System Racism

• Edmonton Police Service recruiting community members for Indigenous advisory council

  The EPS said it is recruiting community members to join the new Nîsohkamâkewin Council. Nîsohkamâkewin is Cree for "the act of helping."

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2020
  
• ‘You have very big hearts’: Husband’s message to supporters after death of wife, Joyce Echaquan

  "It's unfortunate that it happened this way, but I know that there is good in this world," said Joyce Echaquan's husband, Carol Dubé.

  Oct 8, 2020
  
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• Bloc leader accuses Twitter user of wanting a ‘lynching,’ inciting racism allegations

  The comment came after a user asked why Bloc Quebecois House Leader Alain Therrien wouldn't respond to allegations from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh that he is racist.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2020
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• Roosevelt statue to be removed from New York’s Museum of Natural History

  The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

  World

  Jun 22, 2020
• Allegations of B.C. health staff guessing alcohol levels prompt calls to address systemic racism

  "We know that there is pervasive racism in our health-care system."

  Jun 20, 2020
• Dalhousie Student Union says women of colour are under attack, issues 10 demands

  The Dalhousie Student Union says women of colour are under attack and the university is failing to support them.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2017