National monument marking LGBTQ+ persecution opens this morning in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Victims of state prosecution hope Canada’s new national monument for LGBTQ+ people will be a place to learn, grieve and celebrate.

The monument officially opens this morning in Ottawa, just west of Parliament Hill.

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Meanwhile, the Alberta provincial government is girding their loins for 'Purge 2.0.'

Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 20d (1 reply)

I give it 24 hours before it gets vandalized.

Sad but likely true.

Assholes gotta shit on everyone.

GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 20d (5 replies)

Wtf is Lethbridge News Now?

Here’s the CBC article on this topic:

grte@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 20d

Lethbridge News Now is a local paper out of, obviously, Lethbridge. Like, actually local, not Postmedia "local". It's a fine source.

OliveBrittle@piefed.ca · 9 pts · 20d (3 replies)

I too hate small local news publishers for seemingly no reason

GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca · -4 pts · 20d (2 replies)

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OliveBrittle@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 20d (1 reply)

Cool, we're just throwing those struggling with addiction under the bus for a cheap shot in order to... shit on an independent news publication?

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