The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, announced that approximately $2.6 million has been allocated to 11 new projects undertaken by 10 Indigenous women’s organizations across Canada with the unique knowledge and expertise on how to best protect and empower Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people.
The funded projects span across six provinces and two territories, and focus on supporting the health and safety of Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, families and communities through knowledge gathering, environmental scans and data collection.
This funding is part of the $36.3 million over five years provided in Budget 2021 to Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada’s Supporting Indigenous Women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Organizations program, which includes $8.6 million ongoing to ensure that Indigenous women’s and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations can rely on funding to continue their critical work. It also helps respond to Call for Justice 1.8, which calls upon governments to support…
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You never know where Shania Twain is going to pop up. Fans towards the back of the floor and left side of the dome suddenly found themselves front row when she popped up in a box to sing the opening number Waking Up Dreaming from the album her Queen of Me tour is named after. It was the start of an evening full of surprises, comfortable hits, and Canada’s country icon living her best life.
The Jasper Pride Festival Society (JPFS), a local non-profit organization run by a dedicated team of volunteers, is thrilled to present the 14th annual Jasper Pride & Ski Festival. This 10-day festival is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in the Canadian Rockies, featuring over 35 events.
The latest trend in the world of Broadway Musicals seems to be taking a popular film from 20 – 30 years ago, adding music, and targeting the nostalgia. The list the last few years is long, including Mean Girls, Beetlejuice, Mrs. Doubtfire and Big. It’s not really a surprise that Pretty Woman, the film that made Julia Roberts a superstar, would eventually get the musical treatment. The show plays in Calgary until Sunday April 6, to 9th, 2023 and Edmonton April 11th to 16th…