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More events in Canada to mark 1 year since ****** ******* on *******  – National

Ceremonies, events and protests are being held across Canada on Monday to mark the anniversary of a ****** ******* on ******* that triggered the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

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The Oct. 7, 2023 ******* ******* more than 1,200 Israelis, while another 250 were abducted and held as hostages, triggering an ******** counter-offensive in Gaza that the health ministry there says has left more than 41,000 *****.

The conflict has had far-reaching effects around the world and in Canada, including families grieving loved ones who were *******, hundreds of protests resulting in arrests, pro-************ encampments at universities and a spike in reports of hate ******* against Jews and Muslims.

On the one-year anniversary, police in Canada’s largest cities are stepping up protections, particularly around ******* and ******* places of worship and at events being held to commemorate Oct. 7.

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******* groups across the country are holding events in cities including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver to mourn the victims of the ******* and call for the return of hostages.

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Meanwhile, several protests are also planned to express solidarity with the ************ people, including one in Montreal, billed as supporting Palestinians’ ****** for “total liberation.”

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“This upcoming Monday, we will take over the streets of Montreal in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Palestine,” said the group Montreal4Palestine in an

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“We will renew our support to the resistance and continue to support the ****** for freedom by any means necessary.”

Meanwhile, the groups that organized a months-long encampment on McGill University’s downtown campus last spring and summer are planning a walkout and march from Concordia University to McGill on Monday afternoon.

The group has been calling for McGill to end its investments in companies tied to the ******** military and cut ties with ******** institutions.

A vigil organized by ******* groups is also planned Monday afternoon at the main gates of McGill’s downtown campus.

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McGill is restricting access to its campuses on Monday, and many classes will be held online.

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A Quebec Superior Court judge has also granted a temporary injunction against some of the groups, ordering them not to block access to Concordia or to disrupt any classes.

Montreal police and other law enforcement agencies across Canada have said they are increasing their presence ahead of Oct. 7.

Vancouver Police Chief Const. Adam Palmer says planned and unplanned protests across the city are posing a “significant” risk of disorder, and officers trained specifically for large-scale events are being deployed.

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Pro-************ group Samidoun, which is referring to the Oct. 7 attacks as “Al-Aqsa Flood,” the ****** code name for the operation, is planning a rally in Vancouver.

Toronto police say there have been more than 1,500 demonstrations across the city since last October, with 72 protest-related arrests, and to date there have been 350 reports of hate ******* this year, which the chief says is a 40 per cent increase from last year. Alleged hate ******* against the city’s ******* residents have surged 69 per cent, he added.

Rallies and protests were held around the world in the weekend leading up to Oct. 7, including massive events in ********* cities and marches and vigils in Canada.

While in Paris on Saturday for a Francophonie summit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East.

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******* has also recently been going after multiple Hezbollah targets in suburban Beirut in Lebanon and began a ground incursion. An airstrike hit a ************ ******** camp in northern Lebanon as ******* targeted both Hezbollah and ****** fighters.

Iran, which helps arm and finance both ****** and Hezbollah, launched at least 180 ballistic missiles at ******* on Tuesday.

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