Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of Canada

• Miller ‘puzzled’ why feds dropped appeal of Catholic Church’s residential school payments

  Several questions have been raised around why survivors didn't receive more compensation from the Catholic Church, including why the federal government discontinued its appeal.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2021
  
• Trudeau’s claim residential school records released ‘not accurate,’ says truth and reconciliation centre

  Trudeau said all government documents related to residential schools have been turned over to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The centre says that's not the case.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2021
  
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• Saint John, N.B., city council scraps ‘offensive’ Indiantown neighbourhood name

  The report recommends the city stop using the word "Indiantown" in its records and communications.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2021
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• Expect more bodies to be found at residential school sites, former TRC chair says

  Murray Sinclair says the remains of children found at the residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last week mirror horrendous stories he heard from survivors of the school system.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2021
• TRC requested $1.5M to find graves at residential schools. The feds denied the money in 2009

  In 2009, the TRC asked the federal government to help fund investigating the location of gravesites where residential students are believed to be buried. The request was denied.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2021
• Mayor Nenshi calls on Calgary school boards to change names of Langevin, Bishop Grandin schools

  Calgary's mayor is calling for two schools in the city, named for men instrumental in the establishing of residential schools, to be renamed.

  Canada

  May 31, 2021
• ‘Tip of the iceberg.’ Experts say more burial sites, like at B.C. residential school, could be found

  The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation in B.C. said ground-penetrating radar uncovered the remains of 215 children who were students of the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

  Canada

  May 28, 2021
• Indigenous healing space opens at London Health Sciences Centre

  The new space is a direct response to the executive summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

  Health

  Nov 5, 2020
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• Nova Scotia to waive name change fees for residential school survivors

  The step to waive the fees makes Nova Scotia only the second province in Canada to act on the call by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to do so.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2019
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• Access to Aboriginal doctors a struggle for Indigenous population

  Indigenous communities continue to struggle with access to health care including contact with culturally-aware physicians.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2018