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Painting the statues pink to further a point

Police respond with mischief charges

Jul 20, 2020
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Black Lives Matter — Toronto @BLM_TO
3 attendees of a peaceful action were arrested this morning while calling to defund the police. They were not told of their crime. What did we do? We posted banners. We painted statues. We called to defund the system that targets us. #DefundThePolice #FreeThemNow #topoli #onpoli
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4:03 PM ∙ Jul 18, 2020
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Pink paint spattered on the statues of John A. Macdonald at Queen’s Park and Egerton Ryerson at his namesake university resulted in charges for three protesters representing Black Lives Matter Toronto. Police chief Mark Saunders says their arrests followed standard procedure, but BLM members continue to refute that version of events.


An advocate is clapping back

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Jamil Jivani @jamiljivani
Globe & Mail ran a headline about me today essentially saying "government hired a black man & that man is supposed to represent his entire race but some black ppl don't like him" They have since changed it Now the headline accuses me of "anti-blackness" I couldn't make this up
9:42 PM ∙ Jul 18, 2020
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Ontario’s community opportunities advocate Jamil Jivani was profiled by the Globe and Mail, with a focus on the criticism he’s received in that role. Jivani has taken aim at the hip-hop industry for promoting violence and recently cited “e-drama” as a reason for escalated gang warfare. He’s more likely to find support as a fill-in host on talk radio.


“How Justin Trudeau’s latest ethics scandal could spell the end of his career.” CNN global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw laid out the We Charity grant controversy, even as the rest of the Liberal government publicly stands by the PM. But deeper digs into the workings of We are revealing more wealth that appears tied to real estate.


Blue Jays will be flying south

Despite approval from the provincial and municipal governments to fly visiting teams in and out of Rogers Centre—even as Toronto stays cautious about relaxing other rules—the federal government rejected an exemption for baseball. The effort then began to secure space in a better stadium than the minor-league option in Buffalo:

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The @BlueJays have looked into using PNC Park in Pittsburgh as a site for their 2020 home games.
sportsnet.caBlue Jays have looked into Pittsburgh’s PNC Park as home games site - Sportsnet.caThe Toronto Blue Jays have looked into using PNC Park in Pittsburgh as a site for their 2020 home games, Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi can confirm.
2:38 AM ∙ Jul 20, 2020
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Postmedia is providing a cautionary tale for America’s newspaper future. Chatham Asset Management’s pending acquisition of the McClatchy chain’s 29 media outlets spurred a focus on how much the U.S. hedge fund cut to the Canadian publications it owns two-thirds of. (Meanwhile, a Torstar merger with Postmedia remains a possibility.)


Finally, the Bloc contradiction

Yves-François Blanchet held a press conference to further deny sexual misconduct allegations. He’s part a growing number of Quebec celebrities facing such claims, from Kevin Parent accused of putting his penis in drinks, to Maripier Morin accused of biting a thigh. But the politician says the story that circulated about him is fictional:

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Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says he's incapable of the kind of sexual misconduct alleged against him in an anonymous Facebook post.
ctvnews.caFacing anonymous sexual misconduct claim a form of hell, BQ leader saysBloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says he’s incapable of the kind of sexual misconduct alleged against him in an anonymous Facebook post.
5:54 PM ∙ Jul 19, 2020
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