Wanda Robson

• Wanda Robson, activist sister of Viola Desmond, dies in Nova Scotia at 95

  Wanda Robson, who lived in North Sydney, N.S., played a key role in raising public awareness of her sister's civil rights legacy in Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2022
  
• Nova Scotia reimburses court fees, fine paid by civil rights icon Viola Desmond

  More than seven decades after Viola Desmond paid the fine for the actions that made her a civil rights icon, Nova Scotia is reimbursing the cost of the ticket.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2021
  
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• New $10 banknote launches in Winnipeg Monday

  Canada's new $10 bill will officially enter circulation Monday morning at a ceremony in Winnipeg. The banknote features activist Viola Desmond and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

  Money

  Nov 15, 2018
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• ‘She would be humbled’: Viola Desmond to receive star from Canada’s Walk of Fame in Halifax

  Viola Desmond, who was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto last year, will be honoured June 29 with a star in her hometown of Halifax.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2018
• Sister of civil rights icon Viola Desmond cherishes her legacy

  Robson said when she first heard a Heritage Minute was being produced as a tribute to the civil rights wave her sister created, she was tickled pink.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2016