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The policy director for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says they will be filing a policy complaint with the Vancouver Police Department’s civilian oversight board, saying police used “excessive use of force” at a pro-Palestinian protest last month. Meghan McDermott, policy director for the BCCLA, speaks at a news conference outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, June 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brieanna Charlebois

B.C. liberties group filing violent arrest complaint in pro-Palestine protest

May 31 incident involved blocked traffic at Vancouver intersection

 

Supporters stand in front of the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the downtown Montreal McGill University campus, Monday, June 17, 2024. McGill University says it is ending negotiations with pro-Palestinian activists at an encampment on its downtown campus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

McGill ending negotiations with campus pro-Palestinian encampment

University also planning disciplinary action against people participating

 

Supporters stand in front of the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal, Monday, June 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

‘Revolutionary education’ begins at McGill pro-Palestine encampment

Federal and provincial politicians call for encampment to be dismantled

 

FILE - A bundle of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip with the logo of World Central Kitchen (WCK) is on a truck at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel, on May 30, 2024. The amount of aid reaching the U.N. and other groups inside Gaza plunged last month, hundreds of crates packed with food, medicines and other supplies piled up in a parking lot in southeast Gaza. The cargo idling at the Kerem Shalom crossing crystallized a problem that arose after Israel invaded the southern city of Rafah in early May: Sending more aid to Gaza does no good if it cannot be distributed. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along Gaza aid route

Pause will apply to 12 kilometre strip of road until further notice

FILE - A bundle of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip with the logo of World Central Kitchen (WCK) is on a truck at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel, on May 30, 2024. The amount of aid reaching the U.N. and other groups inside Gaza plunged last month, hundreds of crates packed with food, medicines and other supplies piled up in a parking lot in southeast Gaza. The cargo idling at the Kerem Shalom crossing crystallized a problem that arose after Israel invaded the southern city of Rafah in early May: Sending more aid to Gaza does no good if it cannot be distributed. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
Palestinian girls sift through the rubble of a home destroyed in a raid by Israeli forces in the village of Kafr Dan, near the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Palestinian men killed by Israeli fire during a raid in the northern West Bank village. A total of six men were killed by Israeli forces during Tuesday’s raid on the village according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Hope, caution shared as Israelis and Palestinians consider ceasefire talk

Fears and expectations run throughout the region as all sides weigh a deal

Palestinian girls sift through the rubble of a home destroyed in a raid by Israeli forces in the village of Kafr Dan, near the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Palestinian men killed by Israeli fire during a raid in the northern West Bank village. A total of six men were killed by Israeli forces during Tuesday’s raid on the village according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israeli soldiers move near the Israeli-Gaza border as seen from southern Israel, Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

UN resolution endorses ceasefire plan aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war

Resolution approved overwhelmingly with 14 of the 15 Security Council members voting in favor

Israeli soldiers move near the Israeli-Gaza border as seen from southern Israel, Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Supporters of Israel gather to celebrate the country’s Independence Day in Montreal on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A pro-Israel march is set to take place today in Toronto amid heightened security and a related protest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Supporters of Israel gather to celebrate the country’s Independence Day in Montreal on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A pro-Israel march is set to take place today in Toronto amid heightened security and a related protest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Palestinians look at the aftermath of the Israeli bombing in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

274 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages, Gaza says

Hundreds other injured, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry

Palestinians look at the aftermath of the Israeli bombing in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Police stand guard on the McGill University campus following a pro-Palestinian protest in Montreal, Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

‘Troubling’ escalation, as 15 arrested during Palestine 0ccupation at McGill

University says administration building blockaded, staff intimidated

Police stand guard on the McGill University campus following a pro-Palestinian protest in Montreal, Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
People take over a field with tents during a student encampment for Palestine at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver on Monday, April. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

1 arrested after police clear UBC intersection of pro-Palestinian protesters

No apparent move against ongoing protest encampment that has occupied a campus field

People take over a field with tents during a student encampment for Palestine at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver on Monday, April. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
FILE - Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip walk through a makeshift tent camp in Rafah on Jan. 27, 2024. The tent camps stretch for more than 16 kilometers (10 miles) along Gaza’s coast, filling the beach and sprawling into empty lots, fields and town streets. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, file)

Palestinians struggle for food, shelter as Israel attacks Rafah

Tent camps stretch for kilometres in latest round of war-driven displacement

FILE - Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip walk through a makeshift tent camp in Rafah on Jan. 27, 2024. The tent camps stretch for more than 16 kilometers (10 miles) along Gaza’s coast, filling the beach and sprawling into empty lots, fields and town streets. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, file)
A man sits in a chair beside the Palestinian solidarity encampment at the University of Victoria on May 17. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Talk, not legal action remains focus around B.C. university encampments

Protest camps tied to the Israel/Hamas conflict at UBC, UVic and VIU continue

A man sits in a chair beside the Palestinian solidarity encampment at the University of Victoria on May 17. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Immigration Minister Marc Miller is lifting the cap on Palestinian who can be brought by relatives to Canada through a program that faces widespread criticism. Miller speaks during an announcement in the Foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, May 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada raises cap on applications for Palestinians joining relatives

Palestinian Canadians have complained about inconsistent messaging and onerous requirements

Immigration Minister Marc Miller is lifting the cap on Palestinian who can be brought by relatives to Canada through a program that faces widespread criticism. Miller speaks during an announcement in the Foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, May 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Gaza’s Rafah

Strikes hit tents where displaced people are living, medics say

Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Hamas rocket attack sets off sirens in Tel Aviv for first time in months

Attack thought to be first long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January

Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
FILE - Comedian Dave Chappelle performs at Madison Square Garden during his 50th birthday celebration week on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in New York. American comedian Dave Chappelle called the Israeli war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip a “genocide” Thursday, May 23, 2024, to cheers while performing in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism so Jews don’t feel like they need to be protected by Israel. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Dave Chappelle says there’s a ‘genocide’ in the Gaza Strip

Comedian made comments on Israel-Hamas war while performing in the United Arab Emirates

FILE - Comedian Dave Chappelle performs at Madison Square Garden during his 50th birthday celebration week on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in New York. American comedian Dave Chappelle called the Israeli war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip a “genocide” Thursday, May 23, 2024, to cheers while performing in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism so Jews don’t feel like they need to be protected by Israel. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
The Ottawa police hate crime unit have charged an unnamed elderly woman with assault, after they say she removed another woman’s headscarf near a protest about events in the Middle East. Pro-Palestinian protesters rally at Ottawa City Hall after the city raised the Israeli flag in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Ottawa police hate crime unit have charged an unnamed elderly woman with assault, after they say she removed another woman’s headscarf near a protest about events in the Middle East. Pro-Palestinian protesters rally at Ottawa City Hall after the city raised the Israeli flag in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, right, with Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, speaks during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israel’s ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return to Israel, as Norway said it would recognize a Palestinian state and Ireland was expected to do the same. (Erik Flaaris Johansen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state

Israel has denounced the decisions and recalled its ambassadors to the 3 countries

Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, right, with Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, speaks during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israel’s ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return to Israel, as Norway said it would recognize a Palestinian state and Ireland was expected to do the same. (Erik Flaaris Johansen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Smoke rises to the sky after explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

UN halts food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies elsewhere

UN says humanitarian operations across the territory nearing collapse

Smoke rises to the sky after explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at a press conference during his first official visit to Canada on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to join global peers in weighing in on Monday’s push by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials as well as Hamas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Canada ‘closely’ monitoring top court’s push to prosecute Gaza war crimes: Joly

International Criminal Court looking to prosecute Israeli prime minister and Hamas leaders

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at a press conference during his first official visit to Canada on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to join global peers in weighing in on Monday’s push by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials as well as Hamas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby