Mpox vaccination program sees brisk uptake in Ottawa
Public health officials in Ottawa are ramping up a vaccination program to limit the spread of the mpox virus, and there are signs that early uptake has been brisk. After …
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Do Colorado Option doctor networks look like their customers?
Health insurance companies selling Colorado Option plans are required to collect information showing whether the doctors in their networks are representative of their customers, but so much data is missing …
In the US, LGBTQ librarians grapple with attacks on books – and on themselves
Worldwide Pride Month events are well under way to celebrate LGBTQ culture and rights. But it is coming at a time when people who identify as LGBTQ say they are …
A show of Pride in Florida shines a light on the fight against anti-2SLGBTQ policies
Matt McAllister was dismayed to learn that there would be no display of rainbow lights illuminating the bridge in his home of Jacksonville, Fla., for Pride month this year. For …
Sunohara, Chan, Nestor among 2024 inductees into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Hockey player Vicky Sunohara, figure skater Patrick Chan and tennis player Daniel Nestor are among the athletes who will be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame this year. Distance …
I’m Gay’: I Opened Up About My Sexuality On Stage at a Work Event — And My Company Reacted In The Most Perfect Way.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the spirit of Pride Month and as conversations around the evolving landscape of diversity in the workplace continue, I find it …
Canadian Blood Services apologizes to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for donation ban
Canadian Blood Services is apologizing to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for its “harmful” former policies that for decades prevented men who have sex with men from donating blood. The not-for-profit delivered the …
As Ugandan court upholds anti-gay law, activists fear rising hatred and violence
As It Happens5:48As Ugandan court upholds anti-gay law, activists fear rising hatred and violence Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera says Uganda’s anti-gay legislation has already empowered people to abuse members of her …
Russian top court rules LGBT activists should be labelled ‘extremists’
Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions. …
Watch Cops PIT Maneuver A Giant John Deere Tractor
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia flipped a six-figure John Deere farm tractor on its roof last Saturday as the driver attempted to negotiate the on-ramp to Highway 1. …