As It Happens6:26Venetians plan to swim in the canals to disrupt Jeff Bezos’s wedding When the world’s third richest man ties the knot in Venice this week, Federica Toninello plans to be just outside, having a swim in the canal. Toninello is one of hundreds of protesters who are doing whatever they can to disrupt … Read more
More than 40 Canadians planning to participate in the global march to Gaza in Egypt have been detained and their passports confiscated by authorities, organizers told CBC News. A group of 83 Canadians arrived in Cairo on Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of the scheduled march to Egypt’s border with Gaza, an attempt to draw attention … Read more
Dozens of Canadians are expected to be among thousands of other activists gathering in Egypt this week ahead of a global march to its Gaza border as they call for an end to Israel’s siege on the territory. As many as 84 Canadians were set to travel to Egypt to be part of the civilian-led … Read more