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How these 3 teachers bring anti-racist education to their elementary school classes
This story is part of a CBC News exploration of systemic racism, including anti-Black racism, and the promises for change made last summer....
Teacher who came out as transgender at school inspires students and colleagues to live their truths
Michael Megenbir was someone who generally kept his personal life separate from work. That is, until one June day in 2017. Sitting among...
Survivors, faith leaders, call on Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Taking in the sight of hundreds of shoes on the steps of the...
Mi’kmaq, supporters hold vigil for 215 residential school victims at Sir John A statue
About 80 P.E.I Mi’kmaq and other Indigenous and non-Indigenous supporters gathered in downtown Charlottetown Monday morning at a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald for...
Opposition pushing Liberals to act following discovery of children’s remains at Kamloops residential school
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to search the grounds of other former residential schools following the discovery of remains...
Vancouver teenager was one of 12 mistakenly given Moderna instead of Pfizer vaccine
A teenager in Vancouver said she was accidentally given the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine instead of the Pfizer-BioNTech, which is the only one in Canada...
MPs pass bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
Federal lawmakers have passed legislation to create a national day for truth and reconciliation. MPs unanimously agreed to wrap debate on Bill C-5...
Residential school survivors society calls for action following discovery of children’s remains
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) is calling on the federal government and...
Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says
Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential school have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at...
Alberta woman dies in suspected bear attack northwest of Calgary weeks after bear killed man 40 km away
Alberta Fish and Wildlife staff are investigating a woman’s death northwest of Calgary as a suspected bear attack, but say it’s far too early to...
Man accused of killing girlfriend weeks after prison release has history of rape, violence: parole documents
Less than six weeks after Philip Toner finished serving a five-year sentence for raping a 15-year-old girl, he has been charged with killing his...
Don’t assume your child wants a COVID-19 vaccine, parents and public health experts warn
Regina registered nurse Heather Flynn said she was so excited to book her 17-year-old son a vaccine appointment as soon as he became...
Princess Diana’s Former Butler Slams Prince Harry
Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell said Diana would be “heartbroken” by Prince Harry airing “dirty laundry” on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast...
Doctors said this Quebec man would die of COVID-19. His family had other ideas
Peter Simard squints into the bright spring sunshine as his wife, Céline Lafrenière, pushes his wheelchair through the front door and down the ramp...
Youth job prospects face ‘long-term scarring’ from pandemic, says employment minister
Canadians graduating from high school or entering the job market now are at risk of long-term damage to their job prospects because of...
‘We survived, and we’ll do it again’: Aklavik, N.W.T., residents calm but prepared for possible flooding
Memories of a flood 15 years ago are top of mind for residents in Aklavik, as they prepare for a spring breakup that...
