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Tue, 1 Jun 2021 21:00:33 EDT
Discovery of children’s remains in Kamloops stunned the local chiefs. Even the radar expert wept
Amidst expressions of anger, Christian said, area chiefs have jumped in to ask ‘How can we help?’ and ‘Where do we send money for donation?’

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 10:04:00 EDT
Behind closed doors, Doug Ford told MPPs that Ontario schools probably can’t reopen this year: source
Premier Doug Ford has told Progressive Conservative MPPs that students and teachers probably cannot return to in-class learning this month because it would delay or derail the rest of Ontario’s reopening, the Star has learned.

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 20:08:00 EDT
Some Ontario parents say a return to in-person classes would be ‘ludicrous’
Expanded outdoor activities and a summer complete with sports and gatherings is what kids need for their mental health, some parents and psychologists argue.

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 18:45:10 EDT
This radar technology helped find the burial site of 215 children in Kamloops, B.C. — could it find others?
Ground-penetrating radar was initially invented for geology, but experts now hope it could be used to find unmarked graves that survivors say will be found at residential schools across the country.

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 22:24:38 EDT
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney defends John A. Macdonald’s legacy amid backlash over residential schools’ deadly legacy
Grand chief ‘appalled’ over Kenney’s comments

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 20:59:32 EDT
What to do with Sir John A. Macdonald? Kamloops discovery latest dark chapter in a history of Canada’s first PM that is being rewritten
Charlottetown latest community to wrestle with a legacy that many now see as vile

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Stephen Lecce said COVID-19 wasn’t spreading in schools. Internal documents show Ontario’s education ministry did not know if this was true
New Ontario research now indicates school outbreaks, when they occur, are relatively well contained. There is also evidence that in-person learning can drive spread.

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 17:26:08 EDT
Chinatown vaccine pop-up filled with ‘disrespect, confusion and racism’ from health teams, local group alleges
Friends of Chinatown Toronto released a statement Tuesday detailing “troubling” incidents over the course of the clinic’s two-day run May 25 and 26.

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:38:39 EDT
Seven of my grandfather’s siblings lay in residential school graves. The 215 children found confirms what Indigenous people have known about Canada
My grandfather survived the horrors of the Indian Residential School System and the devaluation and degradation of the Indian Act to go on to fight for Canada in Second World War. While he joined war efforts, seven of his nine siblings lay buried in ...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDT
‘There’s another Kamloops coming’: Here are some Canadian sites believed to hold more unmarked graves of Indigenous children
A network of more than 130 institutions would eventually spread across the country. The last shut its doors in the mid-1990s.

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 06:17:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Likely no return to classroom for Ontario kids, sources say; Ontario reports 699 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
Meanwhile, N.B. offers to help tourism sector hit by COVID by subsidizing vacations to province; Quebec Premier François Legault says gyms and indoor restaurant dining can reopen Monday in Montreal and Laval.



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