Protests have been happening at universities across the country and the U.S., but they have remained relatively calm in Canada until police and protesters clashed in Calgary on Thursday night
Pro-Palestine protesters with arms linked move out of the way as police move to clear an encampment at the University of Calgary campus on May 9.A day after police in riot gear used tear gas and flashbang explosives to clear barricades and tents set up by pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Calgary, students and supporters returned to campus on Friday, galvanized to keep putting pressure on administrators.
At McGill University in Montreal, where some of the most heated confrontations have occurred, administrators are seeking a court order to have an encampment there dismantled. It has been up for two weeks. Speaking at an unrelated news conference earlier Friday, Premier Danielle Smith said she was pleased police moved in to dismantle the Calgary encampment.
University of Calgary president Ed McCauley said in a statement that the arrival of counterprotesters on Thursday derailed the encampment. Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld, at a press conference on Friday, said five people were arrested for trespassing on Thursday, three of whom were issued tickets. All five were released from police custody. He said there were no injuries reported among his staff or protesters.
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