Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
Description
August 1, 2024
Canada and many other countries that were formerly British colonies observe Emancipation Day on August 1st, commemorating the day the U.K. passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1834 to end enslavement in the British Empire. As Heidi Petracek reports, that history and its vital lessons are the focus of a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax.
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement01:49 | August 1, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024
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Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024
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Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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Halifax boil water advisory: More than 200,000 people impacted after facility power failure02:04 | July 2, 2024
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Millions of Canadians remain under heat warnings01:57 | June 19, 2024
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | April 29, 2024
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New N.S. coastal protection plan shifts responsibility01:59 | March 10, 2024
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Meet the Canadian making waves in SailGP01:49 | March 4, 2024
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Nova Scotia man facing sexual assault charges in Bahamas against senior with Alzheimer’s02:19 | March 3, 2024
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Global National: March 321:57 | March 3, 2024
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Deadline to vacate 5 Halifax encampments arrives01:49 | February 26, 2024
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‘Example of service and dedication’: Nova Scotia honours 1st Black person to win Victoria Cross01:56 | February 19, 2024
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Maritimes snowstorm: Rural communities plea for more aid in cleanup01:57 | February 6, 2024
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Nova Scotia storm: Extra snow plows brought in following ‘Snowmageddon 2024’01:50 | February 5, 2024
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NS woman campaigns Canada Post to recognize war veteran drag performer01:54 | January 15, 2024
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Storms deliver powerful blast of winter weather across Eastern Canada02:05 | January 10, 2024
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Cultured coffee: Researchers release recipe for lab-grown java01:57 | January 3, 2024
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Calls for transparency in Nova Scotia wildfire probe amid ‘rumours and heresay’02:05 | January 2, 2024
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Canada housing crisis: Homelessness conference searches for solutions02:02 | November 8, 2023
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Carbon tax takes centre stage at premiers’ meeting in Halifax01:59 | November 6, 2023
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Rent too high in Canada for minimum wage earners: report01:40 | July 18, 2023
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The 1 million club: Nova Scotia’s population approaches milestone01:54 | November 26, 2021
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Dalhousie researcher records audio from Mariana Trench01:51 | July 14, 2021
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Syrian family’s sweet success in Nova Scotia02:22 | March 6, 2021
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Mixed opinions over police body-worn cameras in Canada03:02 | February 7, 2021
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement01:49 | August 1, 2024
-
Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024
-
Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
-
Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024
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Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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Halifax boil water advisory: More than 200,000 people impacted after facility power failure02:04 | July 2, 2024
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Millions of Canadians remain under heat warnings01:57 | June 19, 2024
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | April 29, 2024
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New N.S. coastal protection plan shifts responsibility01:59 | March 10, 2024
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Meet the Canadian making waves in SailGP01:49 | March 4, 2024
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Nova Scotia man facing sexual assault charges in Bahamas against senior with Alzheimer’s02:19 | March 3, 2024
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Global National: March 321:57 | March 3, 2024
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Deadline to vacate 5 Halifax encampments arrives01:49 | February 26, 2024
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‘Example of service and dedication’: Nova Scotia honours 1st Black person to win Victoria Cross01:56 | February 19, 2024
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Maritimes snowstorm: Rural communities plea for more aid in cleanup01:57 | February 6, 2024
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Nova Scotia storm: Extra snow plows brought in following ‘Snowmageddon 2024’01:50 | February 5, 2024
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NS woman campaigns Canada Post to recognize war veteran drag performer01:54 | January 15, 2024
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Storms deliver powerful blast of winter weather across Eastern Canada02:05 | January 10, 2024
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Cultured coffee: Researchers release recipe for lab-grown java01:57 | January 3, 2024
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Calls for transparency in Nova Scotia wildfire probe amid ‘rumours and heresay’02:05 | January 2, 2024
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Canada housing crisis: Homelessness conference searches for solutions02:02 | November 8, 2023
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Carbon tax takes centre stage at premiers’ meeting in Halifax01:59 | November 6, 2023
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Rent too high in Canada for minimum wage earners: report01:40 | July 18, 2023
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The 1 million club: Nova Scotia’s population approaches milestone01:54 | November 26, 2021
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Dalhousie researcher records audio from Mariana Trench01:51 | July 14, 2021
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Syrian family’s sweet success in Nova Scotia02:22 | March 6, 2021
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Mixed opinions over police body-worn cameras in Canada03:02 | February 7, 2021
Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
Description
August 1, 2024
Canada and many other countries that were formerly British colonies observe Emancipation Day on August 1st, commemorating the day the U.K. passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1834 to end enslavement in the British Empire. As Heidi Petracek reports, that history and its vital lessons are the focus of a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax.
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