Several Black and Indigenous families whose loved ones have been harmed and killed by police came together in Ottawa to mark Juneteenth and demand accountability and changes to the justice system. Black Lives Matter Toronto organized the gathering on the steps of the prime minister’s office, where 10 families from across the country shared their…
Leaders and elected officials in Portland, Oregon, came together Monday to demand an end to violence, criminal destruction and intimidation by “anarchists” as destructive protests continue in the city. For nearly nine months protesters have called for police reform and an end to systemic racism in Portland, which has become a key city in the…
2020 was defined by a number of things: a global pandemic, a massive civil rights movement, calls to defund the police — and the city of Edmonton wasn’t immune to any of them. In his year-end interview with 630 CHED Mornings, Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee talked about the major year we’re leaving behind…
Unrest has begun across the U.S. ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election, with violent political clashes occurring in Beverly Hills and a get-out-the-vote Black Lives Matter march in North Carolina ending with police pepper spray and eight arrests. In Beverly Hills, thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters gathered on Saturday afternoon, waving American flags and signs…