Monday, August 14th, 2023
Montreal’s Pride parade draws record numbers in day of celebration Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn
Around 15,500 people marched in the parade, says organizer Thousands of people marched and cheered down Montreal’s René-Lévesque Boulevard Sunday afternoon in what has become the largest Pride parade organized by Fierté Montréal to date. Around 15,500 people took part in the parade representing 192 different groups and community organizations, according to Simon Gamache, the executive director of Fierté Montréal. Parade participants waved colourful flags and blared music along a 2.9-kilometre route that began at Dorchester Square and stretched into the heart of Montreal’s Gay Village. Among the crowd was Matthew Xanthoudakis, whoRead more
COVID keeps evolving, but so does our immunity. Are we now at a ‘stalemate’ with this virus?
New study shows 3/4 of Canadians have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 After billions of global COVID-19 infections, millions of deaths, and countless lives upended by long-lasting health impacts, we’ve finally hit a point in this pandemic where SARS-CoV-2 isn’t the fearsome pathogen it used to be. Once thought to kill up to 20 per cent of those infected in the early days of 2020, COVID’s destructive potential is now being throttled by widespread immunity and regularly-updated vaccines. Even so, this ever-evolving virus is with us to stay. It still causes rolling waves ofRead more