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15.04.2022 / 01:15

Brampton school drops Sir John A. Macdonald from name

A public school in Brampton is dropping the name of Canada’s first Prime Minister and switching to an indigenous name. Ahmar Khan reports.

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Kenney defends contentious Canadian history, laments cancel culture after Calgary school renamed

unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children were found in Kamloops on May 27, prompting the outcry over school names honouring historical figures with controversial views and policies.When a reporter asked Kenney about how the Calgary Board of Education reverted the Langevin School name back to Riverside School earlier on Tuesday — due to Hector-Louis Langevin’s ties to the residential school system — Kenney spoke at length about Canadian history. Calgary Board of Education reverts Langevin School name back to Riverside School following outcry The premier said he wasn’t aware the school had been renamed but launched into a spiel about Canada’s first prime minister John A.

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Employee at midtown Kingston McDonald’s reports positive COVID-19 test

COVID-19.According to a statement sent out by the restaurant chain, on Nov. 13, an employee at the 705 Sir John A.

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Epic snail mail: U.S. postcard stamped in 1920 arrives a century late

Halloween postcard sent in 1920 was finally delivered to the right Michigan address this week, nearly 100 years late.The unexpected letter from the past arrived in a woman’s mailbox on Tuesday, leaving her confused and curious about it’s likely long-dead author.“It was sitting right on top of the mail,” said Brittany Keech, of Belding, Mich. “I start looking at it and I’m like, ‘OK, it’s been through some wear and tear,'” she told local station WXYZ.

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Debate over memorializing John A. Macdonald

After a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled during a Montreal protest, the debate has reignited over how to honour Canada’s first prime minister, whose legacy is tied to implementing the residential school system.

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Canada Post apologizes for printing stamps with severed John A. Macdonald head

Canada Post is apologizing after a sheet of stamps was printed showing the severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue that was recently toppled in Montreal.The sheet of stamps was printed through the postal service’s Picture Postage program, which allows people to order stamps with personalized photos for a fee.The man who ordered the stamps, a federal employee, said he made the order as a protest against “colonialism.” Trudeau ‘disappointed’ by toppling of John A.

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‘Vandalism of our history’: Premier Jason Kenney condemns toppling of John A. Macdonald statue in Montreal

series of nationwide demonstrations which called for police to be defunded.The statue’s head was disconnected from its body during the incident. Protesters in Montreal topple John A.

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2 arrested after several officers injured in altercation near Eglinton and Oakwood

‘Defund the police’ rallies held across Canada; protesters topple John A.

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NCC extending Ottawa parkway closures for cyclists, pedestrians until Labour Day

close off a portion of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway (QED) to vehicle traffic in April amid calls from residents seeking more space to physically distance outdoors during the novel coronavirus pandemic.The success of that pilot project gave rise to partial weekend closures on the westbound Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier parkways starting in May.Closures of both the QED and the two parkways will now stretch until Sept.

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NCC extends pilot project for cyclists, runners, walkers on parkways

OTTAWA -- The Sir George-Etienne Parkway and the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway will be open on weekends for cyclists, runners and pedestrians until the end of June.

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NCC closing parkways along Ottawa River to vehicles over upcoming weekends

The National Capital Commission is opening up more streets to give space to pedestrians and cyclists ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend in Ottawa.

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City of Hamilton urged not to clear homeless encampments during COVID-19 pandemic

Physicians working with Hamilton’s homeless population are urging the city not to clear out homeless encampments during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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