A federal financial intervention program created new water and housing hardships for at least 65 First Nations while it was in place, a Canada's National Observer investigation finds.

Several hundred people helped kick off a national tour for a Green New Deal in Canada at the Bloor Street United Church in Toronto on Tuesday, one of roughly 150 town halls to be held across the country ahead of the federal election.

Over two hundred anti-racism activists surrounded and drowned out a small group of far-right protesters Saturday in Toronto, foiling their efforts to spread an anti-Muslim message through the streets of downtown.