STONINGTON — A Waterford-based developer is seeking to revive a former gas station and convenience store at a South Broad Street property that was once home to a small “mom
Posted: Apr 10, 2021 5:55 PM ET | Last Updated: April 11
People demonstrated in Mississauga in response to a new report released by Ontario s police watchdog that cleared Peel Regional Police officers of any wrongdoing in the killing of Ejaz Choudry last summer. (Jessica Ng/CBC)
Seven people were arrested on Saturday at a demonstration in response to Ontario s police watchdog s ruling to not lay criminal charges against the officer who shot and killed Ejaz Choudry, a 62-year-old man with schizophrenia.
Choudry s family and community members gathered in Mississauga around 1 p.m. outside his apartment building, at the intersection of Morning Star Drive and Goreway Drive, where he was killed while having a mental health crisis last summer.
Rethinking the role of police
In part two of our series looking at the role of police in society, IDEAS contributor Kyle G. Brown examines the use of police surveillance on citizens, the increased use of military tactics, and its struggles when responding to mental health emergencies.
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Posted: Feb 26, 2021 5:16 PM ET | Last Updated: February 26
A demonstrator holds her hands up and kneels in front of police at the Anaheim City Hall, in California. The peaceful protest occurred on June 1, 2020, over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer. Protesters took to streets around the world following Floyd s death, calling for an end to police violence.(Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images)