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B.C. teacher suspended after lesson in segregation leaves Grade 2 class in tears, confusionA Grade 2 teacher on Vancouver Island was suspended after a misguided attempt to teach kids about racism. 'All the brown kids, you go into that corner,' she instructed.EducationNov 23, 2022
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Danielle Smith addresses comments about unvaccinated being ‘most discriminated against group’Alberta's premier issued a statement Wednesday, after saying people who chose not to be vaccinated were 'the most discriminated against group I've ever witnessed in my lifetime.'CanadaOct 12, 2022
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Mayor says town ‘not racist’ after allowing whites-only church in MinnesotaTown leaders in Murdock, Minn., are defending their move to allow an explicitly whites-only church in the community.TrendingDec 22, 2020
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Child advocate calls for changes to use of pepper spray, segregation in Alberta young offender centresAlberta's child advocate wants the province to decrease the use of segregation and pepper spray in young offender centres.CanadaSep 9, 2019
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How black train porters helped birth a multicultural CanadaTrapped in grueling jobs marked by racism, sleeping car porters still managed to unite to lead a fight for social equality, for all.CanadaMar 6, 2019
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Racist threats continue at GM’s Ohio plant where nooses were found, says lawyerJust this week, one of the workers found a monkey doll and a racist drawing near his work station, said attorney Michelle Vocht.CrimeJan 18, 2019
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Civil liberties group asks Ontario’s top court for changes to solitary confinement rulesThe group says the federal government only introduced legislation that deals with solitary confinement last month, knowing it wouldn't pass in time to meet the deadline.CanadaNov 20, 2018
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Ontario ombudsman reports increase in complaints about correctional servicesIn his annual report, Paul Dube says he received 5,010 complaints about correctional facilities in 2017-18 compared with 3,998 in the previous fiscal year.PoliticsJun 27, 2018
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Ontario to end solitary confinement of inmates with mental illnessSegregation for the mentally ill will only be allowed under exceptional circumstances.CanadaJan 18, 2018
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Human rights commission wants Ontario to end segregation of people with mental illnessThe Ontario Human Rights Commission is calling on the provincial government to ban the use of segregation in its jails for people with mental illness, except in exceptional circumstances.CanadaSep 26, 2017
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