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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. WARNING: This story details experiences at residential schools. A healing house on the shore of the …
Read More »American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility
By early December of last year, Susie Silvestri was no longer able to walk or speak. She hadn’t eaten for days. The 70-year-old American found herself in the vice-grip of her rapidly progressing ALS — a disease that causes gradual loss of muscle control. She was begging doctors at …
Read More »50 years ago, there was a shooting at my school. My healing only began after I talked to survivors
This First Person article is the experience of Laurie Fagan, a former CBC Ottawa reporter who was a student at St. Pius X the day of a school shooting in 1975. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. WARNING: This story discusses school violence, sexual assault …
Read More »How adding names to archival images has been healing for people of We’koqma’q First Nation
When Bryan (Fish) Googoo saw a photo of himself as a young boy posted on Facebook back in November, he was surprised. He had never seen the black-and-white photo of himself as a five or six-year-old, sitting at a school desk, pencil in hand. He doesn’t recall the photo being …
Read More »From tragedy to flowers: How a B.C. family is healing and helping others – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three years ago a North Vancouver family faced a devastating situation after their teenage daughter was struck in a hit-and-run. In 2021, 17-year-old Grace Haines nearly died after being hit near Keith Road East and St Andrews, while out for a run. …
Read More »Haida elder suing Catholic Church and former Edmonton priest, hopes for ‘healing and reconciliation’
The lawyer for a residential school survivor leading a proposed class-action defamation lawsuit against the Catholic Church over residential schools says the court action is a last resort. Maxime Faille, the lawyer for Sphenia Jones, says the goal is understanding — not money. “Sphenia is 80 years-old. She doesn’t care …
Read More »Hooves healing hearts: Manitoba equine therapy program helping people recover from trauma – Winnipeg
A farm just east of Winnipeg is helping people recover from past trauma through human-horse connections. Symatree Farm partners with Peace of Mind Therapy and Consultation to help people heal from trauma, anxiety, or depression through equine-assisted therapy. “Being in nature, working with the animals — there’s just a magic …
Read More »Dauphin, Man. church community prays for healing after ‘horrific’ crash
Dauphin’s church community is backing the families and loved ones of the victims of Thursday’s bus crash near Carberry, Man., that ended in tragedy. Father Brent Kuzyk led parishioners through Sunday service at St. George’s Ukranian Orthodox Church, where some of the victims once prayed. “Because of the horrific scale …
Read More »Manitoba spends $1.3 million on sexual assault crisis response and healing program – Winnipeg
Manitoba is spending $1.3 million on a new sexual assault crisis response and healing program, which will expand the accessibility of specialized services for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, Families Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for the status of women, announced Sunday. “Improving the availability of patient-centred, …
Read More »New community hall in Portapique, N.S. to offer a chance at healing after mass shooting – Halifax
Nearly three years after a deadly rampage started in the small Nova Scotia community of Portapique, the community is finding ways to heal with the construction of a new community hall. Residents of Portapique are still dealing with the impacts of the April 2020 mass shooting — an event that …
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