Canada to Move on Gay Marriage After Court Ruling
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The Supreme Court of Canada gave the  federal government the go-ahead on Thursday to legalize gay  marriage, prompting Prime Minister Paul Martin to announce  plans to introduce a redefinition of marriage early next year.
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Canada's Supreme Court said today that same-sex marriages are allowed under the nation's constitution.
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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II kept up his campaign against gay marriage Saturday, telling the ambassador from Canada - where some provinces allow same-sex couples to wed - that such unions create a "false understanding" of marriage.    In past months, the pope urged authorities to stop approving gay marriages, saying that they degrade the true sense of marriage...
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Canada's Parliament on Thursday upheld a 2005 law allowing same-sex marriage, throwing out a bid by the minority Conservative government to revisit the contentious issue.
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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.
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EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta, the province most vehemently opposed to same-sex marriage, set the stage for more legal battles Thursday following the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on the issue.
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Gay rights groups plan to limit challenges to constitutional amendments banning gay marriage that 11 states passed last week.
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Nova Scotia became the sixth Canadian province or territory to allow gay marriages when the provincial Supreme Court ruled Friday that banning such unions was unconstitutional.
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SASKATOON (CP) - Saskatchewan became the seventh Canadian jurisdiction to allow same-sex marriages Friday after a judge ruled the current federal law on the subject unconstitutional.
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PORTLAND, Ore.  - After Oregonians voted to ban  same-sex marriages earlier this month, a gay rights advocate  will no longer argue for same-sex marriage rights in the  state's supreme court, activists said on Friday.
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Opponents of gay marriage concede victory will not be swift in their attempt to amend the U.S. Constitution, even after prevailing in all 11 states where the issue was on the ballot last month.
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TORONTO (CP) - An Anglican Church commission urging Canadian dioceses to stop blessing same-sex relationships isn't binding and won't likely have an immediate impact on the practices of individual parishes, says the church's Canadian primate.
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EDMONTON (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin will put his Liberal minority government in jeopardy if he passes a new law permitting same-sex marriages, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein said Wednesday.
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The Anglican Church will announce today if it is to sanction liberals in North America who ordained an openly gay bishop and approved same-sex marriages.
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Canada's highest court said Thursday the government can redefine marriage to include same-sex couples, but it added that religious officials cannot be forced to perform unions against their beliefs.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation&#39;s only law sanctioning such unions.
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DUBLIN -- A lesbian couple who wed in Canada can seek to have their union legally recognized in Ireland, a judge ruled yesterday in a case he predicted would have deep consequences for this predominantly Catholic country.