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Alberta’s hip, active city has a strong pioneering spirit
Third time lucky for Bruno Racine
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Church Bistro set to reopen after break-in
Robbers broke windows, stole cash, damaged equipment
Gay rights and religious liberties: why can’t we be friends?
Newly out Wentworth Miller reveals teen suicide attempts
Russian-born activist says it’s time for LGBT Russians to flee country
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Mexico: Gay couple in Chihuahua granted right to marry
Civil registry, which initially refused to perform the ceremony, did not appeal
Salt Spring Island police investigate Pride flag burning but don’t think it’s a hate crime
‘We believe it is one person who’s really unhappy with our vibe’: Pride co-chair
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Basic instincts
Andrew Salgado’s work brings an erotic charge to new exhibit at Ottawa’s La Petite Mort gallery
It’s complicated
While being gay no longer carries the stigma it used to, mixed orientation marriages remain common