Canadian Prime Minister Loses Bid to Outlaw Gay Marriage Again
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TORONTO, Dec. 7 -- Canada's House of Commons rejected a move Thursday by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reopen debate on a national law permitting same-sex marriages.
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Singapore's parliament votes against a controversial proposal to decriminalise sex between men.
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Canadian PM says his government will not help the convicted tycoon restore his citizenship or return to Canada from the US.
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MONTREAL (CP) - The traditional definition of marriage should be enshrined in law or Canada could be faced with more radical demands, such as legalizing polygamy, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said Thursday.
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EDMONTON - Alberta, the province most vehemently opposed to same-sex marriage, set the stage for more legal battles today following the Supreme Courtâs landmark ruling on the issue.
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WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to the country&#39;s only law legalizing gay marriage. Conservative groups had asked the court to overturn a November 2003 ruling by the Massachusetts
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MONTREAL (CP) - Justin Trudeau, formerly a very eligible bachelor, says he's still working on his wedding plans but won't be married before next spring.
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The House on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage but gave Republican leaders a consolation prize by putting lawmakers on record on an
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Massachusetts will remain the one and only state in the nation that allows gay marriage. The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to the 1-year-old decision by the state&#39;s highest court that legalized same-sex marriages.
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Canada's minority government unveiled  draft legislation on Tuesday to allow gay marriages, taking a  political gamble on a social issue that has split the country  and the ruling Liberal Party.
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Massachusetts lawmakers threw out a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday that would have let voters decide whether to ban gay marriage in the only state that allows it.
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The US Supreme Court Monday rejected a challenge to the Massachusetts Supreme Court&#39;s ruling in favor of gay marriage. The rejection of review by the nation&#39;s highest court
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The US House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on Thursday afternoon following a heated debate over gay rights and the institution of marriage.
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Canada OTTAWA -- While 11 US states voted to ban gay marriage this week, the practice is now legal in a majority of Canada's provinces, the result of a court decision in Saskatchewan yesterday. The court made Saskatchewan the sixth of Canada's 10 provinces to allow gay marriage, ruling that the heterosexual-only definition of marriage is unconstitutional. Only in the ...
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OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin slammed Stephen Harper over the gay marriage issue Thursday, accusing his rival of political cowardice.
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The House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage yesterday in a vote on an election-year wedge issue that had already failed to pass the Senate.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin was cool Sunday to the idea of a national referendum on same-sex marriage and said handling the controversial issue should be left to Parliament. "I think that this is an issue that Parliamentarians ought to decide," Martin said before addressing a brunch in his Montreal-area riding. "The courts have now given their direction. I think it's one for Parliament and I think that Parliament ought to accept their responsibility."