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Rainbows to deck Toronto streets for Pride parade amid fears for 2026 cash crunch
- Toronto's annual Pride parade takes place this Sunday, June 29, 2025, with thousands marching downtown to celebrate inclusivity.
- Organizers face a $900,000 funding gap due to rising costs and sponsor withdrawals linked to backlash against diversity policies in the U.S. and beyond.
- The City of Toronto provided over $2.5 million in grants this year to support 64 festivals, including Pride, aiming to boost cultural access and local commerce.
- Kojo Modeste, executive director of Pride Toronto, explained that the organization had to scale back due to a decrease in corporate sponsorship and called on governments to provide more reliable funding.
- Community leaders emphasize Pride's role as resistance and unity amidst division, and hope sustained funding will keep the festival strong in coming years.
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Rainbows deck Toronto streets for Pride parade amid fears for 2026 cash crunch
TORONTO — The clouds menacing next year's Pride celebrations in Toronto were nowhere in sight for this year's festivities on Sunday as tens of thousands of revellers filled city streets with rainbow hues and expressions of solidarity with the LGBTQ+
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Rainbows to deck Toronto streets for Pride parade amid fears for 2026 cash crunch
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