Whitecaps again raise the flag as Pride week kicks off in style
The rainbow flag was raised at BC Place on Sunday by Vancouver Pride delegates, kicking off Vancouver Pride week. Dean Nelson, founder of Pride House at the 2010 Olympics, was out on the field to wave the flag and said he is thrilled the Whitecaps have come on board for the second year in a row to represent LGBT inclusion in sports.

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Four Democrats fight for nomination for 11th District House seat
Four Democrats are fighting to be their party’s candidate for the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, whom the Capitol Hill tabloid Roll Call estimates has at least a 50 percent chance of not being re-elected.

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Sneyers prepares for '15 mayoral challenge
Sneyers, who has worked in the financial services industry for several years and is openly gay, will formally announce his intentions Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. “I’ve been thinking about this for the last couple of years.

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ANDREW PIERCE: Will ex-soap star be made a Labour peer?
The rumour is that former EastEnders actor Michael Cashman – the first openly gay character in a TV soap – is to be elevated by Ed Miliband to a peerage in this new intake, writes ANDREW PIERCE.

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