McGill encampment: Quebec judge denies injunction request to dismantle site

A Quebec Superior Court judge rejected the request Wednesday for an injunction to dismantle a weeks-old encampment by pro-Palestinian activists at McGill University. The ruling comes after McGill filed an application late last week to remove protesters from its campus in downtown Montreal. Justice Marc St-Pierre wrote in his decision that McGill failed to prove … Read more

McGill heads to court for injunction to remove pro-Palestinian encampment

Descrease article font size Increase article font size McGill University is before the court Monday to seek an injunction to remove a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on its downtown Montreal campus since last month. The protesters first assembled dozens of tents on the lower grounds of the school on April 27. The move came … Read more

Pro-Palestinian encampment stretches into 7th day at McGill

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Pro-Palestinian activists remained on the lower field of McGill University in downtown Montreal on Friday as the encampment entered its seventh day. The situation was calm on Friday morning. On Thursday, there was a counter protest staged by supporters of Israel, and the two groups of protestors … Read more

McGill encampment: Court rejects request for injunction against protesters

A Quebec judge denied the request for a provisional injunction to remove protesters at McGill University on Wednesday as the encampment by pro-Palestinian activists stretched into its fifth day. The decision comes after a lawyer representing the two students asked a judge to order a “restricted area” preventing five pro-Palestinian groups from protesting within 100 … Read more

McGill says it will try to de-escalate standoff with camps before calling in police

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 30, 2024 10:03 am 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal’s McGill University says it will make efforts to de-escalate before asking for police help with a camp that’s been set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists. An update from the school late … Read more