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76% of Canada’s domestic homicide victims are female: study

... vulnerable groups — those of Indigenous heritage, immigrants and refugees, ... much talk about the need for improved resources for women and children experiencing... our responses to domestic homicide for...
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FOCUS: How bison thundered back to the prairies as a thriving industry

... bison once roamed North America. For Indigenous peoples in what is... not only food, but material for shelter, clothing and ceremonial... . “The buffalo sacrificed itself for us, ” he...
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Indigenous ceremony on Canada Day disrupted by 5 Canadian servicemen

... navy has apologized to the Indigenous community for a Canada Day confrontation in which Armed Forces members disrupted a ceremony... event honouring the suffering of Indigenous peoples at a...
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Founder of Montreal’s Canada Day parade reflects on how far it has come

... expected to line the streets for Montreal’s Canada Day parade, ... overt display of Canadian patriotism. For Indigenous people in Manitoba, Canada... on to organize the event for another 26...
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For Indigenous people in Manitoba, Canada Day has mixed reactions

... Oodena Celebration Circle at The Forks National Heritage Site in... celebrate Canada Day ” shouts one Indigenous woman before the emcee offers a... Founding Nations Tribal Village powwow. For Shannye...
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Canada is 150 and still needs to face its racism problem: advocates

... of race motivated discrimination, followed by Indigenous peoples at 28 per... mean there is “more opportunity for racism to exist.” “I’m... contemplating taking off her niqab for that reason. But...