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Hundreds of thousands pack Surrey streets for Vaisakhi parade — the largest in Canada

An estimated 600,000 people took to the streets of Surrey on Saturday to celebrate Vaisakhi with a day full of music, colourful floats and food.

B.C.'s Chris Morrissey, a 'fierce' advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ immigration rights, mourned by community

Chris Morrissey died surrounded by loved ones at the age of 82. She was most widely known for founding Rainbow Refugee in 2000, a Vancouver-based organization that helps people fleeing persecution based on their gender identity or sexual orientation, after experiencing a trying immigration experience with her partner. 
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I promised my American wife Canada was safe for queer couples. I'll vote to keep it that way

Kiva-Marie Belt and their wife have made their home in Canada, but have seen anti-transgender sentiment on the rise in the U.S. spilling over to this country. That’s why acceptance and inclusion of transgender people will be guiding their vote in the federal election.

Search for missing swimmer off Vancouver's Wreck Beach 'stood down' after body found

Police say the search for a man who went missing after swimming at Vancouver's Wreck Beach has been "stood down" after the discovery of body in the water on the shores of Third Beach in Stanley Park Friday afternoon.

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