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The city's LGBTQ advisory committee cited numerous reasons why it didn't want the city to fly the flags this year. But the mayor says it's important to other people, including the city's LGBTQ staff.
It was more than a week ago that Denny Morrison suggested teammate Gilmore Junio carry Canada's flag in the closing ceremonies. Junio's gift of a spot in long-track speedskating's 1,000 metres ...
The City of Ottawa has cancelled the ceremony surrounding the raising of Israel’s flag at city hall due to security concerns. Canadian and Israeli flags fly in Ottawa on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he is “disappointed” there will be no official ceremony at City Hall next Tuesday, when the City of Ottawa raises Israel’s blue-and-white flag to mark Israeli ...
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks during a press conference in Toronto, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Chow says she decided to not attend a City Hall ceremony marking Israel’s national day because ...
The multi-hued “Progress” Pride flag was raised at city hall and at a handful of other municipal locations Monday morning, officially proclaiming this Pride Week in Ottawa. Mayor Jim Watson ...
[email protected] Members of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires marked their 100th anniversary last week with a brief flag-raising ceremony in the forecourt of Hamilton City Hall.
Natashia Marion, the Indigenous community co-ordinator for the Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Council, was part of Friday’s flag-raising at city hall and is one of the organizers of the ...