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Protest breaks out at TIFF over documentary about Israeli general

A group of activists placed small rolled-up blankets smeared with fake blood – staged to resemble dead infants – in front of the TIFF entrance sign.

Protesters had a brief standoff with police on Toronto International Film Festival’s main strip on Saturday as they demonstrated against the screening of a film centred on a retired Israeli general.

A group of activists wearing kaffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags gathered around the TIFF sign at King Street and University Avenue, placing small rolled-up blankets smeared with fake blood – staged to resemble dead infants – at its base.

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‘Queen of Canada’ Romana Didulo’s compound declared a threat to public safety by health officials

Romana Didulo, the self-declared 'Queen of Canada' at a protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Ottawa, February, 2022.

Provincial officials in Saskatchewan say parts of a former school that was serving as a compound for the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” and her followers have been declared unfit for human habitation, and the residents have been ordered out.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority says in an email that occupancy of the building in Richmound is prohibited under Section 22 of the Public Health Act, on the basis that the premises is a multi-person residence and is not connected to the municipal sewer system.

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Political world pays tribute to hockey great Ken Dryden’s public service

Prime Minister Paul Martin gestures to Quebec Premier Jean Charest as social development Minister Ken Dryden and Carole Theberge sign a child care deal in Montreal in October, 2005.

The death of Montreal Canadiens legend Ken Dryden resonated in political circles on Saturday where the former NHL great left his mark as a long-standing member of Parliament and former Liberal cabinet minister.

The Montreal Canadiens organization announced Dryden’s death shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday. He died Friday at age 78 following a battle with cancer.

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B.C. ostrich farm wins interim stay, prevents cull of 400 birds over flu

A sign calling for the protection of ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farms is displayed at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., on May 17, 2025.

A B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong flock over an avian flu outbreak has been granted an interim stay by the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, delaying the execution of the birds.

Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has been attempting to stop the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from destroying the birds since the cull was ordered amid an avian flu outbreak in December that would go on to kill 69 ostriches.

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