The City of Toronto has revoked the park permit for a weekend Eritrean festival after a protest turned violent, leaving nine people with physical injuries.
Toronto police said in a post on social media the collision took place in Earlscourt Park around 2 p.m. when a police scout car and a pedestrian were involved in a collision.
The daughter of a man seriously injured in a protest during a weekend Eritrean festival says she believes the people responsible for the violence were rewarded after the City of Toronto revoked their permit.