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There were cheers and a few tears when Princess Meeshe Robles crossed the finish line after completing a 5K race at Port Elgin Regional School. Robles has cerebral palsy and completed the race on a Rifton tricycle. Over the school term, the Grade 8 student went from needing help to biking uphill …
Read More »Ottawa to fund travel for residential school survivors who want to see Pope Francis
The federal government is expected to soon announce funding for residential school survivors who want to attend the papal visit in-person or by holding their own community events, according to a senior government source. The Vatican confirmed on Thursday that Pope Francis will still travel to Canada from July 24 …
Read More »Chisasibi moves forward with a radar search of former Fort George, Que., residential school sites
George E. Pachano, left, and his wife, Marie Louise Chakapash Pachano, right, with five-year-old Avaya, in front of a cross that marks the site of the last Anglican residential school on Fort George Island, located near present day Chisasibi. After extensive consultations with survivors and experts, officials here are moving …
Read More »More women contact RCMP with allegations of abuse by retired Manitoba residential school priest
Warning: This story contains distressing details. At least two more women have come forward with allegations of abuse at the hands of a retired priest at Fort Alexander residential school in Manitoba. Maureen Fontaine, 67, is one of them. “I was a young age, and I had to go to …
Read More »Alberta government memos on school masking ‘damning,’ union leader says
Internal documents, ordered released through the courts, are raising new questions about the Kenney government’s February decision to lift the mask mandate in schools and block school boards from bringing in their own. The new evidence is part of an ongoing case involving the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) and …
Read More »Manitoba residential school survivors hopeful about Pope’s visit, but want a say in apology
Residential school survivors met with Catholic bishops in Winnipeg Wednesday to discuss what they’d like to hear from Pope Francis when he visits Canada this summer. The Pope is expected to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in abuses suffered at the schools, but it’s the wording of that apology that was the focus of …
Read More »First Nations call on federal ministers to extend Indian day school claims process
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As the deadline for the countrywide class-action settlement for First Nations and Inuit children who suffered harm while attending federally run Indian day schools approaches, calls for an extension are growing. The deadline to submit a claim for the $1.47-billion settlement between Canada and …
Read More »Work to exhume remains at former Kamloops residential school could begin soon, chief says
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. After a year of grieving since the detection of 215 suspected unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, a new phase begins in the journey of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation — bringing the missing children home. The old apple orchard …
Read More »City of Calgary wants to memorialize former residential school site
The short chapter of a Calgary site in the tragic history of Canada’s residential school system will not be forgotten if the City of Calgary and Treaty 7 nations can agree on how to do that. St. Dunstan’s industrial school was operated by the Anglican Church from 1892 to 1907 …
Read More »29 Students Of West Bengal School Test Positive For Covid-19
New Delhi: At least 29 students of a residential school in West Bengal’s Nadia district have tested positive for Covid-19. According to sources, the affected students are from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kalyani, and belong to Class 9 and Class 10. Thirteen boys and 16 girls tested Covid positive. School officials …
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