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Entries from June 2010

The Queen’s Park G20 protest in photos

June 28th, 2010 · No Comments

On June 26, the Gleaner documented the Queen’s Park protests through photography. Check out these photos on our Flickr page. Perry King/Gleaner News

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Tags: General · News · Photography

It’s just two days

June 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

By Emina Gamulin

Contrary to the apparent opinions of most Canadians released in a recent poll, we at the Gleaner see a lot of bad and little good coming to Toronto communities as a result of the G20 summit.

Designated free speech areas, random police checks, razor-wired security fences, surveillance cameras, tear gas, sound cannons, rubber bullets, [...]

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Summer summit: Everything about the G20 you were afraid to ask

June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

By Jacob Arnfield
At a price of $1 billion dollars, with international financial leaders, media, police, and protestors all congregating downtown, the G20 will be an event unlike any other the city has ever seen.
In case some of the disparate accounts have left you confused, here are some details for how the summit will alter the downtown core [...]

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Choosen ones: local acts worth checking out at NXNE

June 15th, 2010 · No Comments

By Karen Bliss
More than 2,500 artists applied for a spot at the 2010 North By Northeast music festival, which takes place all over the city from June 14 to 20, so the 650 bands and solo acts that were accepted have obviously been given the thumbs up from the organizers.
“We have a jury that goes [...]

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This week in adorable local news

June 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments

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Tags: General · Photography