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Scene: Congolese Protest on University Avenue
WHERE: University Avenue, starting outside the U.S. Consulate and proceeding north to Queen’s Park WHEN: 2–3 p.m. today WHAT: Outraged over the ongoing state of crisis, and in anticipation of election...
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Activists Protest Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Consulate
A group of protesters gathered in front of the U.S. Consulate General to mark a decade since the establishment of the notorious prison.Protesters gather on University Avenue, across from the U.S....
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Scene: Prescribed Burn in High Park
WHERE: High Park WHEN: Tuesday afternoon WHAT: For a few hours on an unseasonably warm Tuesday, smoke rose from High Park. Nothing to be alarmed at though—it came from a planned, prescribed burn...
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One Dead, Seven Injured After Shooting at Eaton Centre
About half an hour ago, news of a possible shooting at Eaton Centre began flooding Twitter (it all started, oddly, with reports from Toronto Blue Jays player Brett Lawrie, who appears to have been on...
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Almost There?
Proceedings begin for some officers charged under the Police Services Act in relation to G20 incidents; tribunal now adjourned until September.Officers at College and Yonge on June 24, 2010. Today was...
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Snoop Lion Comes off Half-Baked
Snoop's first show under his new moniker offers little reggae, lots of Doggystyle. Snoop Lion The Hoxton (69 Bathurst Street) Friday, August 3, 9 p.m. The artist-formerly-known-as Snoop Dogg’s first...
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Blackout Party Goes for a Ride
Lemon Bucket Orkestra convenes a blackout anniversary party on—and under—downtown streets. In 2003, Toronto—along with much of Ontario and the northeastern United States—experienced a blackout that...
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Scene: Solidarity with Quebec Students
A small group marches once more, to show support for ongoing protests in Quebec. WHERE: Bay Street WHEN: Wednesday, August 22, 9:30 p.m. WHAT: Concerned Torontonians first marched in solidarity with...
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Honouring Jack
On Wednesday evening, Torontonians gathered to celebrate the legacy of Jack Layton, and also to meet his challenge. Compared with a year ago, Wednesday’s assembly at Nathan Phillips Square to mark the...
View ArticleHundreds March to Demand Justice for Young Man Killed by Toronto Police
The emotional but peaceful protest of Sammy Yatim's fatal shooting spanned three hours and several downtown neighbourhoods. Yesterday evening, several hundred protesters marched in remembrance of Sammy...
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Scene: Al-Quds Day in Toronto
An anti-Zionist protest group took to Toronto's streets. WHERE: Queen’s Park WHEN: Saturday August 3, 3 p.m. WHAT: Al-Quds Day, an annual day of anti-Zionist protest observed mainly in Iran (but also...
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Four Years Later, the Scars of the G20 Persist
Torontoist reporter Wyndham Bettencourt-McCarthy was assaulted by a police officer during the G20—a case in which charges were dropped this week. She writes about how it has reshaped her view of...
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