Dozens of people, many wearing orange shirts in memory of Indigenous children sent to residential schools, surrounded the monument as ropes were wrapped around it and it was pulled off its base.
Day: July 1, 2021
Dozens of families forced to flee their homes in Lytton, B.C., as fire raced through the small village are now working to find their loves ones, as emergency officials zero in on the cause of the fire.
The fire is the latest in a string of church fires throughout Canada following the discovery of what are believed to be the unmarked burial sites of children’s remains adjacent to a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
Canadians traded in the traditional red-and-white garb for Canada Day, donning orange, building memorials and taking part in events as part of a national reckoning with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Indigenous peoples.
Lindell Wigginton scored 33 points, including the 3-pointer that brought the game to an end, to lead the Hamilton Honey Badgers (2-1) past the Ottawa Blackjacks (1-2) for a 99-92 victory in CEBL action on Tuesday.