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'He targeted me': Journalist says he was beaten by Montreal police at anti-AI protest

CBC Canada · September 22, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

'He targeted me': Journalist says he was beaten by Montreal police at anti-AI protest

Press groups are calling for an investigation after Montreal police allegedly beat a freelance journalist while he was covering an anti-artificial intelligence protest in the city's downtown last week.

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'He targeted me': Journalist says he was beaten by Montreal police at anti-AI protest

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