Police Protests

• QEW closures persist as convoy protests continue near Peace Bridge in Niagara: police

  In an email to Global News Sunday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Niagara Regional Police said there are a 'small numbers of protesters' near the border crossing at Fort Erie.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2022
  
• Edmonton police chief says governments and agencies need to work better together, not defund police

  "Something has got to change," Chief McFee said. "We can continue to do this and move money around and we'll just continue to have the same problem we've had for the last several years."

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2020
  
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• Violent ‘white fringe’ co-opting Portland protests, Black leaders say

  Late last week, some protesters barricaded the doors to a police precinct and set fire to the building, which also houses Black-owned businesses, including an Ethiopian restaurant and a barber's school.

  World

  Jul 3, 2020
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• Canadians have right to film police on the job, legal experts say

  Canadians have every right to capture footage of police on the job, they said, so long as shooting those images does not interfere with an active investigation.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2020
• France bans 2 planned George Floyd protests in Paris, fearing violence

  The Paris police department said on Friday it had decided to ban the demonstrations because of the risks of social disorder and health dangers from large gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  World

  Jun 5, 2020
• 4 police officers shot during George Floyd protests in St. Louis

  It was unclear who had fired the shots.

  World

  Jun 2, 2020
• George Floyd death: Protests erupt across U.S., some turn violent

  In Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and beyond, thousands of protesters carried signs that said: “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George.”

  World

  May 29, 2020
• Protesters of decision not to indict officer in chokehold death rally for 3rd day

  Protesters around the U.S. are rallying for a third day over a New York grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.

  Dec 5, 2014