BLM Protests

• Canada election: Activists ‘frustrated’ over party leaders dodging racism issue

  Just over a quarter of Canadians say they've been a victim of racism personally, according to a new poll.

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2021
  
• Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake back on duty, won’t face discipline

  The Kenosha County district attorney concluded in January that the officer acted in self-defense when he shot Blake seven times at close range from behind.

  World

  Apr 13, 2021
  
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• Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake will not face criminal charges

  Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley said Tuesday that he had informed Blake of the news before holding a news conference to announce his decision.

  World

  Jan 5, 2021
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• Hundreds rally in Ohio’s capital in protest over police shooting of Black man

  The protest unfolded a week to the day after Casey Christopher Goodson, 23, was shot to death by a Franklin County sheriff's deputy.

  World

  Dec 12, 2020
• Portland, Oakland sue U.S. federal government over use of agents at protests

  The cities allege that the government overstepped its constitutional limits in its use of federal law enforcement officers to tamp down on protests.

  World

  Oct 15, 2020
• Molotov cocktails used in most violent Portland protest so far: police

  Protesters in Portland hurled several firebombs at officers during a demonstration over a Kentucky grand jury’s decision to not indict officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, police said.

  World

  Sep 24, 2020
• Black Lives Matter has more support among Canadians than Americans: poll

  The poll, conducted last weekend, found 67 per cent of 1,500 Canadian respondents reported a positive view of the Black Lives Matter movement, compared with just 55 per cent of 1,000 U.S. respondents who felt the same way.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2020
• Demonstrators in Portland target police building, mayor’s condo as protests continue

  Portland has been gripped by nightly protests for three months since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

  World

  Aug 29, 2020
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• Police in Portland declare unlawful assembly as protests continue

  Portland police declared an unlawful assembly Friday night and ordered protesters to leave, saying people were throwing things at officers.

  World

  Aug 15, 2020
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• Portland protesters take to the streets, clash with police for 3rd consecutive night

  The demonstration with unrest came hours after the city's Democratic mayor pleaded for protesters to stay off the streets

  World

  Aug 7, 2020