti-LGBTQ+ slur at a business owner and his staff, stores from across the village are taking a stance against hatred and intolerance.

The B.C. Liberals are reviewing how the party spends advertising dollars after placing holiday greetings in a free monthly magazine that publishes articles widely since as anti-LGBTQ+.

The boy's substitute teacher reportedly asked him if he was "going to be gay."

"I think that that's obviously his choice and we live in a country where that's his choice," Leona Alleslev said. "Have we asked anybody if they marched in a St. Patrick's Day parade?"

In a joint statement on Monday, 216 organizations from across the country called on Canada's political parties to include LGBTQ2 communities in their policies.

Trudeau couldn't help but comment on the absence of his chief rival in the October federal election at the Vancouver Pride Parade.

Tens of thousands donned their brightest colours and brought the party to downtown Vancouver for the Vancouver Pride Parade Sunday.

Two-thirds of respondents said they fully support the right to same-sex marriage, while 11 per cent were undecided.

The weekend will be brimming with more than a dozen Pride-related events on the docket.

Calgary's Stephen Avenue Walk got a colourful makeover on the weekend as Trans and Pride flags were painted on the pavement.