Canada Day
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Freedom Convoy Protestors Return
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On July 1, 2022, freedom convoy (convite) protestors returned once more to Canada’s capital city. Confident in their ability to once more make an impact on the city of Ottawa, Convites swarmed into the capital city, waving Canadian flags and holding signs emblazoned with “freedom” for their parade. “Freedom” from what exactly seemed to be…
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Reconciliation before celebration — why Canada Day shouldn’t be acknowledged in 2021
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215 children buried in unmarked, unreported graves at a former residential school in British Columbia were discovered on May 27. On June 30, 182 unmarked graves were found at another former Catholic-run residential site in Cranbrook BC. The largest single-site discovery of 751 children in Saskatchewan was reported on June 24. This brings the total…
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‘Rage donations’ given to SHORE Centre
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Trigger Warning: This article contains content that readers may find disturbing or upsetting. Sam Oosterhoff, Niagara MPP and parliamentary assistant to Education Minister Stephen Lecce, garnered public criticism for speaking at the event “Gen Z: Challenging Abortion in Politics” on Mar. 17. The event was organized by various student-led university groups which included the University…
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