Toronto council has voted to uphold an annual grant to the city's Pride parade despite calls to cut the funding over a decision to ban uniformed police officers from the event.
A councillor had called for the 260-thousand-dollar grant to be revoked over Pride Toronto's decision to ban police floats from the colourful summer parade.
The union representing Toronto police officers had also pushed for the funding to be withdrawn.
Pride Toronto decided on the ban in January after an appeal from the Toronto chapter of Black Lives Matter, which staged a sit-in over the issue during last year's march.