Author: Canadian Tire Fire

About Canadian Tire Fire

A weekly roundup of anarchist and anti-authoritarian news from so-called Canada. Email us at: canadiantirefire@riseup.net

Mar 20, 24

Canadian Tire Fire #69: Direct Action Against NorthVolt, Solidarity with Palestine Roundup, and Renewed Forestry Blockades in Atikamekw Territory

photo cover: @franklinlopez@kolektiva.social via Mastodon In this month’s column, we’ve got updates on a wide range of struggles. First, some headlines. Mining... Read Full Article

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Feb 15, 24

Canadian Tire Fire #68: Resisting the Northvolt Battery Plant, Students Walkout Against Anti-Trans Laws, Palestine Solidarity Continues

In today’s column, we take a look at the forms of resistance taking shape against Quebec’s Northvolt battery plant. We also look... Read Full Article

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Jan 19, 24

Canadian Tire Fire #67: Tenants Launch Occupation in Toronto, International Student Protests Grow, Land Defense and Palestine Solidarity

In today’s column, we have a roundup of Palestine solidarity actions from the last month and a half, news from land defense... Read Full Article

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Dec 12, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #66: Solidarity Demonstrations and Blockades Spread, Encampment Defense

In this issue, we bring you a round up of a huge number of actions and demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine that... Read Full Article

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Nov 10, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #65: Palestine Solidarity, Wave of Office Occupations, Drug User Liberation Front Raid and Arrests

This week the bulk of our column is dedicated to covering Palestine solidarity efforts across the country. Read on for a round... Read Full Article

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Sep 13, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #64: Fairy Creek Updates, Radical Pride, Migrant Prison Hunger Strike and #SearchTheLandfill Solidarity

In August, wildfires continued to burn across Canada. By mid-August, the amount of land burnt by wildfires this season amounted to 15.3... Read Full Article

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Aug 17, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #64: Resisting the World Police and Fire Games, Prisoner Justice Day and Tenant Actions

This week we bring you news from Winnipeg, where folks gave a defiant welcome to cops from over 70 countries. We also... Read Full Article

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Jul 28, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #62: Anarchist Bookfairs, #SearchTheLandfill, Fighting the Housing Crisis and Prison News

cover photo: @ElJonesPoet and @LeeShingoose In this issue we bring you details on upcoming anarchist bookfairs in Halifax and Hamilton. We’ve also... Read Full Article

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Jul 6, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #61: A Win in the Fight to Stop Deportations, Toronto Rent Strike Grows

photo: @YSWtenants This week our main stories cover ongoing fights against deportations in Ontario and Quebec, as well as housing struggles, rent... Read Full Article

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Jun 8, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #60: Anti-Logging Blockades, Toronto Rent Strike Kicks Off, Fight to Stop Deportations

cover photo: @MWACCanada On May 29th, the New Brunswick Department of Justice and Public Safety announced that they will not be following... Read Full Article

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May 16, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #59: Drag Defense, Mining Shareholder Meeting Disrupted

This week we cover drag storytime defense actions in Ontario and Quebec, and disruptions to Canada’s largest gold mining company’s annual shareholder... Read Full Article

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Apr 24, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #58: Street Sweeps in Vancouver, Coastal Gaslink and RBC Developments, Prisoners on Hunger Strike

photo: @AndreaWoo After decades of struggle, the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation (Grassy Narrows) has secured a major win in their fight... Read Full Article

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Apr 5, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #57: RCMP Raid on Gidimt’en Checkpoint, Safe Third Country Loophole Closed, Queer and Trans Community Defense

This week we’ve got quite a few stories for you. We are bringing you updates about the recent raid and arrests at... Read Full Article

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Mar 24, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #56: International Day Against Police Brutality, Protesting Grocery Store Price Gouging, Mining Convention Disrupted

This week we cover news from the International Day Against Police Brutality, and actions disrupting business as usual at a grocery store... Read Full Article

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Mar 8, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #55: CGL and TMX Updates, Immigration Policy, and Fighting Encampment Evictions

This week we bring you a series of updates about Coastal Gaslink Pipeline, including recent acts of sabotage against the project and... Read Full Article

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Feb 22, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #54: Police Killings, Fighting Police Budgets, Atlanta Solidarity

This week, we cover the astronomical increase in killings by police in BC, as well as police murders that have taken place... Read Full Article

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Feb 9, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #53: Bail Reform For the Worse, Drug Decriminalization, and Prison Construction Updates

This week we look at a call from politicians to make it harder for prisoners to get bail, updates on prison construction... Read Full Article

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Jan 25, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #52: Far-Right Doxxings and Consequences, New Prisons, and Queer Community Defence

This week we share updates on two new proposals for prisons in New Brunswick and Quebec. We also have updates from many... Read Full Article

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Jan 10, 23

Canadian Tire Fire #51: New Years Noise Demos, a Deadly Month Inside Canadian Prisons

This week, we recap New Years Eve prison noise demos that took place across so-called Canada. We also look at a string... Read Full Article

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Dec 21, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #50: Resistance to COP 15 in Montreal, Winnipeg Landfill Blockaded for #MMIWG

cover photo: @MrDeLaronde Five people who pled guilty to charges in connection with last November’s raid on Coyote Camp have been sentenced,... Read Full Article

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Dec 5, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #49: The Struggle Against CGL, Policing in BC, Queer Community Defense

photo: @NovotelTO This week our main stories cover an update on policing in British Columbia, the ongoing struggle against Coastal Gaslink, and... Read Full Article

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Nov 16, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #48 : Education Workers on Wildcat Strike, Housing and Homelessness Actions

photo: @cersc_csppb This week we cover the 2-day illegal education workers strike in Ontario that almost turned into a general strike. We... Read Full Article

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Oct 31, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #47: RCMP Vehicles Torched, Mohawk Mothers Win Injunction Against McGill, Actions Against Line 9B

In our column this week, our main stories feature organizing in Vancouver against police brutality, the torching of RCMP vehicles in Smithers,... Read Full Article

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Oct 17, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #46: Police out of Politics, Iran Solidarity, Anti-Colonial Actions to Stop the New Vic

Last week, the Alberta government announced it will be the third province to end its contract with Canada Border Service Agency, and... Read Full Article

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Sep 28, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #45: Drilling Begins Under Wedzin Kwa, An End To Migrant Detention in Nova Scotia Prisons

cover photo: @critcim On September 19th, the day of a national commemorative ceremony for Queen Elizabeth, folks on the west coast held... Read Full Article

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Sep 14, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #44: Status For All, Police Violence and Rail Blockades

1492 Land Back Lane is due back in court on September 12th and 13th for hearings during which Haldimand County and failed... Read Full Article

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Aug 31, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #43: Homes Not Cops in Halifax, News from the DTES, and Fighting Racism Against Migrant Workers

photo: @PADScommunity This week we bring you an in depth look at migrant justice struggles in Canada. We cover a Homes Not... Read Full Article

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Aug 16, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #42: Prisoner Justice Day, Vancouver Street Sweeps, Wet’suwet’en Tour and Actions, Unsanctioned Pride

In this issue of Canadian Tire Fire we bring you a roundup of Prisoner Justice Day events from across the country and... Read Full Article

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Jul 27, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #41: Radical Pride, Worker Solidarity, CGL Resistance Continues, Anti-Homeless Violence, and Upcoming Anarchist Events

In the time since our last issue, there have been many events to celebrate and many others to fuel our continued resistance.... Read Full Article

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Jul 5, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #40: HBC Workers’ Victory, Tenants Organize in Toronto, Radical Pride and Queer Community Defense

photo: @XjusticeXpeace Following the celebrations of another year of Canada’s sorry existence, it feels important, if redundant, to say that Canada is... Read Full Article

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Jun 20, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #39: Delivery Driver Strike in Winnipeg, Gidimt’en Clan Starts Feast Hall Construction as Solidarity Actions Continue

photo: @RisingTideTor This week, new data released by the Toronto police provided numbers to back up what many already know: Black people... Read Full Article

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Jun 7, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #38: Fighting Wage Theft in Toronto, Statue Vandalism, Police Corruption, and BC’s Drug Decriminalization Announcement

This week, the Greater Toronto Area-based Naujawan Support Network was back in action with a strong display of solidarity for a worker... Read Full Article

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May 24, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #37: Nakba Day Roundup, Actions Against Coastal GasLink Pipeline, Tearing Down Fences and More

photo: @NSNPeel Saddle Lake Cree Nation announced this week that it is investigating the deaths of over 200 residential school children who... Read Full Article

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May 9, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #36: May Day Report Backs, More Direct Action Against RBC

This week we round up some news from International Workers’ Day, or May Day. We also share news from the struggle against... Read Full Article

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Apr 25, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #35: More Actions Against Pipeline Profiteers, The Fight For Old Growth, Neo-Nazi Training Group Exposed

cover image: @SaveFairyCreek This week we present updates about ongoing struggles across so-called Canada, a roundup of May Day events, news from... Read Full Article

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Apr 12, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #34: Fight Continues Against CGL Pipeline; Analysis of Temporary Foreign Worker Program

cover image: @laylastaats This week, we share updates on resistance to the Coastal Gaslink project being pushed through Wet’suwet’en territory. We also... Read Full Article

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Mar 29, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #33: Student Occupations, Delivery Drivers Strike, and Coast-to-Coast Migrant Justice Demonstrations

This week we look at a student organizing in Alberta, Quebec, and Ontario, a labour action in Subdury, a housing justice rally... Read Full Article

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Mar 21, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #32: People Hit the Streets on the International Day Against Police Brutality, Tenants Fight Renovictions, Updates on Struggle Against Coastal GasLink

photo: @MtlProtest This week we provide a roundup of several anti-police demos and events that took place on March 15th, the International... Read Full Article

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Mar 8, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #31: Wet’suwet’en Updates, Policing News, and Aftermath of the Convoy

Last week, the Kapawe’no First Nation in northern Alberta announced that up to 169 unmarked graves had been found near the site... Read Full Article

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Feb 24, 22

Canadian Tire Fire #30: Vancouver Pulls Down Gassy Jack, Pipeline Project Delayed By Sabotage, State Uses Emergencies Act Against Convoy

Screenshot: Global News This week, we focus on updates from so-called Freedom Convoy protests across the country and the enactment of the... Read Full Article

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