Black Lives

• Black History Month: Saskatchewan’s Mattie Mayes leaves impact decades after her life

  Mattie Mayes was born a slave and eventually migrated to Saskatchewan, leaving a lasting impact on many in the province and beyond.

  Features

  Feb 1, 2021
  
• Ottawa police board delegations describe broken trust after late-night protest removal

  Delegates chastised the Ottawa police's decision to remove a demonstration in a downtown intersection over the weekend at Monday's board meeting.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2020
  
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• Louisiana sheriff says police ‘following every lead’ into Black teen’s death

  The Iberia Parish Coroner's Office announced Friday that drowning appears to be the most likely cause of death of Charles.

  World

  Nov 14, 2020
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• Toronto ‘dance rally’ held after police called on east-end Black boy

  A dance rally took over part of an east-end Toronto park on Saturday in support of an 11-year-old Black boy who recently had the police called on him while he played with a friend.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2020
• Vancouver’s viaducts remain shuttered by Black Lives Matter supporters

  Signs were posted on the barriers reading "Defend Black trans lives," "care not cops" and referencing Hogan's Alley.

  Jun 13, 2020
• Anti-racism protesters march in Toronto to honour Black lives lost at hands of police officers

  The demonstrations follow days of protests across the United States after a video showed Minneapolis police killing a Black man, George Floyd, unleashing a torrent of anger over persistent racism.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2020