Via Rail Blockades

• Kahnawake Mohawks demand Indigenous rights be upheld as rail blockade peacefully ends

  The blockade on railway tracks in Kahnawake, a Mohawk community south of Montreal, began in early February.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2020
  
• What will it take to end blockades? Indigenous community members warn deal may not be enough

  The proposed deal, which has yet to be formally agreed upon by the hereditary chiefs, is said to address broader land claims, rights and titles.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2020
  
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• Trudeau rules out military intervention at blockades as Quebec police union head requests help

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ruling out military intervention when it comes to dismantling rail blockades as the union president for Quebec provincial police asks for help.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2020
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• ‘We support them’: Kahnawake railway blockade continues despite tentative deal in B.C.

  A railway blockade remains in place in Kahnawake south of Montreal on Tuesday morning.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2020
• Montreal protesters set up new blockade in support of Wet’suwet’en despite proposed agreement

  Protesters are blocking railway tracks in Montreal in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2020
• Kahnawake rail blockade remains in place after draft agreement reached

  A railway blockade in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, south of Montreal, is still standing on Monday.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2020
• Quebec premier won’t apologize over claims of dangerous assault rifles in Kahnawake

  Quebec Premier François Legault's claim that there are dangerous assault rifles in Kahnawake as a railway blockade is underway has sparked calls for calm.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2020
• Small blockade returns to Port of Vancouver in defiance of court injunction

  Photos from the scene showed five protesters standing across the entrance to the facility's Clark Drive viaduct entryway.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2020
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• Manitoba RCMP’s Winnipeg HQ, Dan Vandal’s office, CMHR vandalized amid protests

  At least three buildings were vandalized overnight Wednesday with messages like "Shut Down KKKanada" and "Land Back."

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2020
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• Quebec premier alleges assault weapons behind barricade while Mohawk officials call it peaceful

  The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake expressed its concerns over what it calls Legault’s “reckless statement” that will “undoubtedly inflame a situation that has been peaceful from its very inception.”

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2020