OTTAWA, June 28 /CNW Telbec/ – The leader of one of Canada’s biggest unions condemns the violent acts perpetrated by a small band of “demonstrators”. Dave Coles, President of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) says “The property damaging episodes occurred well after a massive and peaceful assembly at Queen’s Park. A [...]

KJ Mullins-Toronto: Riots. Violence. Protest. Those are the buzz words about Toronto Saturday after a day of violent protests took over the city as the G20 Summit came to town. Police cruisers were burning in the street. Police in riot gear tried to redirect the mob which continued to grow. There was one thing that [...]

TORONTO, June 26 /CNW/ – Industry Canada has high praise for the country’s digital media sector as a contributor to the overall impact of the G-8 and G-20 Summits. Industry Minister Tony Clement said the Experience Canada marketing pavilion showcase at the G-8 and G-20 Media Centre in downtown Toronto, enabled by the Canadian Digital [...]

KJ Mullins-Toronto: Violent protesters merged with peaceful protesters turning Toronto into a war zone during the first day of the G20 Summit. Toronto has been taken over by protesters, both peaceful and violent. The police in riot gear were working to keep the peace. At Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue there were little signs [...]

Friday night in Toronto is generally busy. In some parts of the city like Church Street where much of Pride Week’s early celebrations are going on was but in the heart of the city it was like a ghost town. KJ Mullins-Toronto: Riding along King Street West, one of Toronto’s busiest streets at 9:00 p.m. [...]

TORONTO, June 23 /CNW Telbec/ – Ontario members of DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE want to urge the governments of the world to make food sovereignty a priority for addressing poverty and food insecurity in the Global South. They will do so at a gathering in Huntsville, Ontario, that will be followed by a peace mass presided [...]

KJ Mullins-Toronto: The basics of horsemanship were being presented today at The Horse Palace at Toronto’s Exhibition Place. There are exhibits on basic grooming, university course information on equine studies, basic equine information and the Toronto Police Mounted Unit is available to answer questions. Constable R. Green, Toronto Police Force Mounted Unit, said that there [...]

KJ Mullins-Toronto: The city of Toronto will be removing street furniture from key areas in the downtown core as the G20 Summit approaches. Constable Wendy Drummond, media spokesperson for the Integrated Security Unit, said during a phone interview that the city is choosing to err on the side of caution when it comes to street [...]

OTTAWA, July 2 /CNW Telbec/ – A wide range of civil society, students’, faculty and labour unions have signed an open letter condemning the curtailment of civil liberties and excessive use of force leading up to and during the Toronto G20 Summit, and calling for a public inquiry into police actions. “The rights of assembly, [...]

KJ Mullins-Toronto: Alphonse MacNeil, head of the Integrated Security Unit RCMP and Superintendent Tom Russell, Toronto Police Service told reporters on Friday the traffic perimeter plans for Toronto during the G20 Summits. A security zone will be in an area around the Metro Toronto Convention Centre controlling both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Security fencing will [...]