G20-related riots and violence in Toronto on 26 June 2010

This afternoon, I was going out for a short walk. I couldn’t help but notice that Yonge Street had changed. There were no cars on the street at all, and hundreds, most probably thousands of people were walking north towards College Street and Bloor Street.
Many windows were smashed, a garbage can was trashed, and while [...]

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