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Approximately 30 Okanagan fruit growers gathered in front of Kelowna’s Ramada Inn where BC Tree Fruit Cooperative members were meeting on June 5, 2024. (Gary Barnes/Kelowna Capital News)

Okanagan growers continue to squeeze fruit co-op for answers

Growers have several concerns with how the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative conducts business

 

Anti-SOGI 123 protesters were outside Surrey’s L.A. Matheson Secondary on Monday afternoon (June 3) to begin their protests scheduled for most of Pride Month. (Sobia Moman photo)

VIDEO: Anti-SOGI camp protest outside B.C. high school, from a distance

New provincial legislation enacts ‘access zones’ where ‘harmful’ protesters are not allowed

 

Okanagan fruit growers and farmers protested at the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative on Sexsmith Road in Kelowna on May 29, 2024. (Gary Barnes/Kelowna Capital News)

Growers and farmers protest at BC Tree Fruits Cooperative in Kelowna

They want the BCTFC to live up to promises following the expansion of a packing house in Oliver

 

Around 50 Pro-Palestine protesters have started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)

Pro-Palestine encampment sets up on University of Victoria campus

Around 50 protesters have tents and signs set up in front of the campus library

Around 50 Pro-Palestine protesters have started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)
More than 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers held a rally in Abbotsford, B.C. on Thursday (April 18) over increased violence in correctional facilities. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

More than 100 prison guards rally in Abbotsford over increased violence

Union representing correctional officers says incidents have gone up 45%

More than 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers held a rally in Abbotsford, B.C. on Thursday (April 18) over increased violence in correctional facilities. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
Alex Van Herk arrives at the courthouse in Lethbridge, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Van Herk is one of three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts , Alta., in 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

‘Not their highway to close’ trio guilty of mischief in Alberta blockade

Men express lack of surprise in the verdict, pride in actions taken in Coutts

Alex Van Herk arrives at the courthouse in Lethbridge, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Van Herk is one of three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts , Alta., in 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A small group of demonstrators gathered outside of a Hikvision event in Burnaby on Feb. 27, 2024, to protest the company’s supplying of surveillance cameras to Israel. (Submitted photo)

B.C. group protests global company supplying surveillance cameras to Israel

Hikvision technology being used to monitor Palestinians, Amnesty International found in 2023 report

A small group of demonstrators gathered outside of a Hikvision event in Burnaby on Feb. 27, 2024, to protest the company’s supplying of surveillance cameras to Israel. (Submitted photo)
Representatives of the so-called Freedom Convoy are planning to hold a press conference in Ottawa this afternoon, two years after the police action that ended the occupation of downtown Ottawa streets. A protester dances on a concrete jersey barrier in front of vehicles and placards on Rideau Street in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘Freedom Convoy’ members back in Ottawa 2 years after protests ended

Group plans to talk about recent court ruling, vision for the future

Representatives of the so-called Freedom Convoy are planning to hold a press conference in Ottawa this afternoon, two years after the police action that ended the occupation of downtown Ottawa streets. A protester dances on a concrete jersey barrier in front of vehicles and placards on Rideau Street in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Farmers block a highway, near Agen, southwestern France, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. French farmers have vowed to continue protesting and are maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country’s major roads. The government announced a series of measures Friday but the farmers say these do not fully address their demands. (AP Photo/Fred Scheiber)

French farmers aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor protest

Farmers pushing for better pay and protection against cheap imported alternatives

Farmers block a highway, near Agen, southwestern France, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. French farmers have vowed to continue protesting and are maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country’s major roads. The government announced a series of measures Friday but the farmers say these do not fully address their demands. (AP Photo/Fred Scheiber)
Those for and against SOGI 123 rally outside the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows School District on Thursday, Dec. 21. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

Groups clash in duelling rallies for and against SOGI in Lower Mainland community

Police on hand to keep peace outside Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows School District offices

Those for and against SOGI 123 rally outside the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows School District on Thursday, Dec. 21. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
This screen shot of a YouTube video posted by Big Tree View shows Vernon School District staff and board members walking out of a board meeting while a protester sounds off. The video was posted Dec. 15, 2023, two days after the school board’s most recent meeting. (YouTube image)

VIDEO: Protesters shut down B.C. school board meeting

A recently published YouTube video shows a woman going on a lengthy diatribe at a Vernon school board meeting

This screen shot of a YouTube video posted by Big Tree View shows Vernon School District staff and board members walking out of a board meeting while a protester sounds off. The video was posted Dec. 15, 2023, two days after the school board’s most recent meeting. (YouTube image)
Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts prior to sentencing on Oct. 12, 2022. The pair have appealed their conviction related to the Excelsior Hog Farm. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

‘Trial judge erred’: Convicted B.C. hog farm activists appeal decision

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer will have their case heard by 3 judges in the B.C. Court of Appeal on Nov. 23

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts prior to sentencing on Oct. 12, 2022. The pair have appealed their conviction related to the Excelsior Hog Farm. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
People take part in a Pro-Palestine rally in Montreal on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Protesters demonstrate across Canada as Israel-Hamas war rages

As the latest war between Israel and Hamas intensified half a world…

People take part in a Pro-Palestine rally in Montreal on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Car drives through Vancouver intersection during pro-Palestine protest: Police

Vancouver Police say it’s investigating reports that protesters attempted to open car door

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
An anti-SOGI protest was held outside of the Abbotsford school district administration office during the public board of education meeting on Tuesday night (Sept. 26). (Screengrab from video)

Police escort Abbotsford trustees from meeting amid anti-SOGI protest

School board meeting disrupted after 300 demonstrators gather

An anti-SOGI protest was held outside of the Abbotsford school district administration office during the public board of education meeting on Tuesday night (Sept. 26). (Screengrab from video)
The leaders of the “Freedom Convoy” are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year, but the stakes of the trial go beyond the actions of two protest organizers. Freedom Convoy organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich sit in the gallery as they wait for the start of the day’s hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

More than Freedom Convoy leaders on trial next week in Ottawa

Observers say case will shine light on public institutions and the Canadian public divide

The leaders of the “Freedom Convoy” are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year, but the stakes of the trial go beyond the actions of two protest organizers. Freedom Convoy organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich sit in the gallery as they wait for the start of the day’s hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
“Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King has been scheduled to stand trial beginning Nov. 27, and he says he wants to be judged by a jury of his peers. King appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Criminal trial for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King to begin in November

King was charged with mischief, counselling to disobey a court order and to obstruct police

“Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King has been scheduled to stand trial beginning Nov. 27, and he says he wants to be judged by a jury of his peers. King appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Climate activist Greta Thunberg waits for a hearing in a court in Malmo, Sweden, Monday, July 24, 2023. Thunberg appeared in court on Monday charged with disobeying law enforcement in connection with a protest in Malmo in southern Sweden last month. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Greta Thunberg defiant after Swedish court fines her for disobeying police during climate protest

A Swedish court on Monday fined climate activist Greta Thunberg for disobeying…

Climate activist Greta Thunberg waits for a hearing in a court in Malmo, Sweden, Monday, July 24, 2023. Thunberg appeared in court on Monday charged with disobeying law enforcement in connection with a protest in Malmo in southern Sweden last month. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Avril Lavigne confronts a topless protester during the Junos on Monday, March 13, 2023. A climate change advocacy group says the woman who walked on the Juno Awards stage while topless has now sprayed pink paint on the entrance to the prime minister’s office in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey

Topless Junos protester splashes pink paint at PM’s office: climate group

On2Ottawa has posted photos, video to Twitter of the woman tossing a bucket of what appears to be pink paint on the entranceway

Avril Lavigne confronts a topless protester during the Junos on Monday, March 13, 2023. A climate change advocacy group says the woman who walked on the Juno Awards stage while topless has now sprayed pink paint on the entrance to the prime minister’s office in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey
The Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Protestors in major cities across Canada are demonstrating against the Royal Bank of Canada for funding fossil fuel projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Protestors across Canada demonstrate against RBC’s fossil-fuel funding

Critics accuse bank of ‘greenwashing’, moving too slow on clean energy transition

The Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Protestors in major cities across Canada are demonstrating against the Royal Bank of Canada for funding fossil fuel projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan