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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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Peaceful Black Lives Matter march to take place in Kitchener
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On June 3, the “KW Solidarity March for Black Lives Matter” will take place at 44 Gaukel street, across the street from Victoria Park, Kitchener. This march, set to begin at 5 pm on Wednesday, is a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with those who have lost their lives to police brutality, institutionalized racism and anti-Blackness. …
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Behind the scenes, Musk and Grimes welcome their baby boy. In the spotlight, Musk refuses to be controlled
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Over the long weekend, Elon Musk tweeted, “Take the red pill,” referencing the notable film The Matrix, to which Ivanka Trump replied, “Taken!” This use of the film’s symbolism has since spread across the internet as a contentious political metaphor. For those who haven’t seen the film or are unfamiliar with this scene, the red…
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