Parents to hold rally at Toronto public school in wake of teacher terminations, suspensions
Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Tensions at Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School have been rising since September, when new instructional model was adopted
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Thousands rally in Toronto to show support for Iran protesters
theglobeandmail - Demonstration in Sankofa Square is one of multiple across the country in recent weeks
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Pattison Developments says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed
Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - The proposed sale had sparked protests on both sides of the border as the U.S. agency faces intensifying scrutiny
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Alex Pretti: U.S. DOJ opens federal civil rights investigation into death
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Department of Homeland Security also said Friday that the FBI will lead the federal probe into Pretti's death.
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Feds’ single-use plastics ban to stand after Federal Court appeal ruling
Ling Hui / torontosun - The Responsible Plastic Use Coalition, representing major players in the Canadian plastics industry, had launched the court challenge
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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested in Minnesota earlier this month following a demonstration that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, according to a U.S. Justice Department official familiar with the matter.
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CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a senior official with the agency. They peaked with the “extr…
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U.S. plans to deploy ICE at Winter Olympics prompting Italian officials to protest
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - The ICE agents will be in Italy as part of the security details for Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to an official from the U.S. Secret Service
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Why did Carney’s Plains of Abraham speech resonate so poorly in Quebec?
Catherine Lévesque / nationalpost - Carney chose to deliver his speech only in front of media, surrounded by his ministers, in the Citadelle of Quebec, a military fortification that overlooks the Plains of Abraham
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WATCH: Protestors at UBC force Dallas Brodie, Frances Widdowson off campus
Jarryd Jäger / westernstandard - When OneBC leader Dallas Brodie and former professor Frances Widdowson arrived at the University of British Columbia on Thursday morning, they were greeted by hundreds of protestors.
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Hundreds line up near Edmonton to endorse referendum on Alberta leaving Canada
sootoday - STONY PLAIN — Hundreds of people braved bone-chilling temperatures today at a community centre just west of Edmonton to sign a petition to force a vote on Alberta leaving Canada.
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Marineland seeks permits to ship remaining whales and dolphins to U.S.
Liam Casey / theglobeandmail - Otherwise it will proceed with its backup plan to kill 30 belugas and four dolphins
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Montreal public transit ridership fell in 2025 due to rotating strikes, agency says
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal’s public transit agency says commuters took about 20 million fewer trips on its network in 2025 as metros and buses were disrupted by rotating strikes.
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Public hearing into 2015 Vancouver police beating death of Myles Gray gets underway
Darryl Greer / nationalobserver - A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray gets underway today in Vancouver.
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‘People are crying’: Montrealers gather in support of deadly protests in Iran
Johaniebouffard / citynews - Montreal’s Iranian community took to the streets on Saturday amid the deadly protests in Iran. The demonstration started at the Atwater metro before protesters made their way to the U.S. Consulate on Sainte‑Catherine Street, calling for the fall of the Is…
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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
sootoday - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S.
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Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal
Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - The decision issued Friday affirms a 2024 Federal Court ruling that rejected use of the emergencies law and found invocation of the act led to the infringement of constitutional rights.
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Appeal court to rule on federal use of Emergencies Act in response to 2022 protests
sootoday - OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal is set to rule today on whether it was reasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act four years ago to quell protests in the national capital and at key border points.
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‘This is overwhelming’: Alberta separatists praise turnout for petition signing
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - There was a huge turnout in Red Deer on Wednesday as supporters of Alberta's independence lined up to sign a petition calling for a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada.
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Iranian protests raise concerns around foreign intervention
Bridget Potasky / rabble - Protests have taken place in hundreds of cities across Iran at the beginning of 2026 sparking questions about Iran’s future, American military intervention, and its international standing.The post Iranian protests raise concerns around foreign interventio…
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