Toronto Police are investigating the incident, according to Variety. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star To order We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. London protesters encouraged others to “knee for Floyd,” even if they couldn’t come in person, and also held a sit-in protest at the U.S. Embassy, Variety reported. Korchinski-Paquet died last week after falling from her 24th-floor balcony following a police call to her home. ", Join the conversation Thousands of others got together in Toronto’s Christie Pitts Park on Saturday to protest both Floyd’s and Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s deaths. The protesters had marched to the U.S. Embassy to show solidarity with King, then they had a peaceful sit-in at Yonge and Bloor. Stores on Yonge are boarding up. "No one should ever have to die exercising their human right; no one should ever have to die for peace; no one should ever have to die for prosperity of a nation," said Patience Evabagharu, one of the organizers behind the Toronto demonstrations. Time for Trudeau to move on from photo-op feminism: Paradkar, Bill O’Reilly and his Odious Factor: Paradkar, Don’t pin all your hopes on Malala: Paradkar. Same for Best Buy at Bay and Dundas Sts., where the boards are painted blue to blend in with the logo. comments, Toronto and American celebrity chefs bicker over winner of U.S. election, Toronto just broke a surprising weather record, Ontario is moving Peel out of Stage 2 and into the COVID-19 red zone, Toronto's new Science Centre subway station is shaping up to be gorgeous, Toronto startup launches toolkits for raising anti-racist children, One of Toronto's most dangerous streets for cyclists is getting protected bike lanes, TTC is shutting down 7 subway stations all weekend long, Craigslist apartment ad skewers Toronto's response to the affordable housing crisis, Sign up for our free email newsletter. and Queen and Yonge Sts. Downtown #Toronto boarding up anticipating alleged riots tonight pic.twitter.com/saBEh9Wejs. {* backButton *} On Thursday police said that they have “not advised businesses to board up their premises,” but stressed that investigators are continuing to keep a close eye on potential protest activity. Mood in Lagos turns from defiance to despondency as police-brutality protests met with violent crackdown, A look at the #EndSARS movement and why Nigerians are protesting against police brutality, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. The next issue of The Toronto Sun Headline News will soon be in your inbox. "My family is not safe. In 1992, as Los Angeles burned, little of the rest of the world paid attention to the violence on Yonge St. On May 4 of that year, while L.A. was reeling from the anger over the acquittal of four police officers caught on video beating black driver Rodney King, a few hundred Canadians took to Yonge St. in solidarity with King but also to protest police brutality here. It's of note that the last time Toronto saw any real mass unrest with looting was ten years ago this month during the G20 summit protests. It’s impossible to condone violence, but it gets attention, leaving no incentive for protesters to keep it peaceful. A few weeks prior to the Toronto protest, two white Peel police officers had been acquitted of killing unarmed 17-year-old Michael Wade Lawson. Posts have been circulating on Instagram that another protest may be on the horizon on June 6, following a peaceful March in Toronto last weekend. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. and doing so in a way that calls attention,” said Abdillahi. The contents of this site are ©2020 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Still, retailers in Toronto are worried that future demonstrations could turn violent in light of what's been happening in other big cities following the death of Floyd. A renowned singer lost her voice after a sexual assault. Remember, this was all before smartphones. The Bay at Queen & Yonge boarding up its windows tonight, possibly anticipating protests that get out of hand? “Some of our stores were impacted by gatherings in our cities this weekend, and we wanted to take the time to assess the damage, repair and reopen those stores so we can continue serving customers as soon as possible,” the company said in a statement. It condemns protesters without condemning the conditions that led to their protest. Not to be left behind, members of the white supremacist Heritage Front also showed up. Another protest is planned for Saturday at Yonge-Dundas Square beginning at noon. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. pic.twitter.com/RwUsN87JZG. Rogers Media uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. There is also that nagging little thing about skin colour of the protester defining the protest. Nordstrom, which has a storefront on Yonge St., said it temporarily closed its stores Monday across the U.S. and Canada. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. The police unit was disbanded on Oct. 11 but protests persist, and so does the violence. Protests across the U.S. and in Montreal this week turned violent, with police precincts and cruisers set ablaze, officers shot, protesters shot with rubber bullets and sprayed with tear gas and storefronts vandalized. Floyd died in Minneapolis after being detained by police last week. Please contact us. CBC Toronto reached out to Global Affairs Canada, who referred us to the Minister of Foreign Affair's tweet from Wednesday. As stores in Toronto lock themselves down again this week (some, only days after reopening from a pandemic-mandated closure period), many online are pointing out that riots aren't typically "planned" and wondering what would prompt such a drastic measure. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto A former officer was shown kneeling on Floyd’s neck in a recorded video for about nine minutes as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe and then became unresponsive. How to clean up the mess we've made that's orbiting the Earth, American Affairs editor: Republican Party focused on working class 'is really the only plausible future', Director of People's Action: Democrats need to embrace populism to win rural America. “We continue to monitor and will respond, if necessary, to ensure the safety of everyone involved,” police said. "We in the diaspora, we have the opportunity because we're safe to speak with everyone who cares to listen to help people back home," said Coker. 333 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario M4W 1G9 © 2002-2020 Rogers Media. The Lagos state governor said 30 people were hurt in the shooting at a toll gate in the Lekki district. “People from Ontario just wouldn’t tolerate that. Toronto PD probably saved this jackass' life ... he showed up in blackface for a protest against racism -- seriously -- and yes, protesters were furious about the spectacle. Members of the local Nigerian community in Toronto say they're not giving up. Still, the police officers were acquitted in all three cases. London protesters encouraged others to “knee for Floyd,” even if they couldn’t come in person, and also held a sit-in protest at the U.S. Embassy. All Elsewhere in Europe, several hundred people gathered on Saturday for a “Justice for George Floyd” demonstration at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin. https://t.co/jpG0T7G5eh, — Faiza Amin (@Faiza_AminTV) June 4, 2020, Black Lives Matter – Toronto (BLMTO) has NO involvement in the organizing of any of this weekend’s upcoming actions and marches. American history is rife with “rebellions” when enacted by whites.

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