How 2SLGBT people are reclaiming their faith and redefining their relationship with spiritualityThis story was originally published on June 25, 2022. But when he arrived at the United Church, a community member literally embraced him with open arms. She is also part of an affirming ministry committee with Regina’s Knox-Metropolitan United Church. “If you’re a center meant for all Muslims, there could be room for a queer Muslim,” Akbar said. Iris Akbar moved to Canada as part of a search for community; now Akbar leads a 2SLGBT Muslim support group in Saskatoon.

In a year-end interview with CBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touched on a number of topics that have been top-of-mind for Canadians over the course of 2022. (Evan Mitsui/CBC - image credit)As the calendar counts down the final days of December, Canadians are taking time to reflect on the past year — and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is no exception. In a year-end interview with CBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touched on a number of topics that have been top-of-mind for Canadians over 2022. Here are five key subjects the prime minister discussed. But in his interview with Barton, Trudeau said some hunting rifles would be prohibited under the new law if it's passed.

"AIADMK has no chance of winning even if all the teams come together" – Panrutti RamachandranAIADMK is now in decline. AIADMK has no chance of winning even if all the teams unite, said Panrutti Ramachandran, former minister. Buthil: AIADMK has come down after winning 130, 140 constituencies. Budhil: Longing… You gave me 3 opportunities namely parliamentary election, assembly election and local council election. In today’s situation, AIADMK has no chance of winning even if all teams join.

John Brower has the answer — and he should know, because he promoted the show. “Peter Grant comes over and I’m standing on the top of the marble stairs at the Rockpile,” Brower recalled. The second agency, a guy picks up the phone and says, ‘I’m Richard Ouellette, who’s this?’ I said, ‘It’s John Brower, I want to bring the Doors to Toronto. “David Byrne was quoted as saying, ‘We would never play a rock festival,’” Brower noted. “These things are not a cakewalk.”That was proved in 1969 when Brower tried to stage a Peace Festival with John Lennon.

Christmas is a painful reminder of the family I left behind when I immigrated to Canada. The night before Christmas was the most festive in my hometown of Kamwenge in western Uganda. I have lived in Saskatchewan for 13 years and the Christmas season still inspires me the most. Throw the pandemic into the mix and the dream of Christmas in Kamwenge is still out of reach. Erin Toshabe’s children put the finishing touches on this year’s Christmas tree.

Major focus of Orchid Horticulture is food security and food sovereignty. The last Blue Sky CBC radio show I did this week had a focus on growing food inside in winter. Our first online paid course is set to go on Jan.14 and is all about Growing Food Indoors in Winter. If you are interested, join us to learn more about growing food in any of our outreach sessions. Tune into GROW Live on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/orchidhort or check out the Youtube channel GROW https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzkiUpkvyv2e2HCQlFl0JyQ?

Air traffic resumed at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on Christmas Eve, a day after more than 300 flights were cancelled due to a snowstorm. "Our airport is fully operational," Tamara Vrooman, president and CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority said at a 10 a.m. PT news conference. © Yasmin Gandham/CBC Tamara Vrooman, president and CEO of the Vancouver airport authority, said that flight operations were resuming at YVR after it was brought to its knees Friday by a wave of cancellations. The airport provided access to more than 400 hotel rooms and restaurant gift cards to passengers who faced overnight delays, YVR said in a release on Friday. Some of the chaos seen at Vancouver airport on Friday was caused by pre-emptive cancellations by WestJet, which suspended all flights into from late Thursday until Friday evening.

In the past months, China’s Xpeng Aeroht has staged two maiden public flights for its aircraft. "The flying car is approaching reality and we think it was the right time to chip in,” Brian Gu, Xpeng’s president, said on the sidelines of the Dubai event, called GITEX. "Investing in the flying car industry is a tough marathon.”The prototype flown in Guangzhou makes Aeroht stand out. Chinese firms including Aeroht, Ehang Holdings Ltd. and TCab Tech joined the race in about the past half-decade, drawing inspiration from American names such as Joby and Archer. "Fly first!”Not long after that meeting in Dongguan, Guangdong province, He and Xpeng invested in Zhao’s startup and rebranded it Xpeng Aeroht.

Today in Canada’s Political History: Mackenzie King describes the rough side of ChicagoYoung Mackenzie King spent part of Christmas Day 1896 writing letters. The letter shows that the future Prime Minister, as idealistic as ever, did not confine his experiences to campus and the nicer areas of Chicago. Misery and wretchedness, vice and degradation, and filthiness are the characteristic features on all sides.”And so, Christmas Day 1896 passed for young Mackenzie King. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel. The views, opinions and analyses expressed in the articles on National Newswatch are those of the contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the publishers.

No one will be allowed to play with the security of the country: B Asif,Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has greeted the nation on the birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and greeted the Christian community on Christmas celebrations, reports 24NewsHD TV channel. The Defense Minister was addressing the PML-N workers convention in Sialkot on Sunday. He also wished PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on his birthday and prayed to Allah for his long life. B Asif said that nowadays there is a political brawl going on in the social media. He said that no one would be allowed to play with the security of the country and the property of the people.

Ukrainians living in Windsor, Ont., have the best Christmas this year. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have come to Canada since February, when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion. Kostiantyn Cherniaieev arrived in Windsor with his wife Anna last week from Poland after a 35-hour journey. “They came to the airport in Toronto, and came and picked us up and brought us to Windsor at night. Anna and her dog Sever get ready to spend Christmas in Windsor.

Welcome Home Holiday Dinner | CBC.ca,It is a priority for the CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians, including those with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Closed captioning and narrated video are available for many CBC shows.

The year got off a sombre start with the Jan. 13 explosion at Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter in south Ottawa. Patrick Doyle/ReutersThe protest, which became an occupation, stretched on into mid-February, which is when this signature image was captured. Jean Delisle/CBCSpring brought more damage to Merivale Road — and many other parts of Ottawa and Ontario — in the form of the destructive derecho storm. Story continuesJustin Tang/The Canadian PressJustin Tang/The Canadian PressDaniel Hunton, a member of the LGBTQ community in Petawawa, Ont., posed for this photo accompanying a story talking about his difficulties finding local wedding vendors who are LGBTQ-friendly. Justin Tang/The Canadian PressCanada's second-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was observed in Ottawa later that month, reminding Canadians of the thousands of students who never made it home from residential schools.

Buddy the Bluenose Reindeer is a specifically East Coast reindeer that, just like Rudolph (who is apparently a first cousin, once removed on Buddy’s mother’s side), he sports a beacon of a snout that comes to the rescue every Christmas. “He really caught on and so people encouraged me, maybe it’s time to do a third one.”In the latest installment, titled Buddy the Bluenose Reindeer and the Christmas Dinner Rescue, the titular reindeer comes to the rescue once again. On the night before Christmas along Nova Scotia’s South Shore, the local community is preparing their annual Lobsterpalooza Christmas dinner. Enter Buddy, with his bright blue nose, ready to light the night, save the lobster boats, Lobsterpalooza and of course, Christmas. However, one Christmas, Nunn was put on the spot while he was asked to contribute to a holiday show on CBC radio.

Mall looking at adding metal detectorsSince it opened in 1992, the mall has been a tourist destination and community gathering spot. Two first responders and an ambulance are seen at the entrance to Nordstrom at the Mall of America. Some videos show shoppers running for cover after a loud bang is heard. "Of course we wanted to come early and do some Christmas shopping," Hefty said. Pat Hanlon, the team's executive vice-president of communications, said he believes some players were in the mall at the time of the shooting.