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sixties scoop survivors call for federal inquiry and apology
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Sixties Scoop survivors call for federal inquiry and apology

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair and a group representing survivors of the Sixties Scoop are calling for...

canadians have a lot to learn about this countrys history of slavery experts say
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Canadians have a lot to learn about this country’s history of slavery, experts say

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about slavery. As Sharon Robart-Johnson walks around the Black history room at the Yarmouth County Museum, she points...

desperate employers dangle signing bonuses to lure in workers
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Desperate employers dangle signing bonuses to lure in workers

Security systems firm Fitch Security Integration had to lay off employees at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Now the company is facing...

singh hopes to build momentum on tour of indigenous communities
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Singh hopes to build ‘momentum’ on tour of Indigenous communities

When the evacuation of Neskantaga First Nation due to tainted water made international headlines last fall, then-chief Chris Moonias encouraged the prime minister and other federal politicians to...

millions meant for residential school survivors spent on catholic church lawyers administration documents
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Millions meant for residential school survivors spent on Catholic Church lawyers, administration: documents

The Roman Catholic Church spent millions of dollars that were supposed to go to residential school survivors on lawyers, administration, a private fundraising...

first nations coalition demands top sask judge resign over residential school file dispute
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First Nations coalition demands top Sask. judge resign over residential school file dispute

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), which represents Saskatchewan’s First Nations, is demanding the resignation of one of the province’s top judges...

lac la ronge indian band begins search for residential school graves with a lot of work ahead
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Lac La Ronge Indian Band begins search for residential school graves, with ‘a lot of work ahead’

WARNING: This story contains distressing details The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has become the latest First Nation in Saskatchewan to begin searching...

ontarios hair school standards still ignore black hair 4 years after work began to include it
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Ontario’s hair school standards still ignore Black hair 4 years after work began to include it

Deanne Simms remembers walking into a salon as a teen and being met by a woman who was frantically running toward her from...

transgender woman says getting gender affirming id in ontario is an impossible struggle
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Transgender woman says getting gender-affirming ID in Ontario is an ‘impossible struggle’

Ever since Diana Bosco transitioned to female four years ago, she’s been attempting to get identification that accurately reflects her gender — a process she describes as invasive...

residential school survivors demand sask court release catholic compensation document
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Residential school survivors demand Sask. court release Catholic compensation document

A Roman Catholic Church document claiming the church provided $25 million of “in-kind services” to residential school survivors is sitting inside a Regina courthouse, but officials are refusing...

these adventure cats bring joy to their owners and social media followers
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These adventure cats bring joy to their owners — and social media followers

Canadians have embraced the outdoors in droves over the past year-and-a-half due to pandemic-related lockdowns — and their fluffy, tree-climbing, bird-watching feline companions have been tagging along....

nova scotia riding will have a black mla no matter which party wins in election
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Nova Scotia riding will have a Black MLA no matter which party wins in election

For the first time in more than 20 years, one of Nova Scotia’s oldest and largest Black communities will be represented by a...

residential schools how the u s and canada share a troubling history
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Residential schools: How the U.S. and Canada share a troubling history

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A member of the U.S. federal cabinet says she wept when she heard news from Canada about...

meet the unvaccinated why some canadians still havent had the shot
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Meet the unvaccinated: Why some Canadians still haven’t had the shot

Canada’s vaccine campaign has been crushing it lately, with an impressive 80 per cent of eligible Canadians having had at least one dose of...

sibling rivalry helps push sisters to top of p e i tennis rankings
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‘Sibling rivalry’ helps push sisters to top of P.E.I. tennis rankings

They were supposed to just hit the ball right back to each other. Keep the rally going. This was a practice drill, after...