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Another shocking discovery: 160+ more unmarked graves unearthed in Canada
Jul 13, 2021 11:47Indigenous people in Canada have discovered 160 more "undocumented and unmarked" graves in British Columbia's Southern Gulf Islands.
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Village in Canada destroyed in wildfires caused by record heat
Jul 02, 2021 10:33A series of wildfires that have been ravaging the Canadian province of British Columbia for several days now due to abnormally high temperatures have mostly destroyed the village of Lytton, local authorities say.
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Canada Day muted as country reckons with treatment of indigenous, other minorities
Jul 02, 2021 03:21Multiple cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations on Thursday after the discovery of hundreds of remains of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools sparked a reckoning with the country's colonial past.
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480 plus sudden deaths reported as heat wave hits Canada
Jul 01, 2021 09:13At least 486 sudden deaths have been reported in Canada’s British Columbia since Friday, in what seems to be related to a record-breaking heat wave sweeping the province.
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Nearly 200 bodies found near another former residential school in Canada
Jul 01, 2021 06:45A Canadian indigenous group has discovered nearly 200 unmarked graves on the grounds of another former residential school in Canada’s Saskatchewan, shortly after the discovery of a mass grave of First Nation children shook the country and reignited the debate over the horrific abuses against indigenous people.
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Scores dead as record-breaking heat wave grips Canada, US
Jun 30, 2021 09:19Scores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave as the country recorded its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extended to the US Pacific Northwest.
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Heatwave in western US, Canada sends temperatures soaring to record highs
Jun 28, 2021 10:06A "heat dome" over western Canada and the US Pacific northwest sent temperatures soaring to new highs, triggering heat warnings from Oregon to Canada's Arctic territories on Sunday.
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Over 130 groups urge Canada to halt 'prejudiced targeting' of Muslim charities
Jun 26, 2021 11:11More than 130 Canadian civil society groups, charities and Muslim institutions have called for a probe into what they describe as “Islamophobic” tax audits that unfairly target Muslim charities.
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Hundreds of bodies found near another former residential school in Canada
Jun 24, 2021 06:35Hundreds of unmarked graves, many believed to be of children, have been found at the site of another former Church-run residential school in Canada.
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Iran, China, Russia, others urge probe into case of indigenous mass grave in Canada
Jun 22, 2021 12:05Iran, China, Russia, and several other countries have called for an independent probe into the case of a mass grave that was discovered at the site of a boarding school in Canada last month and that contained the remains of more than 200 indigenous children.