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Environment activists from the global group Extinction Rebellion chained themselves to the doors of the building housing Quebec Premier François Legault’s Montreal office early Wednesday to demand action on climate change.

They occupied the building from 5 a.m. till around 8:30 a.m. Extinction Rebellion says it has about 300 chapters in 48 countries. They call for civil disobedience to pressure goverments to act.

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Meanwhile in the U.K., climate change protesters glued themselves to a train and blocked major London intersections on the third day of a civil disobedience campaign. Three demonstrators were arrested after stopping Docklands Light Railway services at Canary Wharf station on Wednesday. Police have arrested more than 300 people since Monday during protests by Extinction Rebellion.