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Valenzuela didn't leave Blue Jays any choice but to keep him
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (903+ words) Brandon Valenzuela was known for strong defence and spotty offence during his days in the minor leagues. With the Jays, he has stepped up and was second on the club with a. 790 OPS entering Friday's home game against the Yankees. When…...
Activists for LGBTQ+ rights abroad urge Canada to double foreign aid for minorities
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (712+ words) Liberal MP Rob Oliphant arrives for a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, May 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang OTTAWA - Global activists for gender and sexual minorities are urging Canada to double its aid…...
Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1088+ words) Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Nithya Raman, a progressive city council member, will face Mayor Karen Bass for the runoff election for Los Angeles Mayor in November. (June 8, 2026) The outcome means Spencer Pratt,…...
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
3+ week, 6+ day ago (224+ words) Parade grand marshal Fae Johnstone calls out chants through a megaphone during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether…...
Tracy Sturdivant, the Ms. Foundation's next leader, wants to expand the feminist funder's coalition
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (41+ words) NEW YORK (AP) " It is rare, the Ms. Foundation's next leader acknowledged, for a Black woman to take the helm of a major nonprofit from another Black woman. It is even rarer, she noted, for that organization to be financially…...
Once punished for weaving, this Mexican artisan uses her loom for LGBTQ+ resistance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1007+ words) Now a transgender woman, she was identified at birth as a boy in San Pedro Jicay'n, an Indigenous community in southern Mexico where men are largely barred from becoming weavers. Merino was expected to tend cattle or work in the…...
Falcons exercise All-Pro running back Bijan Robinson's 5th-year option for the 2027 season
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (134+ words) Toronto Star Robinson, the No. 8 overall draft pick in 2023, was a 2025 first-team Associated Press All-Pro selection. He also was a Pro Bowl selection for the second consecutive season. In 2025, Robinson's third season, the running back became the third player in…...
Belarusian parliament passes a bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) The upper house gave final approval for the legislation following its passage last month by the lower house, and it goes next to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for his expected signature before becoming law. The bill makes the "propaganda of…...
Democrats try a new tactic to win a House seat in Utah - running as progressives in a red state
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1078+ words) But the political landscape has changed, thanks to a redistricting shakeup that created a deep blue district anchored by Salt Lake City. Suddenly, congressional candidates are trying to outflank each other on the left in an unusual race that could…...
Advocates demand clarity from Carney on status of feminist foreign policy
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (703+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre left, takes part in a flag raising ceremony with Minister of Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez marking Pride month on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. OTTAWA - Dozens of advocates for women and…...