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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 …
Read More »Gunfire, blasts in western Iran amid Mahsa Amini protests
The sound of apparent gunshots and explosions echoed early Monday through the streets of a western Iranian city, one of the hot spots of protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman. At least one man reportedly was killed by security forces in a village nearby, activists said. The incidents …
Read More »Iran’s supreme leader blames U.S., Israel for Mahsa Amini protests
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse the United States and Israel of planning the protests. The unrest, ignited by the death of a young woman in …
Read More »Peacekeeper, police officers among at least 15 killed in Congo anti-UN protests
At least 15 people have been killed and dozens of others injured during two days of demonstrations in Congo’s east against the United Nations mission in the country, officials said Tuesday. The United Nations confirmed that one peacekeeper and two international officers serving with the UN peacekeeping force were killed …
Read More »Ahead of planned Canada Day protests, federal minister says he hopes lessons have been learned
The federal public safety minister said he wants people to celebrate Canada Day, but with protests planned for the upcoming holiday weekend in Ottawa, Marco Mendicino says he’s hoping the mistakes of last winter won’t be repeated. “I think Canadians should celebrate Canada Day. We’ve been through a marathon of the …
Read More »Winter protests in Ottawa and Alberta cost RCMP millions, documents show
The RCMP spent more than $1.6 million during the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, according to a CBC access to information request. Documents also revealed the force spent another $1.2 million on policing protests in Alberta, the majority at the U.S. border in Coutts, Alta. In total, the RCMP spent nearly $3 million policing the …
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