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Fri, 28 May 2021 20:07:30 EDT
RCMP pledge to help if Cowessess First Nation pursues criminal charges for alleged bulldozing of grave markers

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:46:14 EDT
Residential school survivor walking to Ottawa to honour 'lost little souls' reaches Manitoba
A still-growing group is walking from Saskatchewan to Ottawa to honour the children buried in hundreds of unmarked graves recently identified on the sites of former residential schools across the coun...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:46:54 EDT
Sunwing will finally offer full customer refunds after reaching deal with government
Sunwing says it has reached a deal with the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corp. for financing to allow more customers on flights that were cancelled to receive full refunds.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 20:59:31 EDT
Toronto-area priest resigns after backlash from sermon on 'good done' in residential schools
A priest who referred to the "good done" by the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools has resigned, The Archdiocese of Toronto confirmed on Friday.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:19:26 EDT
Sajjan's office drops army reservist suspended by Vancouver police over inappropriate relationship
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has parted ways with an army reservist who was suspended from the Vancouver Police Department for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. ...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:45:07 EDT
Saskatoon Catholic cathedral covered with paint after discovery of 751 unmarked graves
The doors of a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Saskatoon were splattered with paint Thursday afternoon after the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at the former Marieval Indian Residential...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:00:00 EDT
City of Vancouver endorses lowering voting age to 16 in municipal elections
The motion passed almost unanimously and several councillors voiced their support.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
What the TRC report tells us about the Marieval Indian Residential School
The former Marieval Indian Residential School operated from 1899 to 1997 approximately 140 kilometers east of Regina.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:30:31 EDT
Montreal police use tear gas to disperse Habs fans after series victory
Montreal police deployed tear gas in downtown on Thursday to disperse crowds shortly after the Habs victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:29:26 EDT
Coronavirus: What happened in Canada and around the world on June 25, 2021
The head of the World Health Organization says the COVID-19 variant first seen in India, also known as the delta variant, is "the most transmissible of the variants identified so far" and is now sprea...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Canadian hyperloop company says ultra-high-speed travel between Calgary and Edmonton is feasible
Canadian hyperloop company TransPod has completed a feasibility study of the implementation of an ultra-high-speed transportation line between Calgary and Edmonton. The company says it expects to h...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:07:37 EDT
'You've Been Anthraxed.' Ontario man faces hoax terrorism charges after letters to government
A St. Catharines man faces hoax terrorism and uttering threats charges after RCMP say staff at a government office in Ottawa opened a letter that said "You've Been Anthraxed."

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:56:26 EDT
How this St. John's runner is 'steeplechasing' an Olympic dream
Julia Howley knows her chance to book a ticket to the Olympics is more of a dream than a reality. However, that is not taking away from her racing against the top steeplechase runners in Canada. ...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Grave of first Canadian-born Black lawyer finally gets headstone in Saint John
A mission to mark the New Brunswick grave of Abraham Beverley Walker, the first Black Canadian-born lawyer, has finally been accomplished.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Unity around Atlantic bubble bursts over differences in 'risk calculation'
Atlantic Canada's spirit of pandemic unity lasted a long time, but it couldn't quite get to the finish line without a stumble.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 01:00:14 EDT
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs calls on federal minister to resign over 'racist' text sent to MP
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is calling on federal minister Carolyn Bennett to resign from cabinet after sending what it describes as a “racist, demeaning message” to Indigenous MP Jody Wilson-...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:14:21 EDT
Man with knife attacks sisters wearing hijabs outside Edmonton, RCMP say
Police are looking for a suspect after a man attacked two women wearing hijabs, knocking one unconscious and assaulting the second at knifepoint in St. Albert, Alta., on Wednesday.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:15:18 EDT
Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves near former residential school
The chiefs of the Cowessess First Nation and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations spoke about the discovery of a "substantial" number of unmarked graves at the site of the Marieval Indian Re...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:45:21 EDT
'Canada's responsibility': Trudeau responds to report of unmarked graves at residential school site
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the pain and grief Indigenous communities are feeling after a preliminary report of 751 unmarked graves found near a former residential school in Saskatch...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:26:46 EDT
'We need justice': Northerners call for action after Saskatchewan graves discovery
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq is among those in the North calling for apologies, accountability and 'meaningful, quality' reparations after a preliminary finding of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery ...



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