PARIS – Summer McIntosh laid the foundation for her ambitious Olympic swim program in Paris with a silver medal in the women’s 400-metre freestyle on Saturday’s opening day at the pool. The 17-year-old Toronto teenager claimed the first Olympic medal of her career and Canada’s first of the 2024 Olympic Games. The world-record holder in … Read more
TORONTO – A year after a most unusual lead-up to the Toronto Blue Jays’ annual Pride weekend, the executive director of Pride Toronto says the organization’s connection with the team is as solid as ever. “The relationship that we have with the Jays and Jays Care (Foundation), it’s even stronger this year,” said Kojo Modeste. … Read more
On the eve of Pride month, a new poll has found declining support for LGBTQ2 rights in Canada. The Ipsos survey polled adults in 26 countries on a variety of metrics measuring support for the queer community. Canada, it found, was among the few countries where support for rights and visibility appeared to register “precipitous … Read more
The amount of time Reddit reports that users spend with its service hasn’t significantly budged either. In September 2021, the company said that US users on average engaged for 28 minutes a day. It ticked up to 30 minutes that December. In December of 2023, the company specified a figure only for “logged-in” US users, … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 16, 2024 11:53 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size REGINA – A judge has ruled a court challenge can proceed over the Saskatchewan government’s law requiring parental consent for children under 16 who want to change their names or pronouns at school. … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2024 4:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s human rights commissioner has launched an inquiry into police use of force against people who are racialized or dealing with mental health issues. Kasari Govender says in a statement the inquiry … Read more
