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Toronto police chief apologizes after protester handed coffee by officer

Chief apologizes after cop hands protester coffee

Toronto's police chief is apologizing after an officer was filmed handing coffee to a protester at a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

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Toronto police chief apologizes after protester handed coffee by officer

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw attends a press conference in Toronto on Monday, May 1, 2023. Demkiw is apologizing after an officer was filmed handing coffee to a protester at a pro-Palestinian demonstration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Toronto's police chief is apologizing after an officer was filmed handing coffee to a protester at a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

Chief Myron Demkiw didn't specifically reference the incident in his statement but said questions had been raised about a particular interaction on Saturday between officers and a person at the Avenue Road bridge demonstration.

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