Three people charged in Toronto Black Lives Matter protest, several statues defaced

Toronto police have arrested and charged three people following a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Toronto that left several statues defaced. The demonstration began at Ryerson University near Dundas and Gerrard streets at 9:30 a.m. where organizers provided comment on the recent push by protesters to defund the police. At the scene, messages could be seen spray painted on the sidewalk that read “defund, disarm, dismantle, abolish." As well, the statue of Egerton Ryerson, the school&