News Stories

Wikipedia overview of what happened during the G20 weekend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_G-20_Toronto_summit_protests

Toronto Star summary of the CCLA report:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/830298--excessive-arbitrary-policing

CBC story about Black Bloc and general violence amongst protesters.This was written at the end of the Saturday and so it doesn't deal with the mass arrests that took place on Sunday.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/26/g20-saturday-protests.html 

Accusations of police wrong-doing:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/G20/2010/06/28/14547186.html?cid=rssnewscanada

Conditions at the Eastern Avenue Detention Centre:
http://www.blogto.com/city/2010/06/inside_the_g20_eastern_avenue_detention_centre/

Globe and Mail article - Bill Blair admits there was never a 5m rule. Shame on you Blair for lying to the public!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/police-admit-deliberately-misleading-public-on-expanded-security-fence-law/article1622864/

CBC tells Tommy Taylor's story. For full details of the ordeal, check out the link in our eye-witness section.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/07/02/g20-protest-proposal564.html

Globe and Mail on arrested Canadian journalist:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/blog-local-view/canadian-journalist-arrested-possibly-beaten/article1620219/

McGuinty says no to a public inquiry:
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100702/g20-secret-law-100702/20100702?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

Article detailing the variety of reasons tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest the G20:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQiNJbLkXHmakN-xbMqyQ9D4odEA

CCLA to launch class-action lawsuit:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/830747

Journalists attacked by police:
http://www.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/statica/2010/07/g8g20-communiqu%C3%A9-journalists-attacked-police-g20-protests

G20 debates a friendship in the breaking:
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/831059--g20-debates-a-friendship-in-the-breaking

Liberals claim no extra powers given to police for G20:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/830030--no-arrests-made-under-g20-rule-change-ontario-says?bn=1

Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair defends police action:
http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/topic/g20/article/80014--toronto-police-chief-bill-blair-responds-to-queen-spadina-arrests

Safety of Toronto sacrificed: bill 1.2 billion dollars:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/829601--g20-editorial-brutal-spectacle-failed-a-city-and-its-people?bn=1

G20 law gives police sweeping powers to arrest people; little did we know this was BS:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/828367--g20-law-gives-police-sweeping-powers-to-arrest-people

Toronto's first G20 protest:
http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=175581

Police Block Protesters:
http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/79405--police-block-protesters-from-heading-south-to-g20-zone

Hundreds Arrested in Protests:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/27/g20-toronto-protest-riot