Officer wrongly deems media ‘not essential’

Questions are being raised over enforcement of the stay-at-home order after an officer wrongly kicked a CityNews camera operator out of Yonge-Dundas Square for being “not essential.” Shauna Hunt has the details.

Jan 25, 2021, 11:54 PM

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