Toronto police withdraw bid to march in uniform in 2018 Pride parade

Toronto police have withdrawn their application to march in uniform in this summer's Pride parade. The force's decision to make a bid last month to rejoin the parade after being banned last year stirred controversy in the city's LGBT community. Late Monday night, Pride Toronto and five other organizations called for the police to abandon the effort, citing the strained relationship between the LGBT community and Toronto’s police force.

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