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By Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press Posted March 16, 2024 11:15 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police made an arrest on Friday as a large crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied outside a downtown hotel where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was appearing at …
Read More »Protesters outside Toronto hospital dispute antisemitism allegations – Toronto
A group of demonstrators who protested along ‘Hospital Row’ in downtown Toronto is challenging claims its actions on Feb. 12 were antisemitic. The crowd began protesting at Yonge and Bloor streets early in the evening, before eventually finding its way to the stretch along University Avenue. Video footage posted to …
Read More »Protesters march for accountability in fatal shooting of 19-year-old by Winnipeg police – Winnipeg
Protestors marched in Winnipeg Saturday afternoon demanding accountability in the fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old at the beginning of the year. Afolabi Opaso was shot by police on New Year’s Eve. “He was, you know, a nice young man, starting to get into adulthood, 19, a studious student. And …
Read More »Protesters in Saskatoon calling for new pronoun and education policies to be scrapped – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dozens gathered in Saskatoon on Aug. 27 to voice their concerns and show support for the province’s LGBTQ2S community. The protest took place in front of MLA Don Morgan’s office Sunday afternoon. Those in attendance expressed disagreement to new policies implemented just …
Read More »Protesters burn injunction, landfill blockade remains despite court order – Winnipeg
Tensions continue to rise over demonstrations at a Winnipeg landfill, as a judge ruled Friday afternoon to grant a temporary injunction removing a blockade. After a court injunction was issued for the blockade to be removed by 6 p.m. Friday, it still remained late into the night. Protesters even burned …
Read More »Protesters angry over removal of Stanley Park bike lane – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Vancouver Park Board voted to remove the temporary bike lane along Stanley Park Drive back in February but it’s not going without a fight. On Sunday, Protesters came out to share their dismay over the board’s decision and they say removing …
Read More »Danielle Smith photo with protesters charged in ‘Freedom Convoy’ raises eyebrows
United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith posed for photos with campaign supporters Wednesday night, including three people who were either fined or charged for their role in the so-called Freedom Convoy to Ottawa. Political events attract people from all walks of life and politicians are not known to waste opportunities …
Read More »Protesters in Montreal march in solidarity with anti-government demonstrators in Iran – Montreal
Protesters at a march in downtown Montreal Saturday afternoon said the biting cold was little match for what anti-government demonstrators in Iran have been enduring for months. “This is the least we can do, really,” said Saba Shahcheraghi, a volunteer with the Woman Life Freedom movement, the group which organized …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Brady Road Landfill to reopen while protesters remain on site, city says – Winnipeg
The Brady Road Landfill will reopen Friday after the city says a compromise has been reached with protesters who have been blocking the entrance for weeks. The landfill has been closed to the public since a group calling for searches for two Indigenous women police allege were murdered by an …
Read More »City making progress in negotiations with protesters blocking Brady Road Landfill – Winnipeg
The City of Winnipeg is in talks with activists who’ve been blocking access to the Brady Road Landfill since Sunday. Some people have been camping out at the site calling for a search for the remains of missing Indigenous women Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, who police say were killed …
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