Sankofa Square lost a lot of money last year due to protests and Donald Trump. Can the downtown Toronto landmark turn the corner this year?
- Posted on January 18, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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Sankofa Square lost a lot of money last year due to protests and Donald Trump. Can the downtown Toronto landmark turn the corner this year?

Its dismal finances reveal the ongoing tension between the square as both a public space and the only civic square in the city that takes commercial bookings.