Mel Woods
Senior Editor, Audience Engagement at Xtra Magazine
senior editor, audience engagement @XtraMagazine. previously @huffpostcanada (RIP). I also play Magic! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ they/them ✉️: [email protected]
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6 days ago |
thetyee.ca | Mel Woods
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2 weeks ago |
xtramagazine.com | Mel Woods
Canada has a new slate of 343 new members of Parliament after this week’s federal election, which results in Mark Carney’s Liberal Party winning the most seats to form a minority government. But when it comes to LGBTQ2S+ rights, there are some big question marks headed to Ottawa that we might want to keep an eye out for, including controversial right-wing media personalities, incumbent MPs who voted against the conversion therapy ban and U.S. vice-president JD Vance’s bestie.
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2 weeks ago |
xtramagazine.com | Mel Woods
Mark Carney will continue as Canada’s prime minister. The Liberal Party leader, who stepped into the prime ministership less than two months ago following the resignation of Justin Trudeau, will stay in government after his party won the most seats in Monday night’s Canadian federal election. Final counts are still rolling in, but Carney is set to head to parliament with a pile of MPs in tow, with major networks projecting his Liberals to form government.
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3 weeks ago |
xtramagazine.com | Mel Woods
The Conservative Party of Canada released their full costed platform today for the 2025 election, and it includes a ban on trans women from federal women’s prisons in Canada.
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4 weeks ago |
xtramagazine.com | Mel Woods
The brand-new Northern Super League kicked off this week with the inaugural match between the Calgary Wild and Vancouver Rise at BC Place Wednesday night. The new six-team league, co-founded by soccer legend Diana Matheson, is the first women’s professional soccer league in Canada. The game’s only goal—and the very first goal of the league—was scored as a penalty kick by Vancouver midfielder Quinn in the first half.
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