Pride Month 2026

Toronto Pride 2026: A guide to the hottest parties, performances and parade routes

It’s time to dust off your sequins and break out the glitter! Pride Toronto is celebrating its 45th anniversary this June with a festival line-up that includes over 800 artists, 10 stages and more…

June 3, 2026 4:35 pm EST EST

City approves closing down Church Street for two months as part of pedestrian project

The City of Toronto plans to go ahead with a pilot project that would see a portion of Church Street closed to vehicles to create a pedestrian-only area for part of the summer, including during the World…

May 22, 2026 9:31 pm EST EST

Canada Post unveils new stamp honouring Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ community hub

Canada Post unveiled a new commemorative stamp Thursday honouring a pivotal 2SLGBTQ+ community hub in Toronto. The 519 is a community centre and charitable organization in the heart of the city’s…

June 4, 2026 9:24 pm EST EST

‘We won’t stop’: Pride Toronto experiencing funding shortage for another year

The party won’t stop for Pride Toronto this year, but money problems could put future events in jeopardy, organizers warn. As the festival gears up for its 45th anniversary, its executive director,…

May 23, 2026 9:57 am EST EST

City approves closing down Church Street for two months as part of pedestrian project

The City of Toronto plans to go ahead with a pilot project that would see a portion of Church Street closed to vehicles to create a pedestrian-only area for part of the summer, including during the World…

May 22, 2026 9:31 pm EST EST

Canada Post unveils new stamp honouring Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ community hub

Canada Post unveiled a new commemorative stamp Thursday honouring a pivotal 2SLGBTQ+ community hub in Toronto. The 519 is a community centre and charitable organization in the heart of the city’s…

June 4, 2026 9:24 pm EST EST

‘We won’t stop’: Pride Toronto experiencing funding shortage for another year

The party won’t stop for Pride Toronto this year, but money problems could put future events in jeopardy, organizers warn. As the festival gears up for its 45th anniversary, its executive director,…

May 23, 2026 9:57 am EST EST

Vandals Continue to Target Pride Flag at a Norwich Township Public School
A flagpole in an Ontario town is the centre of a police investigation for the second time in a week. After the pride flag at a school in Norwich was stolen and set on fire last week, Shane Kettniss of Rogers TV tells us about the latest incident.

Pride across Canada

Carney, MPs raise Pride Flag on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — The rights of LGBTQ+ people around the world are backsliding and the community is underrepresented in Canada’s democracy, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday at a ceremony to raise the Pride…

June 9, 2026 6:46 pm EST EST

Critics say Canada’s new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger

OTTAWA — Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill. But an advocacy group that helps LGBTQ refugees…

June 13, 2026 6:54 am EST EST

Pride month arrives in Waterloo Region

The calendar has now flipped to June which has many starting to feel that summer-time vibe as the weather gets better, and with the kids on the homestretch of the school year. June is also Pride month…

June 1, 2026 3:13 pm EST EST

20th edition of Fierté Montreal returns to Village this summer

Fierté Montreal has unveiled the program for the 20th Pride Week, happening July 31 to Aug. 9.  The festival draws thousands of people to the city each year, cementing Montreal’s reputation as one…

June 4, 2026 8:54 pm EST EST

Cambridge mayor’s move raises questions during Pride flag ceremony

Advocates and allies of the 2SLGBTQ+ community are outraged after a video circulated online of Cambridge’s mayor cutting off a speech from a teen at the city’s Pride event. For the third year, Cambridge…

June 3, 2026 2:37 pm EST EST