A crowd of protesters waving rainbow flags, and carrying signs protested outside a Catholic Church in Picton Sunday morning in response to an anti-Pride message in the weekly bulletin. The protest was organized after the church priest, Father Robert Chisholm…
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Shot of a lifetime arrives for St. John’s drag sensation
Sherry Hibiscus performs an electric drag routine. (Jason Wells) People love RuPaul’s Drag Race. Small-town drag queens dream of one day appearing on the competitive reality show. It’s the Olympics of drag. A few weeks ago, in the Rockhouse, a…
Sixth annual Walk with Refugees takes over Halifax streets
A group of over 100 people took to the downtown streets of Halifax Sunday afternoon for the sixth annual Walk with Refugees. “It’s an opportunity to build awareness and also bring the first person voice forward for refugees,” said Denise…
Thunder Bay police, firefighters rescue woman from Lake Superior
Two Thunder Bay police officers and a woman were taken to hospital Saturday after a rescue on Lake Superior. Police said officers were called to Marina Park just after 1:30 p.m. with reports of a “distressed” woman who had jumped…
Ferry shuttle servicing Montreal’s east end hits the water for another season
People living in Montreal’s east end will once again have the chance to beat the traffic as the water taxi service hit the waters for another season Sunday morning. The river cruiser initiative has made a return after a “successful”…
Montreal teen Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated in Stuttgart final
Montreal teen Felix Auger-Aliassime is still looking for his first ATP Tour title after a 6-4, 7-6 (11) loss to Italy’s Matteo Berrettini in the final of the Mercedes Cup on Sunday. Auger-Aliassime had his chances in the marathon second-set tiebreaker,…
2nd annual Father’s Day Fun Run held in Fredericton
The Father’s Day Fun Run was held in Fredericton on Sunday. The run is a half-kilometre race around the Picaroons dooryard. Contestants say it’s a great way to spend Father’s Day. “I think it’s going to be a great time,”…
June storm whips through northern Alberta, damages Fawcett Lake Resort
Residents at the Fawcett Lake Resort — about 240 kilometres north of Edmonton and 70 kilometres east of Slave Lake — are cleaning up after a storm blew through the area Saturday night. People who live there told Global News…
3 people taken to hospital, cat revived after 2 south Calgary fires minutes apart
Firefighters responded to two south Calgary blazes minutes apart on Saturday night. The fire department used the incidents to remind people to have working smoke detectors and an emergency plan in case a fire sparks. Southeast fire Three people were…
Father and daughter killed in northern Alberta fire identified
A father and his young daughter have been identified as the victims of a fatal house fire in northern Alberta on Saturday morning. A family friend tells CTV News that Nathan Payette and his 2-year-old daughter Avery Baker were killed…