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![The McGill university campus in Montreal, Canada, on November 20, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0110-mcgill-400x300.jpg)
Students at McGill University in Montreal Protest Anti-Trans Speaker
The speaker, Robert Wintemute, is a member of the anti-trans hate group LGB Alliance.
![Windand rain from Post-Tropical Storm Fiona hit the shoreline of Bras d'Or Lake on September 24, 2022, in Nova Scotia, Canada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1243478582-400x300.jpg)
Historic Tropical Storm Fiona Swept Homes Into Ocean in Eastern Canada
The lowest barometric pressure for a storm in Canada was recorded Saturday, signaling the impact of the climate crisis.
![Security camera in front of two law enforcement officers](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0613-police-camera-400x300.jpg)
Canada’s Predictive Policing Tech Is Poorly Regulated Under AI Policy
As surveillance has become a fact of life, digital privacy must become a human right.
![Young First Nations girl holding a sign with a bottle of dirty water on it that says "Does this look clean to you?"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-521338920-400x300.jpg)
Canada’s First Nations Start Filing Claims for Historic Water Settlement
The settlement could provide compensation to 142,000 people and 250 First Nations who were denied access to clean water.
![Counterprotestors hold signs during a demonstration against mandates related to COVID-19 vaccines and restrictions in downtown Vancouver, Canada, on February 5, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238220816-400x300.jpg)
Trucker Convoy Counterprotests Show Need for Building Anti-Fascist Movement
As the trucker convoy makes its way to D.C., Canadian blockades offer lessons on how to stop far right occupations.
![Supporters and truckers front the Parliament Hill during a protest in downtown of Ottawa, Canada, on February 12, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238436496-400x300.jpg)
The Canada Truck Protest, Once Small, Now Has a Fascist Life of Its Own
I’m fairly shocked we’re not already seeing Trump Trucks at intersections all across the country.
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Far Right Truckers in “Freedom Convoy” Stopped by Ottawa Neighborhood Residents
Residents in an Ottawa neighborhood came together to stand up to far right truckers harassing the city.
![Protestors and supporters set up at a blockade at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge, sealing off the flow of commercial traffic over the bridge into Canada from Detroit, on February 10, 2022, in Windsor, Canada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238360620-400x300.jpg)
Convoy Movement Isn’t a Struggle Over Freedom, It’s an Attempt to Kill Democracy
Anti-democratic forces like the trucker convoy are subverting the idea of freedom in service of right-wing extremism.
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Canadian Cops Unleash Assault Rifles, Helicopters Against Indigenous Protesters
Canadian police raided the Indigenous-led Coastal GasLink pipeline blockade and arrested 14 Land Defenders.
![People participate in the "Every Child Matters" march to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Montréal, Canada, on September 30, 2021. The mobilization is part of the "Every Child Matters" movement to commemorate the victims of Residential Schools, the last of which closed in 1996 in Canada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-1235611474-400x300.jpg)
Thousands Mark Day for Indigenous Children Who Suffered in Residential Schools
Calls are growing for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the U.S. on residential schools.