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'You were innocent': Judge acquits Manitoba man 50 years after murder conviction

'You were innocent': Judge acquits Manitoba man 50 years after murder conviction

WINNIPEG — An Indigenous man convicted of killing a restaurant worker 50 years ago was acquitted Thursday by a judge who called the case a wrongful conviction that involved systemic discrimination.
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Federal fisheries officers refusing duties because of violence on the water in N.S.

Federal fisheries officers refusing duties because of violence on the water in N.S.

HALIFAX — Federal fisheries officers in Nova Scotia say they're refusing some enforcement duties because of threats to their safety, as they await Ottawa's response to their complaints.
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Cundill History Prize finalists include books on early North America, post-WWII Japan

Cundill History Prize finalists include books on early North America, post-WWII Japan

Books about the civilizations of pre-colonial Indigenous North America, the early Black civil rights movement and post-Second World War Japan are finalists for the US$75,000 Cundill History Prize.
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Plastics plant benzene removal leads First Nation to suggest some residents evacuate

Plastics plant benzene removal leads First Nation to suggest some residents evacuate

A First Nation in southwestern Ontario has recommended some residents evacuate, citing the risk of elevated levels of a toxic chemical being removed from a neighboring Sarnia plastics plant.
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Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago

Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago

CARLISLE, Pa.
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How climate change is undermining Indigenous knowledge and livelihoods in Central America

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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Songs, blessings, and reflection: A recap of the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Songs, blessings, and reflection: A recap of the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

‘Our people are beginning to walk with pride and dignity once again and that lifts my spirit, it lifts my heart’, hiwus Calvin Craigan.
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N.B. election: Conservative candidate compares LGBTQ policy to residential schools

N.B. election: Conservative candidate compares LGBTQ policy to residential schools

FREDERICTON — A Progressive Conservative candidate in New Brunswick's election is facing calls to withdraw after she compared the province's former policy on gender identity in schools with the residential school system.
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Indigenous students and faculty are on the rise — and universities have a moral obligation to support them

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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Ceremonies across Canada mark Truth and Reconciliation Day

Ceremonies across Canada mark Truth and Reconciliation Day

The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony in Ottawa to reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember those who survived — and the thousands who didn't.
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