Idle No More

• First Nations chief says infrastructure drive could trigger another Idle No More protest movement

  Anishinabek Nation Regional Chief Scott McLeod has joined Indigenous leaders who say they're alarmed by government efforts to accelerate infrastructure development.

  Politics

  May 30
  
• ‘No pride’: Growing calls to cancel Canada Day amid residential schools discovery

  Several cities have already called off Canada Day celebrations and a number of rallies are being organized across the country on July 1 in solidarity with the Indigenous community.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2021
  
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• Londoners mourn B.C. residential school victims

  More than 150 people gathered at St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica in London on Sunday and laid pairs of children’s shoes on the steps as a memorial to the lives lost.

  Canada

  May 31, 2021
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• Cancel Canada Day rally draws hundreds to downtown Vancouver

  The group Idle No More organized a rally in downtown Vancouver as part of a nationwide movement.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2020
• Hundreds attend Saskatoon Cancel Canada Day demonstration

  A demonstration to Cancel Canada Day, organized by Idle No More, indicated that hundreds of people in Saskatoon don't think the country is anything to celebrate.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2020
• Indigenous-led rolling blockade set to snarl Hwy. 401 traffic in London

  Ontario Provincial Police say the protest may delay or interrupt the normal flow of traffic on area highways in Middlesex, Oxford and Brant counties.

  Traffic

  Jan 13, 2020
• Saskatchewan judge dismisses land use charges against Idle No More group founder

  Sylvia McAdam and her brother were to stand trial for failing to comply with a provincial government order to vacate land near Big River, Sask.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2019
• Sir John A. Macdonald’s birthday passes without fanfare in Kingston

  Celebrations for Sir John A. MacDonald's birthday have been put on hold in Kingston, and so have most of the protests.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2019
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• Lethbridge Women’s March sparks new Living Library initiative

  Thousands of people took to the streets across Canada this weekend for the second annual Women's March, and organizers of the Lethbridge rally also planned a unique event to accompany the Alberta city's march.

  Politics

  Jan 22, 2018
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• Idle No More marks 5-year anniversary at Portage and Main

  Idle No More activists marking five years of accomplishments caused police to shut down parts traffic briefly Saturday afternoon at Portage and Main.

  Dec 23, 2017