'To not have a call or an email in the at least 72 hours that they had the letter and then to learn about the media release... was a bit shocking.'

'We believe in what the flag represents. We will raise the flag to remind us that battles for equality have not come easily, and we must do our part,' said police.

After record-breaking attendance at last year's Pride parade, the Lethbridge festival is happy with growing its attendance this year.

Vandals appear to have defaced both the newly painted Pride and trans Pride flag crosswalks in downtown Calgary.

Calgary will have a rainbow Pride flag crosswalk and a Trans Pride flag crosswalk permanently painted in a downtown intersection.

About 400 people took part in Airdrie's first Pride Festival on Saturday. Organizers didn't know what to expect, wondering if there would only be a handful of people or if there would be protestors.

The high point of this weekend was Saturday's Pride parade and community fair.

Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says it is up to the United Conservative Party's board to decide whether to expel a member who compared the LGBTQ rainbow flag to the swastika.

Activists from several countries wore their national teams' soccer jerseys in Russia to form a rainbow flag in an effort to champion LGBTQ rights.

The board's chair says some trustees are concerned granting the rainbow flag request would open the door to other groups seeking permission for different flags.