{"id":95504,"date":"2025-08-25T09:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/95504\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:16:11","slug":"ottawas-pride-parade-cancelled-after-disruption-by-pro-palestinian-protesters-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/95504\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa\u2019s Pride parade cancelled after disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters &#8211; Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted August 24, 2025 5:47 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated August 24, 2025 6:41 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa\u2019s annual Pride parade was cancelled Sunday after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756110368_560_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A group called Queers for Palestine \u2013 Ottawa had organized a rally to coincide with the Pride parade.<\/p>\n<p>Elected officials and other groups boycotted last year\u2019s parade after Capital Pride released a statement expressing solidarity with Palestinians, but the statement has since been removed from the organization\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>A video posted online today shows a protester calling for Capital Pride to recommit to solidarity with the pro-Palestinian cause and for elected officials who boycotted last year\u2019s parade to apologize.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Edmonton Pride Parade returns after 7-year hiatus'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WEB_EDM_PRIDE_PARADE_AUGUST_23.THUMB.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:43<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEdmonton Pride Parade returns after 7-year hiatus\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11345893\/nova-scotia-lilly-and-jack-sullivan-police-documents\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756113371_649_lilly-jack.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tN.S. missing kids: Court documents provide details on Lilly and Jack Sullivan case\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11347209\/cda-tipping-culture\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756113371_110_7b21d45b4619aa3fb510fac4c108212c3d55e5d93809f53bfa26d917f0d38b5a.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018It\u2019s ridiculous\u2019: Why some Canadian youth feel ready to tap out of tipping culture\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, who attended Sunday\u2019s parade, says it was \u201cdeeply regrettable\u201d that the group of activists chose to block the event.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Capital Pride announced the cancellation of the parade, which was scheduled to travel past Parliament Hill, shortly before 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 24, 2025 5:47 pm Updated August 24, 2025 6:41 pm 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