June 24, 2024 | By Minghui correspondents in Toronto
(Minghui.org) The 36th Dragon Boat Festival of Toronto was held on Centre Island from June 15 to 16, 2024, drawing nearly 120 teams and more than 2,000 athletes from all over the world to participate in the boat race. About 80,000 local residents and tourists gathered to watch,…
Nov. 22, 2023 | By Minghui correspondent Yingzi in Ottawa
(Minghui.org) The Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation issued a statement on its website on November 13, 2023 to apologise for asking Mr. Gerry Smith to remove his shirt with the words, “Falun Dafa is Good” in 2019.
The statement reads, “The Festival has a policy of equity,…
Mr. Wang from Liaoning, China, was glad to run into Falun Gong practitioners at the 28th Dragon Boat Festival on Toronto's Centre Island on June 18 and 19.
“I signed a petition back in China condemning the persecution,” Mr. Wang said to a practitioner at the Falun Gong booth. “I also quit the Party. A Falun…