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McGill University is considering its next steps to deal with the camp set up by pro-Palestinian activists on campus grounds in downtown Montreal, officials said Monday.

Pro-Palestinian activists remained on the lower field of McGill University in downtown Montreal on Friday as the encampment entered its seventh day.

Windows were smashed and property was damaged as dozens of masked demonstrators marched through downtown streets in Montreal for what is referred to as May Day.

McGill says police have started "their own process" for removing the dozens of tents that have been installed on the lawn of its downtown campus.

Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at two more B.C. universities, as a wave of demonstrations at North American post-secondary institutions continued to spread.

Protester Ari Nahman says the encampment has become a 'tiny city' complete a library, a stockpile of donated supplies and makeshift wooden sidewalks to keep the mud at bay.

A group of students at the University of Toronto say they have started a protest on campus to call on the university to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing conflict in Gaza. 

Joining their U.S. campus counterparts, the McGill students say they want the institution to cut financial ties with Israel in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Pro-Palestinian protesters pitched their tents Saturday, calling on both McGill and Concordia universities to divest from Israel-connected funds.

Campuses, including McGill University and the University of British Columbia, have seen protests held by students demonstrating against Israel's conflict with Hamas.

A pro-Palestinian encampment at the U of M is set for May 7 to May 9 at the Fort Garry campus. It comes as demonstrations were held at other universities across the country.

The warning from the University of Ottawa comes after an encampment was set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on the grounds of McGill University in Montreal.

Premier David Eby and others have denounced remarks at a demonstration in Vancouver where protesters chanted "long live Oct. 7," praising that day's attacks by Hamas on Israel.

Roughly 100 demonstrators gathered at Western University in London, Ont., on Wednesday demanding the university condemn Israel's actions in Gaza.

The threats faced by Canada’s public officials have ebbed since the pandemic to the point attacks are now considered "unlikely," according to documents obtained by Global News.

The University of Toronto says it's concerned about safety as a pro-Palestinian encampment still stands at its downtown campus.

UBC officials say staff will monitor and assess the demonstration on the Vancouver campus and will liaise with the RCMP.

Quebec's plan to curb the often toxic climate that drives out local politicians from municipal jobs is being welcomed by Montreal-area mayors who have long called for change.

On Wednesday Quebec law enforcement chiefs released statistics showing that there were 37,000 reported cases of fraud in the province.

Police stopped Marcus Nimeri, 24, in October 2023 and found a loaded handgun that had been illegally modified in his shoulder bag.