Hundreds came out on Monday to a rally at the Manitoba legislature in support of a search of Prairie Green Landfill for two murdered Indigenous women. The rally was part of a national day of action with parallel protests in major cities across the country. “If your granddaughter or your …
Read More »‘Search the landfill’ protests planned across Canada for Monday
Calls to search a Manitoba landfill for the remains of slain Indigenous women will be heard across the country tomorrow. From Victoria to Halifax protesters will march to the steps of their local government buildings to protest and demand the Manitoba government pay to sift through over 61,000 tonnes of …
Read More »Brady Road Landfill reopens after police investigation despite protests – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Winnipeg has confirmed that Brady Road Landfill has reopened Monday — a week after it was closed following the discovery of the body of an Indigenous woman at the site. Police initially ruled the death of 33-year-old mother of …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ2 protests are on the rise in Canada: What’s going on?
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A U.S. data tracker has found the number of protests against the queer community has risen sharply across North America in recent months and groups that study online hate believe they know why. “The data shows an uptick in anti-LGBT+ demonstrations in …
Read More »‘Angry’ protests must stay peaceful amid ‘tough times,’ Trudeau says
Canadians are going through “tough times,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday — but “angry” protests, he added, should remain peaceful despite those difficulties. He made the comment after footage emerged on social media of the prime minister being swarmed by a small but vocal group of demonstrators in …
Read More »Ottawa police preparing for possible weekend protests on ‘Freedom Convoy’ anniversary
Ottawa police Chief Eric Stubbs says resources, tow trucks and staffing plans are in place as the city prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the “Freedom Convoy.” On Jan. 28 and 29, 2022, thousands of people arrived in Ottawa with trucks and big rigs, protesting COVID-19 …
Read More »Retirement age protests in France shed light on new retirement realities: Canadian experts – National
Protests erupted in France this week against plans to raise the retirement age, with experts saying that people don’t want to defer their retirement any longer. While the nationwide strikes have been unique to the situation in France, some experts say the events still underscore the fact that retirement as a general concept …
Read More »China tightens security in Shanghai after anti-lockdown protests erupt across country
What you need to know: Protests erupted after a fire killed at least 10 in the city of Urumqi, where some people have been locked in their homes for four months. Widespread public protest is extremely rare in China, the world’s second-largest economy. The protests roiled global markets on Monday, …
Read More »Misinformation about Iran death sentences fooled Trudeau — and could help Tehran spin news about protests
A false claim about the fate of detained Iranian protesters shared on social media by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other famous figures has drawn criticism from human rights experts, who say it could undermine the uprising against Iran’s regime. More than 15,000 people have been arrested for participating in …
Read More »Iran sees renewed protests over Mahsa Amini death amid ‘major’ internet disruption
Iran suffered a “major disruption” in internet service Wednesday as calls for renewed protests again saw demonstrators on the streets weeks after the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the country’s morality police, an advocacy group said. The demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini have …
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