Category: Actions

A Contribution to a Data Centre Struggle in Hamilton

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Today a rally was held at Hamilton city hall in response to a proposed data centre in Hamilton’s industrial area.

The data centre is part of a much bigger redevelopment of the former Stelco lands on Hamilton’s waterfront, being managed by Slate Asset Management. Not too much is known about the data centre(s) yet – potentially, this could be referring to a proposed AI-driven supercomputer that will supposedly be used for academic research, and could also include a much larger hyperscale data centre on the same site. What’s known so far is mostly based on Slate’s limited communication about the project, and from information gathered on Slate’s energy connection requests to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator. Read More …

Kingston – Stand United Falls Apart: Counter Protest Report Back

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On January 31st a group called Stand United Canada called for national demonstrations against Mark Carney and the Liberal party. Instead of taking up any of the hundreds of incredibly valid criticisms against the settler Canadian government, this group chooses to scapegoat immigrants and demand mass deportations to the tune of what is playing out south of the border. To counter this demonstration, anti fascist affinity groups showed up and successfully dispersed their gathering. The following is one account of that action. Read More …

Arson of three logging machines near Lake Cowichan

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From BC Counter Info Late in the night on January 1st and early in the morning on January 2nd, three pieces of heavy logging equipment (two grapple yarders and a log loader) belonging to Fraser Valley Timber were destroyed. The damage is estimated by media to be over $500,000. The machines themselves are worth millions. The machines were located along Caycuse Main which is an FSR near Lake Cowichan. This Read More …

New Years Eve Prison Noise Demo on Lekwungen

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From BC Counter Info Joining in a Coast to Coast tradition: anarchists, abolitionists, and other comrades in a merry band against prisons held a successful noise demo at the front door of the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (“Wilkinson” or “Wilkie”) for prisoners inside. Police response was dodged, and hostages of the state inside were reminded that they are not forgotten. Carceral institutions like prisons warehouse people, cutting them off Read More …

Luxury Cars Burned in Kitchener

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Submission note: the following is copied from a mainstream news article because I think luxury cars being burned is an interesting contribution to class conflict and social war. A note if anyone is thinking of doing something similar: the same results can be achieved much more safely and discreetly using fire starter cubes. More details are provided in this post: https://north-shore.info/2025/03/21/dont-use-molotovs-some-notes-on-safely-burning-teslas-or-other-cars/ From CTV: A Kitchener, Ont., car dealership is dealing Read More …

Toronto: Three Vehicles Burned at car dealership

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From CTV News. Crews are on the scene of a fire at a car dealership in Etobicoke. The fire broke out at a dealership on Dundas Street West, near Shorncliffe Road, at around 5:30 a.m. A spokesperson for Toronto Fire told CP24 that it appears one vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and two others caught fire. The blaze has now been knocked down and no injuries were reported. The Read More …

Vandalism at Raytheon Warehouse in Calgary: Activists Escalating Protest Over Military Supply Chain and Calls For Arms Embargo on Israel

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Anonymous Submission to North Shore Counter-Info In the early hours of July 13,  activists took direct action against a Raytheon Technologies warehouse in 838 55 Ave NE, AB, Calgary, in strong opposition to the company’s role in the ongoing Israeli genocide on the Palestinian people. The vandalism includes smashed windows, a fire set within the warehouse and “Let Gaza Live” spray painted in red across the exterior. The action was Read More …

Hamilton: Home of University Official Targeted over Investments in Genocide

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Last friday, April 25, some anonymous individuals targeted the home of McMaster University’s provost and future president Susan Tighe with vandalism. Media reports describe rocks thrown through windows and threatening messages left in paint following the university board of governors passing a new investment policy that does not include divesting from Israel. The media did not specify that Tighe’s university-owned home near campus was the target. Read More …

Hamilton: 80 cars sabotaged at Tesla dealership

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What follows is copied from a CBC News article and deals with events of interest to anarchists. It was published on March 20, 2025. It primarily describes the large-scale attack in Hamilton but also talks about incidents in London and Montreal.

80 Teslas damaged at Hamilton dealership, largest car vandalism reported in Canada against the U.S. company

Dozens of vehicles have been damaged at a Tesla dealership on the Hamilton Mountain, police in the Ontario city said.

It’s believed to be the largest vandalism in Canada against vehicles from the U.S.-based car company. Read More …

Hamilton: New Years Noise Demo at the Barton Jail

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This year marked 15 years of new years eve noise demos at the Barton Jail in Hamilton. A group of around 50 people marched around the jail, setting off fireworks, throwing paint bombs and shouting our new years greetings to our neighbours who are locked up. The Barton Jail is a horrific place where every day people experience degradation, dehumanization, and neglect at the hands of COs, administration, and a Read More …