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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A bill to make Orange Shirt Day a statutory holiday in Manitoba has passed its final vote in the legislature. The bill will ensure that workers under provincial jurisdiction get every Sept. 30 off, or holiday pay if they work. The day, …
Read More »Manitoba NDP says it would make Orange Shirt Day a statutory holiday if elected – Winnipeg
Manitoba New Democrats are promising to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday in the province next year if they win Tuesday’s election. Leader Wab Kinew says Manitobans should be able to participate, if they choose, in honouring and commemorating residential school survivors and the children …
Read More »Old bridge to Alberni Indian Residential School repainted orange in memory of school’s painful past
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A portion of an old bridge that crosses the Somass River on Central Vancouver Island has been returned to its original orange colour in time for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday in honour of residential school survivors and those who did …
Read More »Where you buy your orange shirt matters — here’s why
On Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, many people wear an orange shirt as an act of solidarity. It’s an acknowledgement of the ongoing harms of residential schools to Indigenous peoples as they continue to heal. But some say knowing where you’re buying the shirts from is as …
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