Tamil protesters block off Toronto highway, cause five hour delay

May 11, 2009   2 Comments  

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Some of you may have heard that a 2,000-strong five hour Tamil protest blocked off the Gardiner Expressway until midnight last night, the city of Toronto’s major highway which sees between 200,000 and 300,000 cars daily. It’s been called an artery at times as it transports citizens from the beating heart of the city out to the western suburbs, which are inhabited by more than 1,000,000 residents.

Did CNN (and other networks) show a protest sign during McCain’s speech?

Sept. 4, 2008   27 Comments  

I just saw, on CNN, some guy holding a black sign saying “You can’t win an occupation” during John McCain’s speech at the Republican National Convention. Anyone else see that? Anyone capture it on video/screen grab? Security also threw out a protester in a pink dress after someone ripped a sign out of her hands. [...]