(05/15/12) Austerity measures in Europe have sparked protests and political chaos. But belt tightening has also sparked unrest closer to home. In the province of Quebec, a plan to hike university tuitions has led to weeks of violent rallies, civil disobedience, and clashes with police.
As North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports, the US Consulate in Montreal has issued a security warning to American travelers in the city. more
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Students on strike in Montreal. Photo: Yanik Crépeau
Smoke bomb attacks last week disrupted Montreal's Metro. Photo: Nicholas Mann
They’re just talking about talking and not doing anything.
(02/07/12) Occupy protesters briefly disrupted a state budget hearing at the State Capitol Monday. They said they're angered by inequities in the tax system. In Albany, Karen DeWitt reports. more
Protesters outside Governor Andrew Cuomo's office Thursday. Photo: Karen DeWitt
(11/18/11) Hundreds of Occupy movement members from around the state descended on the State Capitol Thursday, chanting and voicing their disagreement with Governor Cuomo's economic policies. From the capitol, Karen DeWitt has this report: more
Protester Elisia DeWisblair in the Capitol Thursday. Photo: Karen DeWitt
(11/17/11) Hundreds of people gathered Thursday in Albany as part of the Occupy Albany protest.
Buses from Buffalo, Rochester and other Occupy Wall Street encampments from around the state delivered the protesters to downtown Lafayette Park, where they began their march to the nearby state Capitol. more
It's less than ideal, but I understand it, and we'll continue to monitor the situation here.
(11/17/11) Governor Cuomo says the Albany District Attorney's decision not to prosecute Occupy Albany protesters arrested for trespassing is "less than ideal", and the governor has refused to rule out appointing a special prosecutor. In Albany, Karen DeWitt reports. more
The Occupy Albany encampment in early November. Photo: Karen DeWitt
(11/16/11) About a dozen Occupy Wall Street protesters were back in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan's financial district early this morning, talking and trying to stay awake. A judge ruled yesterday that the protesters could return to the park but could not set up camp, or sleep there.
They sat on the park's marble benches, occasionally chanting. About 30 police officers were looking on. A new poll finds many New Yorkers are supportive of the Occupy movement, and a majority believes they should be allowed to remain in the parks 24 hours a day. Governor Andrew Cuomo doesn't agree. He's directed state police to arrest demonstrators in Albany. Protesters have camped out at the city's Academy Park since October 21st. Since this past weekend, dozens have been arrested for crossing into adjacent state-run Lafayette Park. Demonstrators say they will keep challenging the curfew until the arrests stop. That's set up a three-way showdown between protesters, the governor, and the local prosecutor. And now, the governor is being asked to appoint a special prosecutor to follow through with those arrests. more albany ·
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(11/11/11) Burlington police have identified the man who died Thursday from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Occupy Burlington encampment in City Hall Park. more
Police say it will be several hours before they know more.
(11/10/11) Police are saying a 35-year-old man is in grave condition after a shooting in City Hall Park, the scene of the Occupy Burlington encampment. The Burlington Free Press reports many in the crowd are saying the man shot himself. more
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