Protests
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‘Mindless mobs’: London, Ont. mayor condemns hospital protests during COVID-19 briefing'I say to those mindless mobs: how dare you? Leave our health professionals alone, because harassing them accomplishes nothing,' London Mayor Ed Holder said.HealthSep 13
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16 more arrested at Fairy Creek anti-logging protestsThe Mounties in British Columbia say protesters breaching an injunction against blockades set up to prevent old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island cut 18 trees.CrimeJul 26
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Nova Scotia asks Supreme Court to end controversial injunction against illegal gatheringsThe province said it has made a motion this week to withdraw the injunction in light of lower COVID-19 numbers and loosened restrictions.CanadaJun 18
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First Nations tell B.C. to defer old growth logging on territories including Fairy CreekThe agreement signed on Saturday is in addition to the decision of Huu-ay-aht First Nations to defer logging of its treaty lands.EnvironmentJun 7
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Nova Scotia injunction blocking protests ‘unjustifiable’ limit on expression: CCLAThe Canadian Civil Liberties Association said the current injunction goes too far, calling it "a two-handed axe where a scalpel would have sufficed."CanadaMay 18
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Parents, early childhood educators demonstrate against Quebec’s childcare shortageEarly childhood educators and parents are calling for an end to daycare shortages. Demonstrations were held across Quebec to send a message to the government.CanadaMay 9
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Store manager frustrated after health order protest spills into Cornwall CentreThe manager told Global News how after the mask-less protestors entered the downtown mall, "a lot of people left" at a time when business has been hard to come by.CanadaApr 25
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African-Nova Scotian community says Chauvin verdict needs to prompt changeThe African-Nova Scotian community hopes the conviction of a former police officer in the death of George Floyd leads to systemic changes in policing and justice.LifestyleApr 21
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Quebec’s new minister in charge of racism faces backlash over op-ed endorsementWhen asked to acknowledge that systemic racism exists in Quebec, Premier François Legault and his cabinet have continuously denied to do so, despite repeatedly being challenged.PoliticsFeb 26
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Pro-Trump protesters, some armed, gather outside statehouses ahead of Biden inaugurationFencing, boarded-up windows and lines of police and National Guard troops transformed statehouse grounds in anticipation of the demonstrations.PoliticsJan 17
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