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He abused dozens of Indigenous children in Ontario. But did Jesuit priest’s painful legacy begin in Montreal?

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As a Jesuit priest in Ontario, George Epoch sexually abused dozens of children in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. But Epoch’s abuse allegedly dates back even earlier, to the 1950s, when he taught at Loyola High School, a private Catholic school in Montreal. Two …

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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 …

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