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Thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests

Toronto police estimated 350,000 people marched to demand regime change in Iran and recognition of exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi during a Global Day of Action rally.

  • Executing a pre-rally search warrant, officers arrested Michael David Holland, 56, a Burlington man, and charged him with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
  • Police say they became aware of the threat on Friday, when online posts claimed `the demonstration with a firearm to prevent the gathering` targeting hundreds of thousands of demonstrators.
  • Police estimated the crowd at 350,000 as marchers moved down Yonge Street, draped in the pre-1979 Iranian flag, during the North York rally.
  • Toronto police said they made two arrests related to the weekend rally, including a 26-year-old man from Toronto charged in an alleged hate-motivated assault on a participant.
  • Demonstrators called for an end to government repression in Iran as widespread protests have faced violent crackdowns, and a similar peaceful rally earlier this month in downtown Toronto drew 150,000 people.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
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