Notes from the Dome: Marking transgender remembrance day, spotlight on rural crime

The transgender Pride flag was hoisted in Edmonton and Calgary Monday to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance. 
In a statement, Tourism and Culture Minister Ricardo Miranda — Alberta’s first openly gay minister — said the day was a reminder that we don’t yet live in a world where all people are free to be who they are.
Along with remembering lives lost, he said, the day is a call to action to help those still in need.
“As we’ve recently seen, we know