Toronto Police Shut Down Highway Overpass Amid Pro-Palestine Protest

Pro-Palestine protesters hold flags and banners as they march along Bay Street in downtown Toronto on Oct. 9, 2023. Andrew Chen/The Epoch Times

Toronto police closed off the Avenue Road overpass across Highway 401 on New Year’s Day due to safety concerns around a pro-Palestinian protest in the area related to the current war in Gaza.

Police said there would be no access to Avenue Road from the highway.