If Jian Ghomeshi wasn't already a household name, he certainly is now. When Toronto activist Jennifer-Leigh O’Neill arrived at Old City Hall recently, where the former CBC radio star is on trial for sexual assault, she aimed to change the conversation and show solidarity to the alleged victims.
Jian Ghomeshi's trial in the court of law will begin in Toronto on Feb.1. Ghomeshi is facing four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking.
About 50 people marked the "Global Day of Action", a campaign held Feb. 27 in more than 30 countries, to call for the release of Al Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy.
Many members of Toronto's journalism community gathered at Nathan Phillips Square to protest the arrest and detainment of three Al Jazeera journalists in Cairo.