The communities said they are going about the renaming in the spirit of reconciliation and in light of recent struggles against systemic racism in Canada and around the world.

Scott Thompson asks, is destruction better than education?

A sign hanging around the feet of the John A. Macdonald monument in Victoria Park Tuesday morning indicated the city has begun consultation with elders and community members.

The committee is intended to help ensure that local place names reflect a balanced perspective and tell the complete history of Winnipeg, including the perspective of Indigenous people.

The online petition, which was launched nearly a week ago on change.org and has more than 1,700 signatures, calls for the statue to be removed and replaced with a tree.

As the U.K. comes face to face with its colonial history, some Black Britons are saying education is key to bringing about change in how the country moves forward.

'What we often see is that the interests of Indigenous people continue to be weighed less than the interests of the larger Canadian public.'

On Sunday, Montrealers gathered to celebrate International Women's Day in many different ways, but all with the same goal -- protect women's rights.

"It sort of adds fuel to a fire that's been burning for hundreds of years."

Ranjan Datta says immigrants need to know the complete history of their new homes.