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Ontario Court Denies Injunction as Toronto Al-Quds Rally Proceeds with Two Arrests

Saturday, Toronto police arrested two counter-protesters at the Al-Quds Day demonstration outside the U.S. Consulate, which drew thousands in downtown Toronto.
Less than an hour before the rally, Ontario judge Justice Robert Centa denied the provincial government’s injunction request, citing legal test issues and the Charter protections.
Police allege a 56-year-old man swung a flagpole, striking a demonstrator, while a second counter-protester spat on, ripped, burned an Islamic Republic flag and faces assault and theft charges under $5,000.
Police expanded their presence and deployed hundreds of officers to manage heightened tensions, with Toronto Police Operations treating both incidents as suspected hate-motivated offences and promising a media release.
Al-Quds Day originates from Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after 1979, with civil-liberties groups condemning the provincial injunction as a threat to Charter freedoms.

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