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Canada Day muted as country reckons with treatment of indigenous, other minorities
Jul 02, 2021 07:51Multiple 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 13:43At 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 11:15A 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 13:49Scores 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 14:36A "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 15:41More 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 11:05Hundreds 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 16:35Iran, 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.
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Canadian murderer of Muslim family has charges upgraded to ‘terrorism’
Jun 15, 2021 07:27Prosecutors upgrade the charges facing a 20-year-old Canadian, who recently murdered four members of a Muslim family in a truck ramming attack in London, Ontario, from “murder” to “terrorism.”
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Canadians rally against Islamophobia after Muslim family killing
Jun 12, 2021 17:41Thousands of people have rallied in Canada to denounce Islamophobia and express support for a Muslim family recently killed in a brutal attack described as a hate crime.