Toronto city hall will fly the Palestinian flag for the first time next Monday to commemorate State of Palestine Independence Day, a gesture long sought by advocates that the city says it has now agreed to because Canada recognized Palestine in September.

City hall hoists several dozen flags a year. In 2024, it raised more than 60 . Most were national flags but about a third were for sports teams or various causes, including the End Polio Now Flag, the Black Liberation Flag and the Period Purse Flag on Menstrual Health Day in May.

For years, the city rejected requests from various organizations to commemorate Palestine by flying its flag. Last year, more than 20 community groups asked the city to mark Nov. 29, the United Nations’ International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian Peo

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