Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.say a man was arrested after he attended a protest against anti-Black racism in blackface on Saturday.Story continues below advertisementThe man showed up to the event at Nathan Phillips Square and was told to leave by demonstrators.The man claimed he “was not trying to be disruptive” despite his highly-offensive appearance.He had water thrown on his face before Toronto police officers escorted him...…Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.say a man was arrested after he attended a protest against anti-Black racism in blackface on Saturday.Story continues below advertisementThe man showed up to the event at Nathan Phillips Square and was told to leave by demonstrators.The man claimed he “was not trying to be disruptive” despite his highly-offensive appearance.He had water thrown on his face before Toronto police officers escorted him...WW…

Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XAAsay a man was arrested after he attended a protest against anti-Black racism in blackface on Saturday.The man showed up to the event at Nathan Phillips Square and was told to leave by demonstrators.The man claimed he “was not trying to be disruptive” despite his highly-offensive appearance.He had water thrown on his face before Toronto police officers escorted him away.Police...…Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XAAsay a man was arrested after he attended a protest against anti-Black racism in blackface on Saturday.The man showed up to the event at Nathan Phillips Square and was told to leave by demonstrators.The man claimed he “was not trying to be disruptive” despite his highly-offensive appearance.He had water thrown on his face before Toronto police officers escorted him away.Police...WW…

Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XAAsay a man has been charged after a racist incident was caught on video in Brampton earlier this week.The video, which has been posted on social media, shows a man at the front door of a home hurling racial slurs at people inside.“I don’t appreciate you n*****s making comments about my f****ing daughters, OK?” the man says.The video, which contains captioned accounts of what...…Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XAAsay a man has been charged after a racist incident was caught on video in Brampton earlier this week.The video, which has been posted on social media, shows a man at the front door of a home hurling racial slurs at people inside.“I don’t appreciate you n*****s making comments about my f****ing daughters, OK?” the man says.The video, which contains captioned accounts of what...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThousands of people held a rally in Toronto Saturday afternoon in response to the death of 29-year-old .The protest, shared on social media under the hashtag #JusticeForRegis and organized by the group Not Another Black Life, began around 2 p.m. at Christie Pits park near Bloor Street West and Christie Street. The march was scheduled to finish at Queen’s Park, but protesters instead made their way to Toronto Police Headquarters.The rally was a response to Korchinski-Paquet’s death as well as the wider issues of anti-Black and...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThousands of people held a rally in Toronto Saturday afternoon in response to the death of 29-year-old .The protest, shared on social media under the hashtag #JusticeForRegis and organized by the group Not Another Black Life, began around 2 p.m. at Christie Pits park near Bloor Street West and Christie Street. The march was scheduled to finish at Queen’s Park, but protesters instead made their way to Toronto Police Headquarters.The rally was a response to Korchinski-Paquet’s death as well as the wider issues of anti-Black and...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe (TPA) has commented on allegations surrounding the death of a 29-year-old Black woman who died after falling off of a balcony earlier this week.Police responded to an apartment building in the city’s High Park neighbourhood around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday for reports of a “domestic incident.”The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) — which is an independent agency that investigates incidents involving police that have resulted in death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault — said that while the officers were inside an...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe (TPA) has commented on allegations surrounding the death of a 29-year-old Black woman who died after falling off of a balcony earlier this week.Police responded to an apartment building in the city’s High Park neighbourhood around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday for reports of a “domestic incident.”The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) — which is an independent agency that investigates incidents involving police that have resulted in death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault — said that while the officers were inside an...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe Ontario government has announced it will be providing frontline workers with a temporary “pandemic pay” raise amid the novel outbreak.The increase will provide $4 per hour extra on top of existing wages.Employees working over 100 hours per month will also receive lump-sum payments of $250 per month for the next four months, meaning eligible employees working an average of 40 hours a week will receive a total of $3,560 in additional wages.“These people put themselves in harm’s way to care for our sick and vulnerable citizens,”...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe Ontario government has announced it will be providing frontline workers with a temporary “pandemic pay” raise amid the novel outbreak.The increase will provide $4 per hour extra on top of existing wages.Employees working over 100 hours per month will also receive lump-sum payments of $250 per month for the next four months, meaning eligible employees working an average of 40 hours a week will receive a total of $3,560 in additional wages.“These people put themselves in harm’s way to care for our sick and vulnerable citizens,”...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario Premier Doug Ford slammed a group of people protesting -related restrictions outside Queen’s Park on Saturday, calling them a “bunch of yahoos.”Dozens of protesters gathered outside of the legislature demanding an easing of restrictions that officials have implemented in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.“It’s reckless to do what they’re doing and personally I think it’s selfish,” Ford said.“We have health-care workers down the street at these hospitals working around the clock to protect the community.”Ford said the...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario Premier Doug Ford slammed a group of people protesting -related restrictions outside Queen’s Park on Saturday, calling them a “bunch of yahoos.”Dozens of protesters gathered outside of the legislature demanding an easing of restrictions that officials have implemented in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.“It’s reckless to do what they’re doing and personally I think it’s selfish,” Ford said.“We have health-care workers down the street at these hospitals working around the clock to protect the community.”Ford said the...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario Premier criticized a group protesting -related restrictions at Queen’s Park on Saturday, the second such event in as many weeks.Ford said he observed the Canadian flag being held upside down at the protest, which he called “the utmost disrespect.”“What just burns me up more than anything, more than them standing out there, is I look out the window and I see our Canadian flag being flown upside down,” Ford said a press conference.Story continues below advertisement“That’s the utmost disrespect to the men and women that are...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario Premier criticized a group protesting -related restrictions at Queen’s Park on Saturday, the second such event in as many weeks.Ford said he observed the Canadian flag being held upside down at the protest, which he called “the utmost disrespect.”“What just burns me up more than anything, more than them standing out there, is I look out the window and I see our Canadian flag being flown upside down,” Ford said a press conference.Story continues below advertisement“That’s the utmost disrespect to the men and women that are...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario Premier Doug Ford reacted to a report Thursday that the United States plans to send Canada 1.5 million vaccine doses, calling it “fabulous news.”Ford has previously pressed the U.S. to assist Canada by sending vaccines. The U.S. has had a much faster vaccine rollout than Canada thus far.“God bless America. They’re coming to our rescue,” Ford said in an unrelated press conference Thursday afternoon.“Thank God. I’ve been bugging Trump, I’ve been bugging Biden — all of them. They must get sick of Doug Ford asking for help.”In...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario Premier Doug Ford reacted to a report Thursday that the United States plans to send Canada 1.5 million vaccine doses, calling it “fabulous news.”Ford has previously pressed the U.S. to assist Canada by sending vaccines. The U.S. has had a much faster vaccine rollout than Canada thus far.“God bless America. They’re coming to our rescue,” Ford said in an unrelated press conference Thursday afternoon.“Thank God. I’ve been bugging Trump, I’ve been bugging Biden — all of them. They must get sick of Doug Ford asking for help.”In...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario has confirmed Canada’s first known cases of the U.K. variant.The province’s associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe made the announcement in a news release Saturday.Officials on Saturday said the cases involved a couple from Durham Region with no known travel history, exposure, or high-risk contacts. Both are now in self-isolation.However, in another update Sunday, the province said an investigation revealed that the couple were in fact in contact with a recent traveller from the U.K., which was not...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario has confirmed Canada’s first known cases of the U.K. variant.The province’s associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe made the announcement in a news release Saturday.Officials on Saturday said the cases involved a couple from Durham Region with no known travel history, exposure, or high-risk contacts. Both are now in self-isolation.However, in another update Sunday, the province said an investigation revealed that the couple were in fact in contact with a recent traveller from the U.K., which was not...WW…