A pro-Palestinian rally in Toronto drew a large police presence Saturday evening after thousands of people parked themselves in a busy intersection in the downtown core.
The rally, part of the Palestinian Youth Movement’s “national day of action for Palestine”, began at the U.S. consulate on University Avenue just north of Queen Street West at 2 p.m.The crowd looped through the downtown core, stopping in front of Queen’s Park before heading to around Wellington and Bay streets. The participants held signs that said “end the siege” and “free Palestine.”
Mounted Toronto police officers have closed off the street and can be seen on the outskirts of the crowd.Mounted Toronto police officers watch as a pro-Palestinian rally turns into a sit-in at Wellesley and Bay streets on Nov. 4, 2023. “We're being very clear and consistent with our message that we vote for them so they can advance our interests and not their own, and right now, they're not doing that they're failing to do that.”The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop.
In the wake of a cabinet minister's controversial claim that people in the Prairies should elect more Liberals if they want to secure carve-outs in federal carbon policy, Employment Minister and Alberta MP Randy Boissonnault insists that 'Liberals fight for every seat that get.'Federal Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says he is against any attempt by the Alberta government to leave the Canada Pension Plan.
The U.S. is trying to persuade Israel to take a humanitarian pause from airstrikes on Gaza, where Palestinians reported on Saturday that there were multiple fatalities across the besieged enclave.Thanks to new advancements in precision medicine, patients with advanced-stage cancers now have a better chance than ever before at surviving, experts say.
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