Global National: Jan. 10, 2026 | Iran protesters face serious consequences trying to topple regime

Defiant protests in Iran are showing no sign of letting up as an information blackout enters a third day. There is growing unrest and outrage, with fiery demonstrations against Iran’s regime and its repression spreading right across the country to every province and some one hundred cities. Human rights groups say 65 people have been killed, with thousands more arrested. It began over crippling economic conditions and has morphed into demands for a new form of government to replace the Islamic Republic. Redmond Shannon reports. Here in Canada, people across the country joined demonstrations demanding an end to the violence and poverty in Iran, standing in solidarity with the plight of protesters. Dan Spector reports from Montreal, where hundreds marched through the downtown on Saturday, demanding the end of the rule of the Iranian regime. In the U.S., nationwide protests are also unfolding as anger boils over this week’s deadly shooting in Minneapolis involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. From coast to coast, rallies continue for calls for justice over Renee Good, the Minnesota woman shot dead by an ICE officer on Wednesday. Candice Cole reports. Mark Carney is being cautioned to be wary of the intentions of the Chinese government ahead of the first visit to China by a Canadian prime minister in eight years. And it seems Canadians are equally cautious — a new poll provided exclusively to Global News finds only a small majority support the idea of closer ties. David Akin has more. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en GlobalNews