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Former flight attendant recalls trips that took Indigenous children to residential schools

Sharon Gray, second from right, at the Whitehorse airport in 1963. Gray says she witnessed Indigenous children being flown to residential schools when...

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Christine Sinclair’s quiet confidence carried Canadian soccer for decades

If the total skill, determination and grit shown by Christine Sinclair over her career could be distilled into a single goal, it’s this one....

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Canadian women’s soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden

A relentless Olympic run by the Canadian women’s soccer team has finished with a gold-medal victory. After back-to-back bronze medals at the last...

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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...

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First Nations invite public to witness search for unmarked graves at Sask. residential school site

Warning: This story containts details some readers may find distressing. A group of Saskatchewan First Nations is inviting the wider public to witness...

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Kingston to move Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park

Numbered hearts are placed on the steps of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Kingston, Ont., on May 31. The hearts represent...

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Ottawa blames retired senator, survivors for undermining trust in residential school compensation system

The federal government blames the comments of survivors and public officials, including retired senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,...

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Calgary mom accuses courier giant DHL of charging ‘hidden fees’

Michelle Sinclair knew her son Aodhan only wanted one thing for this 10th birthday — a football jersey from his favourite team in...

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Texas zoo cancels controversial deal to buy African Lion Safari elephants for $2M

Two elephants at the centre of a controversial sale between African Lion Safari and a Texas zoo will not be moving to the...

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Canada’s pipeline regulator says it’s taking a stand against systemic racism

Rueben George says he’s not at all surprised that, in an era of racial reckoning, Canada’s top pipeline regulator is signalling it wants to...

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Pierre Trudeau may have asked business leader to move jobs from Quebec, says U.S. State Department document

A once-secret U.S. State Department document suggests that former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau may have asked one of Quebec’s top business leaders to...

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COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard

While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western...

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Thunder Bay police try to exclude footage of officers dragging an Indigenous man from inquest evidence

WARNING: This story contains content that some readers may find disturbing. Lawyers for a northern Ontario police force are trying to have video...

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Christine Sinclair nets 2nd Bobbie Rosenfeld Award with record-breaking year

Much has happened in the world since Christine Sinclair made soccer history in January en route to helping the Canadian women book their...

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NDP MP calls on Lametti to preserve St. Anne’s residential school abuse documents

NDP MP Charlie Angus is urging Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti to stop the destruction of key compensation claim documents from...