Residential schools in Canada

• Trudeau sorry for ‘incredibly harmful’ residential schools as advocates call for accountability

  "Specifically to the members of the Cowessess community and Treaty Four communities, we are sorry," said Trudeau, speaking Friday.

  Canada

  Jun 25
• Religious group will release records on former residential schools in B.C., Sask.

  Indigenous leaders and others have been calling for the release of all documents related to residential schools.

  Canada

  Jun 25
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• Mississauga priest faces public backlash over comments about Canada’s residential schools

  "His comments show a fundamental misunderstanding of one of the core tragedies of the residential school system in Canada," said Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie.

  Canada

  Jun 24
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• CN Tower to be lit orange on Canada Day in solidarity with Indigenous communities

  The CN Tower will be lit orange on Canada Day in solidarity with Indigenous communities across the country. 

  Canada

  Jun 24
• Archbishop of Regina apologizes after the discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves

  Don Bolen, the Archbishop of Regina, said words fail him with news of the discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves at a former residential school in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Jun 24
• ‘Terribly saddened’: Trudeau laments residential school graves discovery in Saskatchewan

  'No child should have ever been taken away from their families and communities, and robbed of their language, culture, and identity,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

  Canada

  Jun 24
• Bennett apologizes after linking JWR residential school tweet with pension eligibility

  'I let interpersonal dynamics get the better of me and sent an insensitive and inappropriate comment, which I deeply regret and shouldn’t have done,' Bennett said in the tweet.

  Politics

  Jun 24
• Estimated 751 unmarked graves found at former Saskatchewan residential school

  On Wednesday, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations called the findings 'the most significantly substantial to date.'

  Canada

  Jun 24
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• ‘Horrific and shocking’: FSIN, Cowessess First Nation to announce unmarked grave findings Thursday

  'The number of unmarked graves will be the most significantly substantial to date in Canada,' a press release from the FSIN read.

  Canada

  Jun 23